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2023-2024学年第二学期期末考试
八年级英语试卷
一、听力（每小题1分,计20分）
听对话回答问题, 本部分共有10道小题,每小题你将听到一段对话,每段对话听两遍．
1．How will the woman go to work probably?
2．What is Helen’s favourite charity now?
3．Where is John from?
4．Which of the following is Mr．Lee good at?
5．When did Mary come back?
A．At 6:45. B．At 7:15. C．At 6:15.
6．How much is the milk?
A．12 yuan. B．14 yuan. C．26 yuan.
7．Where does this conversation take place?
A．In the mall. B．At the party. C．At the bus stop.
8．What colour are the woman’s trousers?
A．Green. B．Red. C．White.
9．What does the girl think of her best friend?
A．They are both quiet. B．She is taller than her. C．She is quieter than her.
10．What can we know about the pork?
A．Its price has risen. B．It’s as expensive as fish. C．It’s cheaper at other supermarkets.
第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题
听对话，回答小题。
11．Who does the man live with in the east of the city?
A．His grandparents. B．His parents. C．His wife.
12．What change has taken place in the city?
A．There are many people now. B．There are many cars now. C．There are many gardens now.
听短文，回答小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。
| Name | Favourite type of book | Favourite book |
| Jane | Novels | The adventure of Tom Sawyer by the 13 writer Mark Twain |
| Jane’s 14 | 15 books | From the Earth to the Moon by the writer Jules Verne in France |
13．A．Canadian B．American C．English
14．A．sister B．cousin C．brother
15．A．Science B．History C．Travel
听短文，回答小题。
16．What problems should we care about according to the passage?
A．Air pollution. B．Water pollution. C．Noise pollution.
17．What should every country do to solve the problems ?
A．Rebuild the air. B．Clean up the air. C．Produce harmful gases.
18．How many ways that we can do are mentioned in the passage?
A．Four. B．Five. C．Six
19．What happened in 1967?
A．The EPA was set up.
B．Earth Day was first celebrated.
C．The government passed the Clean Air Act.
20．What is the EPA’s job?
A．To reduce the acid rain factories produced.
B．To find out new dangers and solve them.
C．To help people understand the dangers on the Earth.
二、补全对话（每小题1分,计5分）
W: Good evening, Ted! Tell our listeners what you do, please．
M: Good evening! I help collect rubbish along the Zhou River with other members in our volunteer team．
W: That’s great! 21
M: As you see, the Zhou River is our mother river．It provides us with clear water． 22
W: I agree with you． 23
M: Um …10 girls and 15 boys．
W: When do you do this work?
M: We live near the river．After dinner every evening, 24 and when we see the rubbish, we collect it．
W: 25
M: Yeah, I think so.
A．We don’t want it to be polluted.
B．How many members do you have in the team?
C．It’s good for your health and the environment, isn’t it?
D．How did you come up with the idea?
E．we take a long walk along the side of the river
三、完形填空（每小题1分,计15分）
请认真阅读下面短文，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。
War started in our house in late July with a month to go before my first day of college．It was a battle of wills (意愿) over what college I was to attend．Mom wanted me to attend a famous 26 school, and I wanted to go to a small writing college．Every night for two weeks, we argued, shouted until both sides went to bed with 27 ．
It was mostly my fault (过错)．Since my junior year of high school, I had wanted to be a nurse．I took all the science courses, and even worked as a 28 in my town’s local hospital．My 29 was to help the sick and be superwoman to the world．
Yet, as graduation and college neared, it all 30 ．Treating the sick was great, but not what I was meant to do for the rest of my life．I could picture 31 in hospitals, making rounds, and taking temperatures, but I couldn’t picture myself happy．It wasn’t the 32 I wanted．
Then, I realized I had been creating and writing stories since I could 33 ．I loved it, and writing was what I had been doing as a 34 ．It was going to be my career．And it had to be．
On August 1st, Mom and I sat down at the dinner table and I told her that she had every right to 35 where to spend her money, just like I had every right to decide where I wanted to go to school．If it was her choice not to 36 any of my college education, then I would take a year off to work and make money so I could go to the college I wanted．
Standing by my decision to be a 37 had proven my firm belief to my mom．Finally we were 38 , and she decided to support me, which meant the world to me．
Before that time, I had never stood up 39 my parents on any major decision．Choosing which college to attend 40 me to become a separate and complete adult．I am now finished with my first term as a Professional Writing major and I cannot wait to see what comes next.
26．A．cooking B．gardening C．nursing D．writing
27．A．happiness B．excitement C．regrets D．surprise
28．A．student B．volunteer C．guard D．surgeon
29．A．purpose B．job C．task D．prize
30．A．decided B．changed C．happened D．succeeded
31．A．myself B．nurses C．doctors D．patients
32．A．future B．effort C．thought D．chance
33．A．see B．wait C．find D．remember
34．A．dream B．hobby C．rule D．business
35．A．accept B．refuse C．choose D．consider
36．A．give B．afford C．change D．save
37．A．dancer B．worker C．director D．writer
38．A．under discussion B．under control C．at peace D．at loss
39．A．between B．against C．opposite D．behind
40．A．forced B．promised C．allowed D．reminded
四、阅读理解（每小题2分,计40分）
（一）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案．
A
Different countries have different customs．When you travel to other countries, please follow their customs, just as the saying goes, “________.”
Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip．It is usual to tip porters who help carry your bags, taxi drivers and waiters．Waiters expect to get a 15% tip on the cost of your meal．Taxi drivers expect about the same amount.
In England, make sure to stand in line even if there are only two of you．It’s important to respect lines there．It’s a good idea to talk about the weather．It’s a favourite subject of conversation with the British.
In Spain, it’s a good idea to have a light meal in the afternoon if someone invites you for dinner．People have dinner very late, and restaurants do not generally open until after 9 p.m.
In Arab countries, men kiss one another on the cheek．Your host may welcome you with a kiss on both cheeks．It is polite for you to do the same.
In Japan, people usually give personal or business cards to each other when they meet for the first time．When a person gives you a card, don’t put it into your pocket right away．The person expects you to read it.
Don’t forget to be careful of your body language to express something in conversation．A kind of body language that is acceptable in one culture may be impolite in another.
41．When you travel to the US, you don’t need to tip ________.
A．porters B．waiters C．teachers D．taxi drivers
42．The missing sentence in the first paragraph should be “________”.
A．Love me, love my dog B．He who laughs last laughs best
C．When in Rome, do as the Romans do D．Where there is a will, there is a way
43．The underlined word “porters” in the passage means “________” in Chinese.
A．搬运工 B．清洁工 C．接线员 D．售票员
44．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．In Spain, people usually have dinner very early.
B．In England, it’s not polite to talk about the weather.
C．In Arab countries, men kiss one another on the cheek.
D．In Japan, you should not read the business card as soon as you get it.
45．What’s the best title of the passage?
A．How to Tip B．Body Language
C．When to Have Dinner D．Advice to International Travellers
B
Tim Berners-Lee is not the most famous inventor in the world．However, his invention has changed our lives.
He was born in London, England in 1955．When he was a small boy, Tim was interested in playing with electrical things．He studied science at Oxford University．He made his first computer from an old television at the age of 21.
Tim started working on early computers．At that time, they were much bigger than now．He worked in England then Switzerland．Tim was really interested in two things, computers and how the brain works．How could the brain connect so many facts so quickly? He had to work with people all over the world．They shared information about computers．It was hard to manage all the information．He answered the same questions again and again．took a lot of time．It was even difficult for computers in the same office in Switzerland to share information．Tim also forgot things easily．Could a computer work like a brain? Could it “talk” to other computers?
There was an Internet already but it was difficult to use．In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web (WWW) all by himself．This had a special language that helped computers talk to each other on the Internet．When people wanted to share information with others, they used the World Wide Web．The Internet grew quickly after that.
Tim Berners-Lee doesn’t think he did anything special．He says that all of the ideas about the Internet were already there．All he did was to put them together．He says that many other people worked together to make the Internet what it is today.
Most inventors want to become rich．But Tim gave away the World Wide Web for nothing．He now works in America．He helps people share technology and wants the Internet to be free for everyone to use．Maybe he is the most important but least famous inventor in the world today!
46．What was Tim Berners-Lee interested in?
A．Looking for jobs in different cities.
B．Talking to people around the world.
C．Studying how to connect computers.
D．Exploring how to improve memory.
47．The underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refers to “__________”.
A．Working on early computers
B．Connecting different facts together
C．Travelling to the office in Switzerland
D．Repeating the answers to the same questions
48．Why is Tim Berners-Lee one of the most important men in the world?
A．He made information sharing on the Internet possible.
B．He made the first computer when he was 21 years old.
C．He helped people understand better how the brain works.
D．He invented the Internet and made it free for everyone to use.
49．In what order did the following events take place?
a．Tim worked in England． b．Tim worked in Switzerland． c．Tim made his first computer.
d．Tim invented the World Wide Web． e．Tim studied science at Oxford University.
A．c – e – d – a – b B．e – b – a – c – d C．c – d – a – e – b D．e – c – a – b – d
50．What does the writer think of Tim Berners-Lee?
A．He is not famous because he is not rich.
B．He has changed our lives and he is great.
C．He did nothing special but make people a good life.
D．He has made great achievements in memory research.
C
The two boys, Tom and Huck, were very frightened because they worried about being found by Injun Joe and his friend．Through the hole in the floor, the two boys upstairs saw the men eat and talk．Then the men were tired and fell asleep．Tom and Huck lay there for a very long time.
Finally, the two men woke up and lifted up a stone in the ground and took out some money they had stolen．Then Injun Joe lifted up another stone and found a box.
“What’s this?” Injun Joe asked.
The two men pulled the box out of the ground and opened it．The two boys, Tom and Huck, could see there was much money in it．They were very excited.
“There’s thousands of dollars in the box!” said his friend.
“It must have been left here by Murrell?” said Injun Joe.
“What will we do with it?”
“We’ll take it to my hideout (隐匿处).”
“Number two, under the cross.”
“Number one or number two?”
Then Injun Joe and his friend saw some tools in the corner and decided to go upstairs．But the stairs broke when Injun Joe stood on them! So the two men left the house and went towards the river．Tom went home as quickly as he could.
The next day, the two boys remembered the “Number two”, thinking this must be the number of the room in the hotel．They got all the keys they could find anywhere．But Tom discovered the door was not locked．He opened it!
— Adapted from The Adventure of Tom Sawyer
51．Tom and Huck were very frightened because ________.
A．they worried about being found
B．they stole Injun Joe and his friend’s money
C．Injun Joe and his friend were looking for them
D．Injun Joe and his friend wanted to talk to them
52．Tom and Huck were very excited after they saw ________.
A．Murrell and Injun Joe B．a box in the ground
C．Injun Joe and his friend D．much money in the box
53．What would Injun Joe do with the money?
A．He would throw it away. B．He would hide it in the ground.
C．He would take it to his hideout. D．He would give it to the two boys.
54．What does the underlined word “discovered” mean in the last paragraph?
A．thought B．found C．guessed D．said
55．From the story, we can know ________.
A．Injun Joe and his friend found many works of art in the box
B．Tom followed the men when Injun Joe and his friend left the house
C．Tom thought “Number two” was the number of the room in the hotel
D．Tom opened the door of the room in the hotel with the key that he found
阅读短文，并从下面的六个句子中选择五个还原到文中，使原文的意思完整、连贯。
Chen Xin, from Shanghai, used to travel four to five times a year．However, she has been at home for about two years since her baby was born．
“Life changed suddenly．I couldn’t travel around．Luckily, I noticed tourism webcasts (网络直播)．I got to know some less-known places．So my new interest is watching webcasts,” she said．“ 56 ”
57 ．Even government officials have joined in the tourism webcasts．Li Yun is an official of Dongchuan District, Kunming．He told viewers, “Dongchuan District has special tourism resources．Look, the view behind me is the Red Dirt． 58 ”
Li Xiaohui is an official of Tingri County, Xizang．He introduced the Mt．Qomolangma National Park to viewers in a webcast．“I am now in the Mt．Qomolangma National Park to broadcast online． 59 When we arrived here today, Mt Qomolangma could not be seen clearly because of the cloud, but we are lucky to see its whole view now,” said Li．
Tourism webcasts let people “travel” at home with clicks．Most of the viewers of tourism webcasts are those born after 1985． 60 They like the fun and interactive (互动的) tourism webcasts.
A．They are more interested in fresh things.
B．I enjoy the new way of online tours.
C．It is very beautiful and is a tourism name card of Dongchuan.
D．Tourism webcasts have been very popular recently.
E．I am happy to show you the beautiful view of the mountain.
F．It’s a good place to relax after a hard day’s work.
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参考答案
1．C
【原文】A: Why do you look so worried?
B: My car doesn’t work and I have to take the public transport to work.
2．B
【原文】A: Do you have a favorite charity, Helen?
B: I used to like Oxfam but now I like UNICEF best because it is working hard to help children.
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