山東省日照市東港區(qū)2023-2024學(xué)年八年級(jí)下學(xué)期期末考試英語試題

山東省日照市東港區(qū)2023-2024學(xué)年八年級(jí)下學(xué)期期末

考試英語試題

一、完形填空

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可

以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

Amancamehomefromworklateasusual,tiredandimpatient,tofindhis5-year-old

sonwaitingforhimatthedoor."Daddy,howmuchdoyoumakeanhour?”askedtheson.

“Whydoyouasksuchathing?^^themansaid.

“Ijustwanttoknow.Pleasetellme!”beggedthelittleboy.

“Ifyouknow,Imake$20anhour.”

“Oh,"thelittleboyreplied,withhis_______down.Lookingup,hesaid,"Daddy,

mayI$10?，」

Thefatherwasangry,"Iftheonlyreasonyouaskedisthatyoucanborrowsome

moneytobuyatoy,thenyougostraighttoyourroomandsleep.Whydoyou

alwaysthinkaboutyour.Iworkhardsolonghourseveryday!”

Thelittleboywenttohisroomandshutthedoor.

Afteranhourorso,themandownandwenttoopenthedooroftheboy's

room.

“Areyou,son?”Heasked.

“No,daddy,Tmawake/9repliedtheboy.

"I'vebeenthinking,maybeIwastooonyouearlier,“saidtheman.

“Maybethereissomethingyoureallyneedtobuy.Here'sthe$10youwanted.^^

Thelittleboysatstraightup,.“Oh,thankyou,daddy!”Heshouted.

Then,reachingunderhispillowheoutsomepapermoney.Theman,seeing

thattheboyalreadyhadmoney,startedtogetangryagain.

Thelittleboyslowly__________hismoney,andthenlookedupathisfather.

“Whydoyouwantmoremoneyifyoualreadyhavesome?^^thefathercomplained.

"BecauseIdidn'thaveenough,nowIdo,“thelittleboyreplied.

“Daddy,Ihave$20now.CanIbuyan(a)ofyourtime?Pleasecome

homeearlytomorrow.Iwouldliketohavedinnerwithyou.^^

1.

A.softlyB,quicklyC.angrilyD.happily

2.

A.mayB.mustC.canD.could

3.

A.handB.headC,faceD.back

4.

A.borrowB,haveC.lendD?get

5.

A.beautifulB,simpleC.lovelyD.silly

6.

A.hopeB,needC.successD.trouble

7.

A.quietlyB.excitedlyC,suddenlyD,surprisedly

8.

A.satB,wentC,cooledD.looked

9.

A.asleepB.busyC,okayD,pleased

10.

A.wildB,warmC.hardD.kind

11.

A.cryingB.smilingC,thinkingD.wondering

12.

A.pushedB,turnedC.putD.picked

13.

A.countedB.touchedC,movedD.collected

14.

A.andB.butC.orD.so

15.

A.minuteB,momentC,morningD,hour

、閱讀理解

Internet-famoussitesinSingapore

TheMerlion

TheMerlionisamythical（神話中的）animalthatishalf-fishandhalf-lion.Itsfish

bodystandsforthefishingvillagesofSingapore'spast,whileitslionheadisasymbolof

Singapura（"lioncity“inSanskrit）.ItwasbuiltbyLimNangSengin1972.Peoplefirst

sawitatthemouthofSingaporeRiverbutnowitstandsatMerlionPark.

GardensbytheBay

GardensbytheBayisanatureparkof1,000,000squaremetersinSingapore.Itwas

builttohavea“CityinaGarden^^andmaketheairbetter.Itopenedin2012andmillions

ofvisitorscomehereeveryyear.Thefreeeveninglightshowisgreatfuntowatch.

MarinaBaySands

MarinaBaySandsinSingaporeopenedin2011.Itoffersaluxurious（奢華的）hotel

stay,shoppingatTheShoppesatMarinaBaySands,andartandcultureshowsattheArt

ScienceMuseum.TheInfinityPoolisdesigned（設(shè)計(jì)）tolooklikealakeonthetopofa

mountain,beingseenasasignofgoodluck.

TheHelixBridge

TheHelixBridgeinSingaporeisapedestrian（人行的）bridgeinSingapore.Itwas

builtin2010.Ifsthelongestonethere.Thebridgeisshapedlikeadoublehelix螺旋）

DNA,whichstandsfor“Torenewandgrow”.

16.WhatdoesthefishbodyoftheMerlionstandfor?

A.Singapore'spoorpast.B,Singapore9sChineseculture.

C.Singapore'ssuccesstoday.D,Singapore'sbrightfuture.

17.Wherecanyougotoenjoyshopping?

A.AtMerlionPark.B.AtMarinaBaySands.

C.OnTheHelixBridge.D.AtGardensbytheBay.

18.WhatdoweknowabouttheHelixBridge?

A.It'sasignofgoodluck.B,Itseveninglightshowiswonderful.

C.Itstandsfornewlifeandhope.D.Itwasbuilttoimprovethetraffic.

Otters（水獺）arecutewateranimals.Thesedays,keepingottersaspetsisgetting

popular.InJapan,some"ottercafes"areopenforbusiness.Peoplecanpaytoplaywith

theottersthereandtotakephotoswiththem.Thesephotosandvideospostedonlinehave

interestedmorepeopletobuyottersaspets.

However,theseenjoyablephotosandvideoshidethedamage（損害）thattheonline

tradeisdoingtootters.Infact,wildottersarefacingmanydangers-theyhavelongbeen

killedfortheircoats;insomeplaces,fishermenhavebeenkillingottersinordertostop

themfromeatingfish;andnow,theonlinepettradehasbecomeanotherbigproblemfor

otters.

Accordingtoareport,70%oftheotterssoldonlineareunderoneyearold.When

theyarekeptaspetsbyhumans,theydonotlivefullandnaturallives.Ottersarevery

social.Theyliveinfamilygroupsofupto15inthewild.Keepinganotterasapetcan

makeitverysadandlonely.

Ontheotherhand,ottersareactuallybadpets.Theyhaveaveryspecialfishysmell.

Iftheyarekeptindoors,theywillleavealotofwastearoundthehouse.Thiswouldmake

thesmellevenmoreterrible.Besides,whenottersareunhappy,theywillmakeloud

noisesandevenattack（攻擊）people.Ifapersonishurtbyanotter,heorsheneedstogo

tohospitalatonce.

19.WhatisParagraph1mainlyabout?

A.Thewaysofbuyingotters.B,Thedangersofplayingwithotters.

C.Keepingottersaspetsispopular.D.Ottersarecutewateranimals.

20.Whatisthenewthreatforotters?

A.Beingplacedonthetable.B,Beingsoldonlineaspets.

C.Beinghuntedforcoats.D,Beingkilledbyfishermen.

21.Whyareottersbadpets?

a.Theymayattackpeople.b.Theymaymakeloudnoises.

c.Theyhaveaspecialfishysmell.d.Theyneedtogotohospitaloften.

A.a,b,cB.a,bC.b,c,dD.a,c,d

22.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeofwritingthetext?

A.Totellpeopletheotters9livinghabits.

B,Toteachpeoplehowtokeepapetotter.

C.Tocallonpeopletostoptheotterpetstrade.

D.Totellpeoplethepopularityofpetotters.

Asayoungster,therewasnothingIlikedbetterthanSundayafternoonsatmy

grandfather^farminwesternPennsylvania.Withmilesofstonewallsaround,thehouse

andgroundprovidedendlesshoursoffunforacitykidlikeme.

IcanstillrememberoneafternoonwhenIwaseightyearsold.Sincemyfirstvisitto

thefarm,Iwantedtobeallowedtoclimbthestonewalls.Myparentswouldnever

approve.Thewallswereold,somestonesweremissing,otherswerefalling.Still,my

ideatoclimbacrossthosewallsgrewsostrongthatfinally,onespringafternoon,Imade

upmymindtoenterthelivingroom,wheretheadultswerechattingafterSundaydinner.

“I,uh-Iwanttoclimbthestonewalls,“Isaid.Everyonelookedup."CanIclimb

thestonewalls?”"Heavens,no!”"You'llhurtyourself!9,1wasn'ttoosad.Theanswer

wasjustasI'dexpected.ButbeforeIcouldleavetheroom,mygrandfatherstoppedme.

“Nowholdonjustaminute,“Iheardhimsay."Lettheboyclimbthestonewalls.Hehas

tolearntodothingsforhimself.

“Go,"hesaidtome,“andcomeandseemewhenyougetback."Forthenexttwo

andahalfhoursIclimbedthoseoldwallsandhadthetimeofmylife.LaterImetwith

mygrandfathertotellhimaboutmyexperience.I'llneverforgetwhathesaid."FredJhe

said,smiling,uYoumadethisdayaspecialdayjustbybeingyourself.Alwaysremember,

there'sonlyonepersoninthiswholeworldlikeyou,andIlikeyouexactlyasyouare.”

23.Whydidtheboyenjoythevisittothefarm?

A.Therewereoldstonewalls.B.Hehadmanyfriendsthere.

C.Helikeshisgrandfather.D.Itwasanexcitingplaceforhim.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“approve“inParagraph2mean?

A.offerB.expectC.agreeD.mind

25.Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?

A.Thestonewallswerenotdangerousatall.

B,Hisparentsencouragedhimtohaveatry.

C.Thegrandfatherwasasmartandwiseman.

D.Thewriteristooscaredtoclimbthestonewalls.

26.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.Tobeyourself.B.Todowhatyouwanttodo.

C.Tomakeyourvoiceheard.D.Tofollowgrandfather^advice.

Technologyisdevelopinginsucharapidway.Asmalltoollikeasmartphonenow

hasmoreprocessingpower（處理能力）thanrocketstotheMoononcehad.New

technologyhasmadeourliveseasierandricher.Onepieceofkit—thedrone（無人機(jī)）

hascaughtoureyesthesedays.Thislittlepilotlessaircraft（飛行器），firstdevelopedfor

photography,isnowbringingusadvantages（好處）closertohome.

Dronesarehelpingtoimprovethelivesofpeopleinfarplaces.IntheUK,theRoyal

Mailorderedagroupof500dronestohelpdeliver（快遞）themailtopoorandfarareas.

Windracerssaytheycanflyinfogandreduce30%wastegasthanthepilotedaircraft.

Dronescouldalsoplayapartinimprovingthehealthofmillionsofpeople.In

Zanzibar,forexample,they'rebeingusedtospray（噴射）wetlandsagainstillness.And

writingforBBCFuturewebsite,HarrietConstabledescribesanunbelievable

developmentprojectbytheUniversityofSouthAustralia.Theplanisfordronestobe

abletofindthesickpeoplebyreadingthebloodfromtheair.

Itseemsthatthedronetechnologycanachieveanythinginthesky.Theonlythingis

howtomaketheminorderwhenlanding.JessicaBrownsays:"Ifourskiesareto

becomeascrowdedasourstreets,newairspacerulesareneededtopreventaccidents.

Andtherearealsonewproblems,suchasnoisepollution.

27.Whatwasthedronefirstusedfor?

A.Delivery.B.Photography.

C.Protectingtheenvironment.D.ImprovingPeople'shealth.

28.WhydoesthewriterlisttheexampleoftheRoyalMail?

A.Toencourageittoordermoredrones.

B,Toremindusnottobuythingsfromit.

C.Tofindouthowmanydronestheybought.

D.Totellusdronescanhelpimprovepeople'slife.

29.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.Thedronesaregreenerthanthepilotedplane.

B,Thedroneswillbeoutofcontrolinthefuture.

C.Thedroneshasfoundthesickpeopleinthecrowd.

D.Thedronesmadetheskyascrowdedasstreets.

30.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.Newtechnology,NewlifeB.Smalldrones,Bigadvantages

C.Moderntools,MoreproblemsD.Smallact,Bigchange

三、單詞拼寫

31.Youwon'tbeafraidtocwithanybodyaslongasyouareexcellent.

32.Theoldmanclearedhistandstartedthespeech.

33.Peterworkssohard.Nowonderthathemadesuchgreatp.

34.Mysisterlooksquitesad.I'mafraidshehasknownthet.

35.AthesecoastalcitiesinShandongprovince,IlikeRizhaobest.

36.Millionsofvisitorsfromhomeand（國夕卜）visitthePalaceMuseumevery

year.

37.It's（不公平）tomakesuchalittlechilddosomuchhomework.

38.In_________（古代）China,peoplebegantodrinkteaandcollectteasets.

39.We（募集）alotofmoneyforthepeopleintheearthquakearea.

40.Helikeswatersports,（尤其）swimmingandskating.

四、短文填空

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式(每空不多于三

個(gè)單詞)。

AlotofyoungpeopleareturningtothepastfortheirclothesstylesandHanfuis

becomingoneof41(popular)choices.Ioftenimagine42(wear)Hanfu

travellingaroundtheworld.IhavetosaythatI43(complete)getlostinitsbeauty.

Asthegovernment44(encourage)therenaissance便興)oftraditionalculture,

wecanenjoydifferenthanfu45(show)aroundthecitieseveryyear.Theybringus

backtoHandynasty.Welearnmoreaboutthehistory,cultureandtradition46them.

Hanfu47(be)indifferentstylessinceHandynasty.48,allkindsofclothes

havesomethingincommon.49allhavelargesoftrobes存包子)，withsleevesthat

hangdowntotheknees.Handscan'tbeseen.

“Clothesarepartofculture,sonotonlythetraditionalclothesbutalsomodem

clothesplay50importantroleinculture/9saidZhangJun,afamousreporter.

五、任務(wù)型閱讀

閱讀下面短文，回答短文后面的各個(gè)小題。

YesheDolkar,15,livesinNangqenCounty,Qinghai.Onacoldsnowyday,shesaw

twosnowleopards(雪豹)neartheheadwatersoftheLancangRiver."Theyhaveblue

greeneyesandlongfluffy松的)tailswithblackspots(斑點(diǎn))alloverthebo