2023-2024学年四川省绵阳市梓潼县八年级（下）期末英语试卷（含答案）

2023-2024学年四川省绵阳市梓潼县八年级（下）期末英语试卷

一、完形填空：本大题共20小题，共20分。

It'ssixintheaftemoon.LittleTomcomesbackhomewithtearsinhiseyes."(l)isyourrip?”Hismotherasks.Its

too(2)Ican'tgettothetopofthemountains.""Youare⑶tenyearsoldafterall(毕竟).Youwillhaveanother

chance(机会)nexttime,hismothersays.*'Butstandingatthetopofthemountainismy(4),“Tomsays.His

fathercomesoverandasks,nDoyou⑸thegreenteesonyourwaytothemountain?"

HSure,andtherearealotofcolorfulflowersbythesideoftheroad,"Tomanswers."Doyouhearthebirds(6)?”

Hisfatherasks."Yes,onthewaytothemountain,therearemanykindsofbirdssinginginthetees,(7)thesoundis

sweet."Tomsays,"Doyoufeelthebeautyofthenature?”hisfatherasks."Yes,thebluesky,thewriteclouds,the

greentreesandthecolorfulflowersmakeanicepicture,1'Tomanswers."That'senough/hisfather

says,nPlease(8),son.Foroften,whatyouexpect(期待)isnotthemost(9)thing.Youdon'tgettothetopofthe

mountain(lO)yougetalotontheway.Thebestscenery(风景)isontheway."

1.A.WhenB.WhoC.HowD.What

2.A.easyB.relaxingC.hardD.sad

3.A.alsoB.onlyC.reallyD.not

4.A.luckB.dangerC.dreamD.center

5.A.seeB.readC.feelD.hear

6.A.singingB.flyingC.dancingD.walking

7.A.orB.becauseC.butD.and

8.A.findB.forgetC.rememberD.read

9.A.terribleB.boredC.relaxingD.important

10.A.butB.andC.soD.or

IfeltdownbecauseIlosttheswimmingcompetitionandIwasn'tabletoentertheswimteam.I'llhavetowaitfora

whole(11)totryoutagain.

IthinkDadknewmyfeeling.Helookedatme,andthenhesaiditwastimeformetohelphimmakethebread.Dad

wenttothekitchenand(12)hislargebowlandtoldmetostir(搅拌)whilehewas(13)thematerials(原料)in

it.Heknowsexactlyhowmuchofeachthingtousewithoutthinking,andthebreadalwaysturnsoutgreat.(14)we

mixedeverythingandmadeadough(生面团)，wewaitedformorethananhourforthedoughtodoublein

sized5).Nextwedeflated(放气)therisendough.Wedivideditintotwoandwaitedforthemto(16)again.After

that,weputthedoughintopansandwaitedforanotherhour.Dadsaidthewaitingwas(17)thehardestpart."You

can'thelpputtingthedoughdirectlyintotheoven,butifyoudo,thebreadwillbe(18).Itwilltastebad.Themost

importantlessonislearningtobe(19),"Dadexplained.

Whilewewaited,wesatandtalked.ltfeltgoodtoopenupandshareour(20).Myfathertaughtmehowtomake

bread,butIthinkIlearnedmore.Iwilltrymybestforthenextyear'sswimmingcompetition.

11.A.dayB.weekC.yearD.month

12.A.tookoutB.threwoutC.gaveoutD.putout

13.A.countingB.addingC.testingD.giving

14.A.IfB.UntilC.AfterD.Before

15.A.quicklyB.slowlyC.usuallyD.hardly

16.A.riseB.prepareC.dryD.soften

17.A.everB.neverC.seldomD.always

18.A.hardB.softC.sweetD.burnt

19.A.friendlyB.creativeC.patientD.honest

20.A.successB.luckC.thoughtsD.gifts

二、阅读理解：本大题共20小题，共40分。

A

Thisisastreetcrossing.Thereareredandgreenlightsateachcomer.Driversmustwatchthelightscarefully.

Whenthereisagreenlight,thecarsmaygo.Whenthereisaredlight,thecarsmuststop.Theymustwaituntil

theredlightchangestogreen.Thentheycangoon.Sometimesthecarswanttomakearightturnoraleftturn.They

canmakearightturnwhenthelightisgreenorred.Buttheymustwaituntilthegreenlightisshiningiftheywant

toturnleft.

Somepeoplearecolor-blind(色盲).Theycannottellthedifferencebetweentheredandgreenlights.These

peoplemustnotdrive,ortherewillbeaccidents.Wemustkeepourstreetssafe.

21.Driversmustwatchcarefullyateachcomer.

A.greenlightsB.redlights

C.bothgreenlightsandredlightsD.orangelights

22.Whenthereisaredlight.

A.thecarsmuststop

B.thecarsmaygoon

C.thecarsmaymakealeftturn

D.thecarsmaytakearightorleftturn

23.Carscanmakearightturnwhen.

A.thereisaredlightB.thereisagreenlight

C.thereisaredorgreenlightD.thereisnolight

24.Color-blindpeoplemayhaveaccidentsbecause.

A.theycan'tseecars

B.theycan'tseethelights

C.theycan'ttellthedifferencebetweentheredandgreenlights

D.theycan*thearcars

25.Accordingto（根据）thepassage_____mustnotdrive.

A.youngpeopleB.women

C.color-blindpeopleD.oldmen

B

Whatwillyoudoduringatrip?Visitfamousplaces,shopandtakephotos?Thereisonethingyoushouldnever

forget--sendapostcard.

Postcardshave170yearsofhistoryintheUK.Bythe20thcentury,trainsbecameacheapandeasywayto

travel.Morepeoplewentonholidaytotheseaside.Therewerenocellphones,sotheysentpostcardstolets

othersknowtheyarrivedsafely.Thosepostcardswereusuallyseasidepictures,suchasbeachesandtraditional

foodlikefishandchip.

Today,mostpostcardsshowlocalscenicphotosordrawing.Othersmaybefunny,withjokesonthefront.

Peopleusuallywriteswordstoexpress"TheymisssomeoneHontheirpostcards.It'scommontoendwith1'thinking

ofyou11.Themostfamouspostcardwordsarenwishyouwerehere".

ModernpostcardsalsocelebrateBritishhumor.TheyoftenmakefunoftheBritishweather.Forexample,some

postcardsshowtherainpouringdownonanemptybeach.ThishumorkeepspostcardspopularinBritain.

26.Whydidpeopleliketosendpostcardsduringaholiday?

A.Tolettheirfriendsorfamilyknowtheyarrivedsafely.

B.Tointroducethelocalfriendstotheirfamilymembers.

C.Totellothersthattheyhadmoneytotaketrainstotravel.

D.Toshowothersphotosofbeachesandtraditionalfoodoftheseaside.

27.Whichofthefollowingareusuallyonmosttoday*spostcards?

®.funnyjokes®.seasideview（3）•drawings

④.traditionalfoods⑤.localscenicphotos

A.②③⑤B.①②④C.①③⑤D.①④⑤

28.Themostfamouspostcardwordsare"

A.ImissyousomuchB.Theymisssomeone

C.ThinkingofyouD.Wishyouwerehere

29.WhathelpskeeppostcardspopularinBritain?

A.BritishweatherB.Britishhumor

C.BritishfoodD.Britishtraditions

30.Whatisthepassageabout?

A.Theplacesforpeopletobuypostcards

B.Howpeopleallovertheworldlikepostcards.

C.Whenandwhypeopleusuallysendpostcards.

D.Thehistoryofpostcardsandwhatareonthem.

c

Onedayamanfoundacocoon（茧）ofabutterflyintheforest.Hesatthereforseveralhoursandwatchedthe

butterfly.Suddenlyasmallopeningappeared,andthebutterflymadeitsgreatefforttoforceitsbodythroughthat

littlehole.Thenitseemedtostopmakinganyprogress.ltappearedasifithadgottenasfarasitcouldanditcould

gonofurther.

Sothemandecidedtohelpthebutterfly.Hecutofftheremainingbitofthecocoonsothatthebutterflycouldcome

outeasily.Buttohissurprise,thebutterflygotaheavybodyandverysmallwingswhenitcameoutofthecocoon.

Themancontinuedtowatchthebutterflybecauseheexpectedthatthebodywouldgrowsmalleratanymoment

andthewingswouldbecomelargerandbeabletofly.Butneitherhappened!Infact,thebutterflyspenttherestof

itslifecrawling（爬行）aroundwithaheavybodyandsmallwings.ltwasneverabletofly.

Themanwasinhiskindness,buthedidnotunderstandthenaturerules.Beforethebutterflycameoutofthe

cocoon,fluid（液体）fromitsbodymustbeforcedintoitswings,andthenitwouldbereadyforflying.ltmust

haveahardstruggle（拼搏）togetthroughthesmallopeningtogetitsfreedomfromthecocoon.

Sometimesstrugglesareexactlywhatweneedinourlife,ifGodallowedustogothroughourlifewithoutany

difficulties,itwouldmakeusfail.Wewouldnotbeasstrongaswecouldhavebeen；wecouldneverfly.

31.Whatwasthebutterflydoingatthebeginningofthestory?

A.Itwastryingtomakeacocoonforitself.

B.Itwasstrugglingtogetoutofitscocoon.

C.Itwasflyingamongthetreesintheforest.

D.Itwascrawlingaroundquietlyontheground.

32.Themancutofftheremainingbitofthecocoon.

A.totakethebutterflyhome

B.tohelpthebutterflycomeouteasily

C.tokillthebutterfly

D.tostopthebutterflyfromgrowingbigger

33.Whatdoyouthinkoftheman?

A.patientbutcruel.B.carefulandwise.

C.kindbutunwise.D.braveandfunny.

34.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?

A.Strugglesaresometimesnecessaryinourlife.

B.Nothingisdifficultifweputourheartintoit.

C.Everygooddeedwillcomebackwithagoodresult.

D.Thegreatesthappinessintheworldistohelpothers.

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthestory?

A.TheLovefortheCocoon.

B.TheJoyofHelpingEachOther.

C.TheLessonoftheCocoon.

D.TheExpectationfortheButterfly.

D

Itwasacommonspringmorning.Colewasrunninglateagain.Whenhismomtoldhimtogetup,hesaid,"Later.H

Hestillstayedinbedanddidn'tmove.Whenshetoldhimtoeathiseggs,Colesaid,"Later."

NowMomcalledout,"Cole,putyourumbrellainyourschoolbag.It'sgoingtorain.""Later",saidCole,ashe

putatoothbrushinhismouth.Hesmiledathimselfinthemirror,thenwentdownthestairswithhiscoatand

schoolbag.

Ashesteppedoutthedoor,Coleheardagreatsound.Amass（团）ofdarkcloudscoveredthe

neighborhood.Coledidn*thearthesoundofthestorm.Hethoughttherainwasfaraway.Hehadalsoforgottento

takehisumbrella.

TheraincamesuddenlyandColewasgoingtogotothebusstationtoavoidbeingwet.Thebusstationisalittle

fartherfromhishome,buthethoughthecouldwalkthere.However,agreatgust（一阵强风）ofwindblew

himback.

AtlastColereachedthebusstationbyrunningquickly.Hesteppedintoandletoutasighofrelief（舒了一口

气）.Hewassurprisedtofindthatraindropsstillhithishead.Hewaswetallover.

ThenColesawtheholeintheroof（屋顶），andhesuddenlythoughtofhisdadhadsaidheneededtofixthe

roofoftheoldstationagain,andhewantedColetohelp.Colesaid,"Sure,Dad.Later."

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

36.WhatdoyouthinkColelikestodo?

A.Smile.B.Wait.C.Sleep.D.Ask.

37.WhatwasColedoingwhenhismomcalledouttohim?

A.Hewaslookingforhisumbrella.B.Hewaswaitingforhisfather.

C.Hewasbrushinghisteeth.D.Hewassleeping.

38.Whatisthecorrectorderaccordingtothetext?

a.Colerantothebusstationquickly.

b.Colegotwetfromheadtofeet.

c.Colestayedinbedanddidn'tmove.

d.Theraincamesuddenly.

e.Colewentdownthestairswithhiscoatandschoolbag.

A.c-e-d-a-b.B.e-d-c-b-a.C.c-a-b-d-e.D.c-e-a-b-d.

39.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Findthepropertimetosay"Later".

B.Askotherstobeontimewhennecessary.

C.Remembertobringanumbrellaifitrains.

D.Trynottoputoffwhatyoucandotodaytilltomorrow.

40.Whatisthetext?

A.Astory.B.Anintroduction.

C.Apieceofnews.D.Adairy.

三、任务型阅读-多任务混合：本大题共I小题，共10分。

41.•••1903—Thefirstfightsucceeded.

In1900,WilburWrightsaidflightwaspossibleforman.AftermuchworkheandhisbrotherOrvilleWrightmade

thisdreamcometrue.

OnDecember17,1903,thebrothersmadethefirstsuccessfulairplaneflightonawindybeachatKittyHawk,

NorthCarolina.Thebrothers'planeflew120feet.Althoughtheflightlastedonly12seconds,itmovedthecourse

ofhistoryinanewdirection.

•••1935—Nylonwasinvented.

In1928,anewchemicallabwasopenedtomakeakindofman-madematerials.WallaceCarotherstookpartin

theteamwhenhewas32yearsold.

In1934,hemadefibers（纤维），butthefiberswerequiteweak.Hedidn'tgiveup.Aftermanyexperiments,he

producedthelongandstrongfibersin1935.Theynamedthefibers"nylon”.Carotherswasverysatisfiedwithhis

work.

Nylonhitthemarketsin1939，andquicklybecameareplacementofsilk.Butitwasapitythathedidn'tseethe

wideuseofhisinvention.HediedinApril,1937.

•••1968-Thecomputermousewasfirstshowninpublic.

Asagraduatestudent,DouglasEngelbartbegantoimaginewaysinwhichallsortsofinformationcouldbeon

screens.

In1964,DouglasEngelbartmadethefirstcomputermouse.Thecomputermousehadawoodenshellwithtwo

metalwheels.

In1968,thefirstcomputermouseappearedinpublic.ltwasnamed"mouse“becauseatailcameoutattheend.In

lateryears,thecomputermousebecamemoreandmoreimportant.

DouglasEngelbartchangedthewaythatcomputersworked.

Nowcomputermicearebecomingincreasinglyuseful.Andtherearemanydifferentshapesofcomputermiceinthe

world.

根据短文内容，摘录要点，每空不超过三个词。

(1).InventionTimeInfluence

WilburWrightandmade(2)_____airplaneflight；movedthe

airplane1903

hisbrothercourseofhistoryinanewdirection.

Wallace

nylon1935becamea(3)_____ofsilk

Carothers

Douglasmadethefirstcomputermousechanged(5)

(4)_____1964

Engelbart_____thatcomputersworked

四、阅读填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。

42.Whatismysecret(诀窍)ofteachingkidstodohousework?Beforeyouget(1)(excite)to

learnthesecret,Ineedtotellyouthatthereisnosecretatall.

Itallstartsbypickingachore.Forexample,Iwant(2)(teach)Annieaboutcleaningthe

bathroom.First,ItakeherwithmewhilePmdoingthechore.Ishowandtellherhow(3)(clean)the

bathroomclearly.rildothisforafewweeks.

(4)shewatchesmeforafewweeks，Ilethertrydoingitonherown,withmetherewatchingher.For

another4-5weeks,Annielearnshowtodoeachpartofthechore.Atthispoint,Iwouldletherdothechoreby

(5)(she).Butthatdoesn'tmeanIwillneverthinkaboutitagain.!alwaysgobackandcheckher

work.(6)thechoreisn'tdonewell,Anniewillhavetodoitagain.

Whenitcomestoteachingkidstodochores,Istartwithmy(7)(old)childAnnie.AndI'mhoping

thatifIteachherwell,shewillthenteachoth