南京市鼓楼区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试卷（含答案解析）

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2023-2024学年鼓楼区八年级（上）英语期末试卷

考试时间：100分钟   满分：100分

选择题（共50分）

一、听力（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）（略）

二、单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下列各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1．—John, you are ten minutes late．

—Sorry! I was leaving ________ my phone rang．And it was from my sister.

A．when                     B．while                     C．after                       D．before

2．—There will be a talk on natural disasters tomorrow afternoon．—Wonderful．But it takes two hours．I’m afraid I can’t sit ________ the whole talk.

A．from                      B．across                    C．over                       D．through

3．—What does it mean when people say “Don’t live in fear, just live”?

—Never care too much about the fear．Try to live life to the fullest ________.

A．either                     B．already                   C．instead                   D．too

4．Reading is important to us because it can make our minds ________ a pool of water.

A．as cool as               B．as clear as               C．as deep as               D．as wide as

5．The old artist’s works always ________ people’s daily life in the countryside.

A．follow                    B．write                      C．discuss                   D．describe

6．We form a new word “________” in a different way from the other three.

A．firefighter              B．noticeboard            C．impatient                D．greenhouse

7．—I called you yesterday afternoon but you didn’t answer．

—Sorry．I ________ a report about animal protection.

A．work on                 B．worked on              C．am working on        D．was working on

8．Which of the following has the same sentence structure as “Miss Li teaches us English.”?

A．Miss Li works hard all the time.

B．Miss Li tells us stories in class.

C．Miss Li asks us to work for our dreams.

D．Miss Li is the best teacher in my heart.

9．What can we learn from the note?

A．May was in fear during the film.

B．May enjoyed the film very much.

C．May doesn’t like watching funny films.

D．May doesn’t want to see a film with Sam.

10．—There are no tickets left for The adventure of Shuke and Beita．

—________．I really want to watch it.

A．No problem            B．It doesn’t matter     C．That’s a pity            D．That’s amazing

三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Every year in Australia, the long-distance (长距离) runners run more than 500 miles from Sydney to Melbourne．The competition  11____ more than five days to finish．Many world-famous runners  12____the race (比赛)．They become spokespeople for sports goods．

In 1983,  13____, as the runners waited in a line to start the race, a 61-year-old farmer joined them, wearing sports clothes and rubber boots．His name was Cliff Young．The other runners thought he was just a watcher．But Cliff told them  14____ that he was there to join the race．He told them that on his family’s sheep farm, he often had to bring about 2,000 animals together by himself．“Sometimes I had to  15____those sheep for two or three days,” he said．

When the race began, the younger runners flew  16____ Cliff．Instead of catching up with them, Cliff ran slowly along in an unusual way．The other runners and the watchers thought he would never finish the race．But  17____ happened．When all the other runners took a break to sleep, Cliff kept running．The other runners caught up to him each morning, but finally Cliff was too  18____ in front of them．On the fifth day, the sheep farmer ran into first place．

Cliff got $10,000 for winning the race．He didn’t know there would be prize money (奖金), and he gave the money to runners like him．Doing this  19____ him a hero in Australia．Since then, many runners have started to use his  20____ way of running．No one sleeps during the race any more．The farmer changed long-distance racing and showed that age and style aren’t everything.

11．A．spends             B．takes                      C．costs                      D．pays

12．A．go for             B．go through             C．look for                  D．look through

13．A．moreover        B．however                 C．instead                   D．otherwise

14．A．carefully         B．suddenly                C．clearly                    D．slowly

15．A．look after        B．pick up                  C．wait for                  D．run after

16．A．past                B．over                       C．by                          D．upon

17．A．anything          B．nothing                  C．something               D．everything

18．A．early               B．late                        C．near                       D．far

19．A．made              B．led                         C．helped                    D．let

20．A．awful              B．free                       C．usual                      D．special

四、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

请认真阅读下列材料，从材料后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Moonlight shines in the clear blue sky,

Reflecting the twinkling stars in my eyes．

Gentle breeze floats through the ________,

Sweeping through my curly hair．

Sweet music laps gently to my ears,

As my eyes glitter with my tears．

Aye, what a beautiful sight that is,

With my thoughts so lost in the mist．

I sit alone by the sea,

Enjoying the silence surrounding me．

Soon after I leave the place,

As the dark clouds fill up the space．

Then comes the pouring rain,

Reaching for the shelter is my aim．

Goodbye silence, goodbye fear,

To home I return that is so near．

21．How did the writer feel in the poem?

A．Very happy.            B．Very excited.          C．A bit sad.                D．A bit angry.

22．Which of the following words can we put in the blank in Line 3?

A．air                         B．pair                       C．care                       D．wear

23．The writer left the place in the end because ________.

A．he was tired            B．he felt cold             C．it got dark              D．it started to rain

B

Wendy Murphy was watching the news．The year was 1985, and a terrible earthquake hit Mexico City．A hospital fell down．Wendy watched as rescue workers tried to carry babies out of pieces of bricks and stones．The little babies were sleeping in the hospital’s incubators, a place to keep them warm and alive．

Wendy saw the babies being carried on stretchers．The stretchers were too big and not suitable for the little babies．Workers had to hold the babies down onto the stretchers to keep them from falling off．This made it harder to move and more difficult to go fast．Watching this, Wendy thought, “There has to be a better way．“

Wendy worked at a hospital for sick children．Watching the news, she started thinking about a stretcher that would be just for babies．She designed a stretcher with three pockets．Each pocket could hold two babies．The babies could not fall out of the pockets．

When Wendy designed her stretcher, she looked at all types of materials．She finally chose a heavy material．People used such materials to make special bags to deliver pizzas．They could help keep pizzas warm!

Today, Wendy’s stretchers are used all around the world．Thanks to Wendy’s design, we can rescue babies, and we can move babies safely and keep them warm, too．

24．What was Wendy doing when the earthquake happened?

A．She was helping the babies out.

B．She was watching the news.

C．She was designing a new stretcher.

D．She was working in the hospital.

25．The word “deliver” in Para．4 means “________”.

A．send                       B．buy                        C．offer                      D．sell

26．The writer writes the article to ________.

A．ask people to design their own stretchers

B．introduce Wendy’s stretchers to the public

C．describe the heavy earthquake in Mexico city

D．tell the public to protect babies in earthquakes

C

In December 2006, a polar bear, Knut, was born at the Berlin Zoo in Germany．The zookeepers didn’t know that this cute baby bear would cause such big changes for the zoo．

Knut was different from other polar bears in two ways．First, his mother would not care for him or feed him．So Knut was raised by humans．Second, he was quite playful with people and very easy to take photos with．Knut became the star of the zoo．Because of Knut, the zoo made more money in 2007 than in any other year．Many visitors came to see Knut and bought toys, DVDs, and books about him．Newspapers called him “Cute Knut”, and there were photos of him on magazine covers worldwide．

As time passed, Knut grew bigger．He wasn’t as cute as before．The once-cute baby bear became a full-size bear, weighing more than 300 pounds! And as Knut grew, his problems came too．He began to cry if nobody stood near his pen．This was a sign that he became too accustomed to having a group of people around him．Also, zookeepers could not get close to Knut any more．They were worried that he would hurt them by accident．Knut went on to live at the zoo, but he was no more a star．

Nobody knows what the future holds for Knut．Some people think he should have a polar bear to live with．Some people worry that his unusual way of growing up will keep him from living a normal life．At the same time, zookeepers go on to look for ways to keep Knut safe and happy．

27．How was the early years of Knut?

A．He was born in the wild.     

B．His mother cared for him a lot.

C．He helped the zoo make much money. 

D．He was afraid of getting close to visitors.

28．How was Knut when he grew up?

A．He was as cute as before.

B．He was not popular any more.

C．He was accustomed to being alone.

D．He weighed less than 300 pounds.

29．What may happen to Knut in the future?

A．No polar bear will live with him.

B．He won’t be happy and cry often.

C．No one is sure about his future life.

D．He won’t be able to have a normal life.

30．Which of the following would the writer agree with?

A．The zoo should send Knut into the wild.

B．Zookeepers will not take good care of Knut.

C．The zoo should not let visitors take photos with Knut.

D．Zookeepers will try to make Knut live safely and happily.

D

In 1849, when John Muir was 11 years old, he and his family moved from Scotland to the United States．They lived in Wisconsin, and right away John fell in love with the prairies, wetlands, oak forests, and lakes．He called it the “beautiful Wisconsin wilderness”．

1 _______ The hard work like plowing fields and digging a well made him strong in both mind and body．In his free time, John caught turtles and frogs in the rivers and lakes．2 _______ He enjoyed the lovely wildflowers that grew on the prairies．He loved learning, too, and at night he studied and read about many subjects．

3 _______  As a young man, John tried different kinds of work．He built clocks and designed machines that made farming easier． 4_______  He took classes at the University of Wisconsin．He travelled through Canada and then Florida, studying nature．But at age 29, he had a serious eye problem．He almost lost his vision．He was afraid that he would never see again．So when his vision returned, John knew he needed to follow his dream of studying nature.

A year later, when John saw the Sierra Nevada mountains in California for the first time, he began to understand that he found his calling in life．“I came to life in the cool winds and the clear waters of the mountains,” he wrote．John spent the rest of his life protecting the wild places he loved so much．He was a gifted writer and wrote about the beauty of the land．In 1892, John Muir started the Sierra Club．This old organization still works to protect the environment．

31．We can put the sentence “John worked hard on his father’s farm.” in Blank ________.

A．1                           B．2                           C．3                           D．4

32．What is the right order of what happened in the passage?

a．John moved to Wisconsin with his parents at 11．

b．John tried different work and studied many subjects．

c．John set up an organization in order to protect nature．

d．John had a serious eye problem and almost lost his vision．

e．John travelled to the Sierra Nevada mountains in California.

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

33．Which of the following is NOT true about John?

A．He was a gifted writer with wide interests.

B．He bought machines to help with the farm work.

C．He wrote to call people to protect the environment.

D．He decided to study nature when he got his vision back.

34．Which “calling” has the same meaning as the “calling” in Para．4?

A．I heard someone calling my name.

B．I enjoy the sweet calling of birds.

C．He’s calling to ask about the meeting.

D．His calling is to help other people.

35．What is the best title for the passage?

A．Beauty of Nature

B．Humans and Nature

C．John Muir, a Gifted Writer

D．John Muir, a Nature-lover

非选择题(共50分)

五、语言基础知识(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

A）请根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为51—55的相应横线上。

36．The dishes in the restaurant are very special．I ______ (建议) you to have a try.

37．They can’t wait to know the ______ (结果) of the basketball game.

38．With the help of online information, I can ______ (容易地) finish the project.

39．If you have a high fever and ______ (咳嗽) a lot, go to hospital at once.

40．It was her first time to speak in front of the class, but she didn’t feel ______ (紧张的).

B）请根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为56—60的相应横线上。

41．John didn’t sleep well last night because of his ______ (noise) neighbours.

42．Nancy felt so______ (happy) about what Tony said．She just sat down and cried.

43．Max is a clever boy and has many ideas．But he seldom puts his ideas into ______ (act).

44．More and more people begin to understand the ______ (important) of environment.

45．The climbers failed ______ (reach) the top of the mountain because of the weather.

请根据短文内容，从下面方框中所给的六个选项里选出五个可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，并将句子序号填写在答题卡标号为1—5的相应横线上。

In the small villages of Kenya, Africa, most kids want to read books．But no roads lead to their homes, only miles and miles of sand．46______ So library books arrive on the backs of camels．Camels can handle (处理) the sand and the books．At each village, the librarian sets up the tent and shows the books inside．47______

Some people in northern Thailand live on mountains and in forests．Their “libraries” are carried on the backs of elephants．48______ Because of their size, they can carry heavy books in metal (金属) boxes to protect the books from the heavy rain．

Indonesia has its own challenges (挑战)．49______ So most people travel by boat, and so do their library books．A library boat holds about 500 books in boxes．When villagers finish reading the books, new books will arrive a few weeks later．

Many people live in a faraway area and can’t get to a library．50______ They bring a whole world of information.

A．Cars and trucks are useless.

B．This country includes over 17, 000 islands.

C．Big elephants can handle the difficult journey.

D．It’s hard for people to get to mountains and forests.

E．Two weeks later, the camels return with new books.

F．These special libraries come and bring more than books.

七、阅读短文(共15小题；第66—70小题每小题2分；第71—80小题每小题1分，满分20分)

请认真阅读下面短文，根据短文内容用英语回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义切题，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1-5的相应横线上。

注意：答案不超过6个单词。

There were many great moments in the Hangzhou Asian Games．Li Qian’s dance, Painting of Poetry, is among them．Her dance was a big success at the opening ceremony (开幕式)．In a long green dress, she danced beautifully on two famous “paintings”from the Song Dynasty．

The dress was more than five metres long and weighed over 50 kilos．A month before the ceremony, Li Qian couldn’t even dance in it．Its heavy weight made it hard to dance．Her team made some changes to help her, but it was still difficult．During one rehearsal (彩排), Li couldn’t keep her balance (平衡) and fell to the ground．But she kept working hard and finally became the winner．

Li Qian was already famous before the Asian Games．She has danced at CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala some times．In the 2023 gala, she showed the beauty of silk in her dance．

Li Qian is also famous for her role (角色) in the successful dance drama Dream of the Red Chamber．She played the important role of Wang Xifeng．It was not easy for her at all．“Wang wants other people to listen to her, but I am a bit quiet in my life．“

So what made Li accept the role? She hoped to see different sides to herself by trying different roles．

It’s hard to believe that this excellent dancer once stopped dancing．She stayed at home for a few years．Luckily, she came back in the end．She said dance helped her find herself again．For her fans, her return was great news．Who doesn’t want to find beauty in her dances?

51．How was Li Qian’s dance at the opening ceremony?

_________________________________________________________________________________

52．What’s the weight of the green dress?

_________________________________________________________________________________

53．What did Li Qian show in her dance in the 2023 Spring Festival gala?

_________________________________________________________________________________

54．Why did Li Qian try different roles in her dance?

_________________________________________________________________________________

55．How did dance help Li Qian according to the last paragraph?

_________________________________________________________________________________

请根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1—10的相应位置上。

This story took place during the Warring States period (战国时期)．At that time, kings would often exchange (交换) each other’s sons as hostages (人质) to p 56______ their own countries．

Now it was the prince (王子) of Wei’s turn．He was going to be a hostage in Handan, the capital of Zhao．Pang Cong, a great leader, was going with him．B 57______ they left, Pang Cong said to the king of Wei, “If someone comes to report that he sees a tiger in the market, will Your Majesty (陛下) believe it?”

“Of course not, “the king answered．“If a s 58______ man comes to say the same thing, will Your Majesty believe it?”

“I start to think about it．“

“Then, if a third man comes with the same r 59______, will Your Majesty believe it?” “think I will believe it is t 60______.”

“Well, we all know we can’t see a tiger in the market．But since three men say the same thing e 61______ now believes there is a tiger there．Handan is much f 62______ from our capital than the market is from here, and more than three people will say bad words b 63______ my back when I am away!

“I know what to do, “the king said impatiently．

But after Pang Cong left, the king’s e 64______ were filled with bad words about him．

When Pang Cong returned to Wei with the prince, the king didn’t t 65______ him anymore．

So, “three men make a tiger” means that if a lie is repeated often enough, people may start to believe it.

八、书面表达(满分15分)

66．学校英语社团将举办以”Save the Earth”为主题的英语演讲比赛，旨在呼吁学生关注自然，保护环境。请你根据图表中的要点，写一篇英语演讲稿。

注意：

1．内容涵盖所有要点，全文连贯通顺。

2．词数不少于70词(已给出的演讲稿开头不计入总词数)。

3．文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。

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参考答案

1．A

【详解】句意：——约翰，你迟到了十分钟。  对不起！——我正要离开，这时电话响了。这是我姐姐的电话。

考查连词辨析。when当……时；while当……时；after在……之后；before在……之前。根据“my phone rang”可知，电话的响的时候，正要离开，rang是短暂动词，when引导时间状语从句，故选A。

2．D

【详解】句意：——明天下午将有一个关于自然灾害的讲座。——太棒了。但是需要两个小时。我恐怕不能坐着听完整个演讲。

考查介词辨析。from从；across横过，穿过；over在……上面；through穿过，自始至终。根据“But it takes two hours．I’m afraid I can’t sit ..．the whole talk.”可知，讲座要持续两个小时，我恐怕不能从头到尾听完整个讲座，through符合语境。

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