浙江省杭州市上城区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末英语试题（含答案解析）

杭州市上城区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试

英语试题

一、听力

第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．When did Judy finish reading Harry Potter?

A．Last month． B．This week． C．Last week．

2．Who will most probably take care of the flowers next week?

A．Mary． B．Peter． C．Nancy．

3．Where is Julio now?

A．In the library． B．In the club． C．In the park．

4．How was Linda’s trip to London?

A．Common． B．Tiring． C．Wonderful．

5．What time will the two speakers get to the new restaurant?

A．At 11：30． B．At 12：00． C．At 12：30．

第二节 听下面3段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前, 你有时间阅读各小题, 每小题5秒钟。听完后, 各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听对话, 回答以下各小题

6．What does the father especially remind Lisa to do?

A．To take the train． B．To close the door． C．To eat enough meat．

7．According to the conversation, what can Lisa do?

A．She can look after her father． B．She can make simple meals． C．She can wake up without a clock．

听对话, 回答以下各小题。

8．Where can we probably heap the conversation?

A．In a classroom． B．In a hospital． C．In a shop．

9．What does Li Ming usually do with his friends?

A．He reads books with them． B．He plays basketball with them． C．He shares music with them．

10．What’s important for friendship according to the woman?

A．Good understanding． B．Success in life． C．Proper communication．

听独白, 回答以下各小题。

11．Who might, be the speaker?

A．A teacher． B．A host． C．A guide．

12．When a typhoon comes, how is the wind at first?

A．Quiet and light． B．Soft and coot． C．Loud and noisy．

13．In the speech, what danger did the typhoon in 2006 bring?

A．It killed more than 300 people． B．It blew away over 30, 000-houses． C．It cut off the traffic of 60 highways．

14．How many pieces of advice are mentioned to keep yourself safe at the time of typhoons?

A．Two． B．Three． C．Four．

15．What’s the topic of the speech?

A．Rules of building houses． B．Ways of learning science well． C．Information of a force of nature

二、完形填空

阅读下面短文, 然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。 （15分）

Ms．Pink was a special teacher at the Town Primary School．Every kid ____1____ her because she made learning fun．She knew almost everything, but there was one thing Ms．Pink couldn’t do ____2____．

Kids loved Ms．Pink, but they didn’t like her singing at all．The ____3____ was, Ms．Pink loved to sing．She sang whenever she could．

____4____ told Ms．Pink her singing was bad because they didn’t want to upset the teacher．____5____, the problem got worse．

One day, Ms．Pink told her students she was going to be on America’s Top Pop Star!

The children could not ____6____ it．America’s Top Pop Star was a big talent show on TV．Everyone on that show was a great ____7____．Poor Ms．Pink!

On Tuesday, every family in the town watched the show．It wasn’t as bad as they thought．It was ____8____! Because she was so nervous, Ms．Pink sang her worst-ever! When the results came out, Ms．Pink came in ____9____!

For the next two days, Ms．Pink didn’t come to school．When she finally returned on Friday, she ____10____．She didn’t do anything fun all day long．

“I’ve learned my ____11____,” Ms．Pink said sadly．“No more singing for me.”

But her students wanted to have the ____12____ Ms．Pink back and they decided to do something to ____13____ their teacher．The children had a discussion and decided to write a(n) ____14____．

When the sad Ms．Pink got to the classroom on Monday morning, her students all began to sing together．“Ms．Pink, you’re our ____15____! We love you the way you are!”

When they finished the song, Ms．Pink was smiling.

1．A．loved B．hated C．protected D．cheated

2．A．dancing B．singing C．teaching D．writing

3．A．accident B．competition C．problem D．risk

4．A．Anybody B．Somebody C．Everybody D．Nobody

5．A．Luckily B．Instead C．However D．Perhaps

6．A．believe B．hear C．control D．achieve

7．A．neighbor B．kid C．singer D．teacher

8．A．better B．worse C．clearer D．wider

9．A．first B．second C．third D．last

10．A．continued B．changed C．explained D．hid

11．A．achievement B．lesson C．prize D．subject

12．A．fun B．serious C．crazy D．honest

13．A．cheer up B．check out C．take after D．call up

14．A．article B．letter C．song D．invitation

15．A．owner B．trouble C．shame D．star

三、阅读理解

阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

A

Some well-known places of interest have made it into the top 10 greatest wonders of the world according to the Daily Mail．Let’s take a look．

16．What can we see at the Taj Mahal?

A．Wall paintings.

B．A great building.

C．Sculptures of armies.

D．A white square top.

17．What can we learn from the text?

A．Potala Palace is about 365 meters tall in height.

B．The Terracotta Army is about 2, 200 square meters in size.

C．The round top of the Taj Mahal looks gold under the moonlight.

D．The Terracotta Army and the Taj Mahal have to do with the emperors.

18．In which part of a website can we read the text?

A．Food. B．Health. C．Travel. D．Environment.

B

19．What did Jim buy last week?

A．A T-shirt as a gift for his friend’s birthday.

B．A T-shirt to wear at his friend’s birthday party.

C．A T-shirt with “Feliz cumpleaños” on the back.

D．A T-shirt to ask his friends to write words on.

20．Why was Lisa surprised when the shoes arrived?

A．She got the wrong box.

B．She got the wrong size.

C．She got the wrong color.

D．She got the wrong kind.

21．Which of the following is TRUE according to the texts?

A．Jim is learning English with his friend.

B．Jim went to his friend’s party last month.

C．Lisa needed a pair of shoes for soccer club.

D．Lisa’s mother bought her the pair of shoes.

22．What are the two texts about?

A．Online shopping websites.

B．Online shopping reasons.

C．Online shopping mistakes.

D．Online shopping achievements.

C

The guitar is one of the most popular musical instruments in the world．Many different cultures have played instruments like the guitar for over 3, 000 years．The oldest instrument that we can see today comes from Ancient Egypt．You can see this guitar in a museum in Cairo．It belonged to a singer who sang for the Egyptian queen Hatshepsut．This type of guitar had a long neck and only three strings (弦)．

The lute is also an ancient instrument similar to a guitar, but it has a short neck and a body like half a pear．It usually had more strings than a guitar and they were in pairs．From 1100 to 1500, travelling singers and story tellers played the lute to go with their songs．

Guitars sometimes had pairs of strings like the lute, but the guitar changed over time to use single strings．People used guitars with six single strings for the first time in the 1600s in Italy, but the most important change happened in the 1850s．The Spanish guitar maker Antonio Torres Jurado made the guitar’s body bigger．His idea made the sound of the guitar louder and better．Most of today’s classical guitars follow his design．

The first electric guitars appeared in the 1930s．The electric guitars have a solid body and can make many different sounds．We also find them in many different shapes and sizes．Some electric guitars don’t look like guitars at all!

23．Which of the following is a lute?

24．What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A．Guitars. B．Sounds. C．Shapes. D．Sizes.

25 In which order did the following happen?

a．The first electric guitars appeared．

b．People used guitars with six single strings in Italy．

c．Antonio Torres Jurado made the guitar’s body bigger．

d．Travelling singers played the lute to go with their songs.

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

26．Why does the writer write the text?

A．To discuss the invention of the guitar.

B．To introduce the shapes of the guitar.

C．To compare the players of the guitar.

D．To show the development of the guitar.

D

It was Friday, all the week’s classes were finished and it was time to go home．Luis was walking towards the playground and thinking about his football club, when a loud sound interrupted him．

Someone was screaming (尖叫) in classroom 6B．He walked there and looked inside．There was Maria, Clara and their teacher, “I went outside for five minutes, but when I came back, the hamster (仓鼠) had disappeared (消失)．Maybe you can help us work out where it is?”

“Well, let’s ask everyone here what they were doing while Mrs．Brown was out of the classroom.” Luis advised．

“I came here to give Mrs．Brown my homework,” said Clara．Luis asked Clara where the homework was．“It’s over there, on the desk.”

Luis asked Clara why her hair was wet．“I just went to the swimming club.” Clara replied．

“I came here after singing practice to find my pencil,” said Maria in a low voice．“I left it here earlier today.” Luis asked Maria why she was answering in a low voice．“Because I’ve got a sore throat,” Maria replied．Then Luis asked Maria where her pencil was．“It’s here in my pocket”.

“Well,” said Luis, “I know who’s got the hamster．Maria said she was at singing practice, but she can’t sing with a sore throat! So she must be lying!”

Mrs．Brown asked Maria if she’d taken the hamster．

“It’s true,” said Maria．“I did it! I’m sorry I lied．I was just worried about it being alone on the weekend．”

“Yes, the hamster is alone on weekends, but you can’t take it without permission (许可)．Luis, whenever there’s a problem, you’re the one to solve it!”

“Thanks,” said Luis, “but look at the time．I’d better hurry.”

27．Which of the following best explains “interrupted” underlined in Paragraph 1?

A．Promised. B．Heard. C．Stopped. D．Told.

28．Who took the hamster?

A．Luis. B．Mara. C．Clara. D．Mrs．Brown.

29．What can you know about the characters in the story?

A．Mrs．Brown never left the classroom.

B．Clara’s homework was in her pocket.

C．Maria practiced singing on that day.

D．Luis would go to the football club later.

30．What kind of person is Luis?

A．Helpful and clever.

B．Outgoing and lucky.

C．Brave and honest.

D．Independent and nice.

四、任务型阅读

阅读下列短文, 完成以下任务。

任务A：从所给的A~E选项中选择正确的选项填入第1~4空相应的横线处（其中一项多余）。

任务B：写一个句子， 完成第5题，不超过20词。

EXERGAMING Give it a try!

College student Aaron Case plays tennis every day, even when it’s raining like today．But Aaron isn’t getting wet．He’s playing against a virtual tennis player on his TV．These days, there are millions of “exergamers” like Aaron．They can ski, and it’s easy to see why．

★ 1 Is it raining or snowing? Maybe it’s hot and wet outside．Don’t worry．You can still exercise indoors．

★ 2 Just stay home and work out in front of your TV!

★It’s motivating (有动力的)．You don’t need a personal trainer to motivate you．With exergaming, you can see your scores and get feedback on your progress.

★ 3 Try something new．Exergames have everything from aerobics to yoga．There are a lot of different choices, so you never get bored．

★It’s fun． 4 Forget about monthly gym cost．Just buy the basic equipment and a game and after that, exergaming is FREE!

So, if you are looking for convenient, cheap and fun ways to exercise.

A．It’s easy to start．

B．You don’t have to spend money．

C．The weather is never a problem．

D．It allows you to exercise with others．

E．There are hundreds of games to play

31．________

32．________

33．________

34．________

35．After reading the passage, will you try exergaming? Why?

___________________________________________

五、词汇运用

用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。

36．My brother always refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show．________ he watches whatever he wants until late at night.

37．The Monkey King can make 72 changes to his shape and size, turning himself ________ different animals and objects.

38．Mary put on her sunglasses as a ________ against the strong sunlight.

39．Linda’s father bought her some ________ as gifts.

40．When his water ________ Aron knew that he would have to do something to save his own life.

B （10分）

阅读下面短文，然后根据括号内所给汉语意思或首字母写出单词的正确形式（每空限填一词）。

Antarctica (南极) is in the most southern part of the earth．There are lots of unusual facts about it．A number of animals live in terrible weather ____41____ (条件) there．Killer whales and penguins are common animals．Certain types of plants can even grow in this freezing ____42____ (陆地)．That’s unbelievable because most of Antarctica is covered in ice which is more than 1．6 km ____43____ (深)．

About 90% of the ice on our planet is found in Antarctica．It’s actually considered a ____44____ (沙漠) because it hardly rains．However, if all of the ice disappeared (消失), sea levels (海平面) would r____45____ by about 60 meters．

Can humans live in Antarctica? In fact, some people live in it in ____46____ (春天) and summer．They are usually experienced scientists who are doing ____47____ (研究)．To protect themselves from the cold, these people all wear t____48____ and warm clothes．China’s fifth scientific station in Antarctica, Qinling Station, has ____49____ (不久前；最近) been put to use．It is able to work all year round．It can ____50____ (提供) scientists with a good place to live and work.

六、语法填空（10分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Do you enjoy travelling, or do you like to stay at home? Some people go on holiday in their own country, and spend time ___51___ beaches．They’re more interested in relaxing than doing anything else．However, some young people love to travel all ___52___ time．They give up normal lives and take risks in mountains, rainforests and other ___53___ (amaze) places．If they don’t have enough money, they will ___54___ (simple) find work in restaurants or teach English．They don’t care ___55___ they can get much money or not．They only want to enjoy ___56___ (they) lives and have the experience of travelling．Since years ago, travelling ___57___ (be) popular with older people, too．Travelling also allows them to take ___58___ (break) from work．So why do people love travelling so much? If you’re travelling alone, it’s a great way ___59___ (meet) new and interesting people．You can learn about different cultures and eat new food．More than anything, travel always ____60____ (offer) you memories．These will be your treasure forever.

七、书面表达（20分）

61．假设你是李华，请根据以下校刊的征文海报，结合所给提示，写一篇英语短文进行投稿。选择其中一项活动分享你的看法，并列举一次相关经历，谈谈你的收获。

注意：

（1）文中不得出现真实姓名、学校名称等；

（2）词数 80﹣100 词, 标题已给出, 不计入总词数。

参考词汇（仅供选择使用）：learn something about, get a feeling of, realize the importance of, understand the meaning of

…………

参考答案

一、听力

略

二、完形填空

1．A 2．B

【解析】

【导语】本文讲述了Ms．Pink是一位受学生喜爱的老师，但她唱歌很糟糕。她参加了一个电视选秀节目，结果表现很差，学生们为了让她开心，决定为她唱歌，表达对她的喜爱和支持。

【1题详解】句意：每个孩子都爱她，因为她让学习变得有趣。

loved爱；hated讨厌；protected保护；cheated欺骗。根据“because she made learning fun”和下文“Kids loved Ms．Pink”可知，孩子们都爱她。故选A。

【2题详解】句意：但有一件事Ms．Pink做得不好，那就是唱歌。

dancing跳舞；singing唱歌；teaching教学；writing写作。根据“but they didn’t like her singing at all”可知，Ms．Pink唱歌唱得不好。

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