江苏省南通市如皋市2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末英语试卷（含答案解析）

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2023-2024学年八年级下学期6月期末

英语试题

一、单项选择

1．These little wind-bells hit ________ each other, giving off a sweet sound．It makes me think of my lovely childhood.

A．off                         B．against                   C．through                  D．upon

2．—Linda, I have failed to pass the driving test again．I can’t feel worse now.

—Cheer up, Susan．I know ________ how you feel, but I believe you can make it next time.

A．exactly                   B．properly                 C．closely                   D．seriously

3．As a teenager in new times, it’s our duty to make a(n) ________ of Chinese culture to the world by telling Chinese stories in English.

A．conversation           B．knowledge              C．introduction            D．conclusion

4．—Jenny, I’ve already got everything for the picnic.

—Great! Do you mean I ________ bring anything when I come?

A．shouldn’t                B．mustn’t                  C．can’t                      D．don’t have to

5．—Hey, Bob! I haven’t seen your brother Tom for a long time.

—Ah, he ________ Dalian for a week．It’s such a great city that he doesn’t want to come back.

A．went to                  B．stayed in                C．has been to             D．has been in

6．—When I am in trouble, there is always someone around me who can ________ useful advice.

—Well, it’s known that“when I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers.”

A．take out                  B．put out                   C．hand out                 D．look out

7．—Let’s go to play soccer now, Jack.

—I’d like to, but I need at least one more hour before my project ________.

A．finishes                  B．is finished              C．will finish               D．will be finished

8．—Mr Wu, how soon will the swimming pool in our school be open to us students?

—Oh, I’m afraid it’s still ________ to talk about that.

A．too early                B．too late                  C．early enough           D．late enough

9．The ideas of the information below are organized in the way of ________.

A．time order              B．space order             C．general to specific   D．specific to general

10．—Look, Sandy can dance! I’ve never heard about it from her.

—In fact, she is good at it and often wins prizes．You know “________”.

A．every dog has its day                                  B．the early bird catches the worm

C．actions speak louder than words                   D．the grass is always greener on the other side

二、完形填空

Budi looked around the room．Most of the villagers had turned out for the meeting．Ari, Budi’s son, had also showed up, although (尽管) his young______was sick with a serious disease．It was time for Budi, head of the village, to start the meeting.

“We have had a new______from the logging (伐木) company．If they enter our forest, they will bring us doctors and set up a clinic (诊所) for us in______．The time has come for us to discuss this important event,” he said.

There was a short silence before Wawan, a visiting environmentalist, ______spoke up．“To be honest, I don’t think you should______your trees to this company.”

“That’s ______for you to say,” said Ari．“You can go back home, to your city doctors, but my child is terribly ill and she is ill in bed, shaking with fever______we have no medical care．I’d like to say we’d better______the offer for our children and our elderly.”

An older man______to his feet and said loudly, “Hmph! You think you can speak for your elders? You can take your child to a ______, even if it is a long way．It’s not easy, but it is possible．But once the______is gone, it’s not possible to get it back.”

Diah, one of the mothers, spoke up in a loud voice, “My husband had to work in the city．Wouldn’t it be______if he could work in our village with the logging company?”

Soon, villagers began______all at once.

“Enough!” shouted Budi．“______, it’s time for us to decide together what to do then.”

Finally, the villagers agreed to______the logging company．And Wawan promised to help bring medical care and more job opportunities to them.

11．A．wife                B．mother                   C．son                        D．daughter

12．A．task                B．report                    C．order                      D．offer

13．A．public             B．surprise                  C．return                     D．detail

14．A．suddenly         B．excitedly                C．proudly                  D．carelessly

15．A．trade               B．send                       C．show                      D．lend

16．A．useful             B．late                        C．direct                     D．easy

17．A．while              B．until                      C．if                           D．because

18．A．accept             B．check                     C．improve                 D．share

19．A．fell                 B．flew                       C．rose                       D．got

20．A．farmer            B．doctor                    C．manager                 D．visitor

21．A．village            B．school                    C．forest                     D．company

22．A．harder             B．better                     C．faster                     D．worse

23．A．fighting           B．laughing                 C．cheering                 D．discussing

24．A．Instead            B．Anyway                 C．Moreover               D．Otherwise

25．A．refuse             B．invite                     C．enter                      D．leave

三、阅读理解

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。

A

We sometimes feel lonely when there’s nobody with us．How do you spend your time when you feel lonely? Li Bai, Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty, and the UK poet William Wordsworth described and dealt with loneliness in different ways.

Both Li Bai and William Wordsworth are poets of romanticism．Both poems are about loneliness but show different ways of thinking about it.

The first poem describes the scene of drinking alone under the moon．Li imagines (想象) that the moon and his shadow are with him drinking, later even dancing together．Even when lonely, the talented poet used his poem and wine to let out his strong feelings．In the second poem, the poet seems lonely, imagining himself as a lonely cloud floating in the sky．However, he finds company with the beautiful and lively daffodils．The flowers give him strength and energy．After he finds the daffodils, the flowers continue to fill him with joy even when he is away from them．When he is lying on his couch at home, he relives the pleasure.

26．Which word can be the best for ________?

A．drinkers                 B．friends                   C．neighbours              D．dancers

27．What can we know after reading the two poems?

A．Li Bai drank wine with others to let out his strong feelings.

B．William Wordsworth hid great sadness in golden daffodils.

C．Li and William used the same way to deal with loneliness.

D．The two poems were written to talk about the same subject.

28．Which part of a magazine is the passage probably taken from?

A．School life.            B．History study.         C．Classic reading.       D．International news.

B

Long long ago, there was a piece of wood．It was not an expensive piece of wood．Just a common block of firewood, one of those thick legs that are put on the fire to make cold rooms warm.

I do not know how this really happened, one fine day this piece of wood found itself in the shop of an old carpenter (木匠)．Everyone called him Mastro Cherry, for the tip of his nose was so round and red that it looked like a ripe cherry.

As soon as he saw that piece of wood, Mastro Cherry was filled with joy．Rubbing his hands together happily, he said to himself, “This has come in time．I’m in need of a leg of the table.” But as he was about to give it the first blow, he stood still with arm uplifted, for he had heard a little voice say, “Please be careful! Do not hit me so hard!” What a surprise!

He tried to find out where that voice had come from and he saw no one! He looked under the bench—no one! He searched the room—no one! He opened the door to look around the street—and still no one!

“Oh, I see!” he then said, laughing and shaking his head．“There may be something wrong with my ears.”

“Well, well—to work once more.” He struck another blow hard on the piece of wood.

“Oh, oh!You hurt me!” cried the same far-away little voice.

Mastro Cherry’s mouth opened wide, turned frightened eyes and his tongue hung down on his chin (下巴)．“Where did that voice come from? This piece of wood has learned to cry like a child? Here it is—a piece of common firewood, the same as any other．Yet—might someone be hidden in it? If so, the worse for him．I’ll fix him!” With these words, he started to knock it．He threw it to the floor, against the walls, and even up to the ceiling.

He listened for the tiny voice to cry．He waited two minutes—nothing; five minutes—nothing; ten minutes—nothing．“Oh, I see,” he said, trying bravely to laugh and touching his hair．“Well, well—to work once more!” So he tried to sing a merry song to get power, and worked on.

“Stop it! Oh, stop it!You tickle my stomach.” This time poor Mastro Cherry fell as if shot．When he opened his eyes, he found himself sitting on the floor.

29．How many times did the piece of wood talk?

A．2.                          B．3.                          C．4.                          D．5.

30．The underlined word “blow” probably means ________.

A．a hard hit               B．a quick move          C．air from the mouth  D．a musical sound

31．Which is the right order according to the story?

a.Mastro Cherry searched everywhere for the voice.

b.Mastro Cherry was told to be careful by a little voice.

c.Mastro Cherry laughed and sang to make himself move on.

d.Mastro Cherry questioned if anyone was hidden in the wood.

e.Mastro Cherry found a piece of common firewood in his shop.

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

32．How did the carpenter’s feelings change in the whole story?

A．happy→surprised→afraid                           B．happy→surprised→bored

C．surprised→afraid→angry                            D．surprised→worried→happy

C

①What would you like for lunch? Maybe, a battery (电池)? Although it sounds unusual, this has already been realized by scientists as they develop electronic (电子的) things you can eat.

②Robofood, a program led by Dario Floreano from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland, has been the trailblazer．Together with scientists from Wageningen University, the Netherlands, it has made a new drone (无人机)．Half of the parts inside can be eaten! The program plans to create robots that can be eaten and foods that act like robots by mixing food science and robots in a new way.

③According to the scientists, the wings of the drone were made from rice cakes glued together using oil and chocolate．This drone can find missing people or animals in sudden serious and dangerous situations, and carry important food or medicine to them．Parts of the drone can be eaten since they meet food safety standards set up by the United Nations for emergencies.

④However, the main challenge is finding stronger edible (可食用的) materials for the drone’s wings to prepare for bad weather and high temperatures—of course, the chocolate may melt (融化) easily.

⑤Robofood also developed an edible sensor to help watch stomach sickness．It’s eaten by the patient to check the conditions inside．Unlike other sensors out there today, it’s designed to be easily digested (消化), lowering the risk of leaving any remains inside the body.

⑥The invention of Robofood also helps with environmental protection．The world’s first fully edible batteries can help with the growing problem of throwing away used batteries．The battery’s two ends are made of vitamin B2 and another natural element that can be found in many fruits including apples．So the new battery can be more friendly for nature.

33．Which of the following about Robofood’s drone is true?

A．The materials of the drone are totally edible.

B．The materials of the drone aren’t strong enough.

C．The drone can be used in any dangerous situation.

D．The drone is made of rice cakes, oil and chocolate.

34．What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?

A．Robofood’s sensors can stay in the human body longer.

B．Robofood’s sensors can watch the stomach more carefully.

C．Robofood’s batteries are expected to take the place of some fruit.

D．Robofood’s batteries are the first batteries that can be totally eaten.

35．Which of the following can show the structure of the passage?

36．What can be the best title of the passage?

A．Smart Drones                                            B．Edible Electronics

C．Robots and Foods                                      D．Nature-friendly Batteries

D

Since I grew up in England with a British father and a Chinese mother, I’ve enjoyed food from both countries ever since I was able to hold a knife and fork—and chopsticks!

Mum has sweet memories of the food from her hometown in Sichuan, and often cooks spicy dishes．Because of this, Dad has come to love hot pot! But there are still some dishes that Dad dare not try even after many years of marriage to my mother．He once told me he was surprised by what he saw on the table when he first visited my mother’s parents in China．He was even shocked (震惊的) at their wedding when he saw how the Chinese ate almost every part of an animal．Even today, he still does not easily take (忍受) to eating things like chicken feet．

But I enjoy that sort of food myself．Last week, I went to the butcher’s and asked, “Do you have pigs’ ears?” “No,” the butcher (屠夫) said, pulling at his own cars, “just these ordinary ones.” He must have thought I was joking．

Dad can cook a super “full English breakfast” of bacon, eggs, beans, sausages and toast with butter．Mum and I just have to find a way to get him into the kitchen! He also does a typical Sunday roast．We all love roast beef and vegetables, but Mum says we’d better not cat too much roast food as it may make us suffer from heat inside our bodies, according to traditional Chinese medicine．

I’ll never forget my visit to China．Mum encouraged me to try different kinds of food, and I did! I loved everything．But just when I thought I could deal with all Chinese food, I came across stinky tofu, a terrible grey thing that looked and smelt like a burnt sports shoe．“You needn’t try it if you don’t want to,” Mum said, but I gathered all my courage to take a bite and was amazed to find it wasn’t that bad．It reminded me of blue cheese, a similarly strong smelling type of food you either love or hate．Maybe I’ll fall in love with stinky tofu someday．

People say that one man’s meat is another man’s poison, but I feel at home with different food from both China and Britain．To me, there’s nothing better than a cross-cultural afternoon tea of English biscuits and a cup of Chinese oolong tea in a fine china cup!

37．What do you know about the writer’s taste for food?

A．He prefers British food to Chinese food.

B．He will never get used to Chinese oolong tea.

C．He enjoys British food as well as Chinese food.

D．He can deal with all Chinese food including stinky tofu.

38．What can we infer (推断) from the paragraphs 2 and 3?

A．Almost no people in England eat pigs’ ears.

B．The writer just wanted to play a trick on the butcher.

C．The butcher was more interested in pigs’ ears than others.

D．Pigs’ ears are popular in Britain, especially at their weddings.

39．What do you know about the writer’s father?

A．He isn’t really interested in cooking.

B．He likes easily prepared Chinese food.

C．He always enjoys making meals with families.

D．He likes all kinds of Chinese food especially hot pot.

40．What does the underlined sentence mean in paragraph 6?

A．A good diet can build up one’s health．

B．Some food can be harmful to health.

C．People ought to try different foods.

D．People have different tastes for food．

信息还原 （六选五）

Everyone likes a good laugh from time to time, and science supports that feeling．In fact, we start to laugh even before we start to speak.

   41   ．Think back to a time when the main meal was a four-legged animal running away from us, and we had to hunt it down to fill our stomachs．At the same time, there were also animals running towards us, hunting us down to feed themselves．   42   ．So it makes sense that when the danger finally passed, early humans shared a laugh with one another as if to tell the group everything was OK and that there was no need to be anxious or threatened by what was happening around them.

   43   ．“Laughter can make it easier for couples to communicate and strong their relationships,” one researcher said．In addition, laughter is 30 times more prone to happen together with others than when one is alone．It’s contagious (有感染力的)．   44   .

Laughter is like a pill in your medicine box to help you feel better．And it’s free．   45   ．If you want to use the healing power of laughter, a funny movie might help—but it’s really the connections laughter builds with other people that count.

根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。

A．So don’t think it is silly or useless

B．People relax themselves through laugh

C．Laughter is the glue that keeps people together

D．At such dangerous times, early humans were under great stress

E．To understand why we laugh, let’s go back to our very beginnings

F．You’re much more likely to laugh if you hear someone else laughing

四、词汇运用

阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式。

Altay (阿勒泰), a place in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区), turns out to be a hit due to the TV series named To the Wonder．The series displayed the     46     (area) amazing natural beauty, with mountains covered in snow, lakes that are very clear, and old villages that are still in good condition．Altay is also one of    47    (fine) places for skiing during the cold season.

People who study tourism say that Altay, located (位于) in    48    (north) Xinjiang, has always been famous for its rich tourism resources, but it wasn’t a popular place to visit before because it took a long time to travel there and the cost of    49    (stay) in hotels was high．However, To the Wonder has made more people, especially the young, interested in visiting Altay.

   50    the series started to be shown, the Internet searches about Altay have more than doubled, with searches for Altay homestays rising a lot as well．The small houses which featured in the drama have got too popular to book．   51    May 15, Beijing Youth Daily reported that bookings for group tours across Xinjiang rose by 247 percent compared to the earlier week.

Even though it isn’t that easy to travel to Altay, the area    52    (think) to be a great place for tourists．It can be attractive all year, with different interesting things to see and experience in any season．The experts advise people in charge of (负责) Altay    53    (keep) making the places more comfortable for tourists to stay and visit.

In fact, it is not the first time that a TV series has    54    (success) made a place more popular．In the last few years, other places, like Dali in Yunnan province,     55     (become) hot tourist destinations because of excellent TV dramas．By improving the tourism and cultural attractions, more places can bring their special area to a wider public.

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参考答案

1．B

【详解】句意：这些小风铃互相碰撞，发出悦耳的声音，让我想起了我可爱的童年。

考查动词短语。hit off(板球等)得分；hit against碰撞到……；hit through打穿(随球动作)；hit upon偶然发现。根据“These little wind-bells hit…each other,”可知，此处是指小风铃之间互相碰撞。故选B。

2．A

【详解】句意：——琳达，我又没通过驾驶考试。我现在感觉糟透了。——振作起来，苏珊。我完全明白你的感受，但我相信下次你一定能成功。

考查副词辨析。exactly完全地，精确地；properly正确地；closely接近地；seriously严肃地，认真地。结合选项和空前的“know”可知，琳达能够完全了解苏珊现在的糟糕感受，用exactly表示感同身受，故选A。

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