1、安徽省淮南市谢家集区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末英语试题一、听力选择1Whats wrong with Gina?ABC2Where does the girl want to go?ABC3How long can Alan watch the talent show?AFor 20 minutes.BFor 30 minutes.CFor 40 minutes.4What did Andys elder sister forget to buy?ACandles.BCakes.CFruit.5How did the boy get home yesterday afternoon
2、?ABy bike.BBy subway.CBy car.听下面一段对话，回答下列小题。6Where will Peter go first?ANanjing.BChengdu.CLhasa.7Why does Peter go there by high-speed train?ABecause its comfortable.BBecause he doesnt like taking a plane.CBecause its kind of cheap.听下面一段对话，回答下列小题。8What does Trench think of Hawaii?AExciting.BPeaceful
3、.CUnusual.9What did Trench do every day when he was in Hawaii?AHe went swimming.BHe went fishing.CHe went boating.10How was the weather in Hawaii when Trench was there?ACloudy.BWindy.CSunny.你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个小题。请根据短文内容，在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。11What is Karl?AA cat.BA dog.CA bird.12How often doe
4、s Mrs. Liu play with Karl?AEvery day.BTwice a week.CThree times a week.13When does Mrs. Liu take a walk?AAt 4:00 p.m.BAt 6:00 p.m.CAt 7:00 p.m.14What does the shop at the end of the road sell?AClothes.BAnimal food.CAnimal books.15Where was Mrs. Lius money at last?AAt her home.BIn her wallet.CIn Karl
5、s mouth.二、听力填空你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容，写出下面表格中所缺的单词，每空仅填一词。短文读两遍。Starlight TownPast He was born there. He first lived in the 16 of the town with his parents. There were many shops, restaurants, schools, a 17 factory and an old cinema.Now The old cinema has 18 to a big park. The post office has become 19 tha
6、n the old one. Most shops have moved into a big supermarket. About 20 thousand people live in the town.三、单项选择21For book lovers, theres so much _ in the books they have read. The books make their minds rich.AinformationBtreasureCtroubleDsilence22My father _ goes to work by bike. He only takes a taxi
7、on rainy days.AusuallyBhardlyCfinallyDespecially23Emma usually wears this silk dress because it feels _ and comfortable.AheavyBwetCsoftDsafe24_ was the population of Sansha City, Hainan in 2020?Just 2,300 or so.AHowBHow manyCWhatDHow much25My schoolbag is too full so Im going to _ after school today
8、.Afix it upBwork it outCpick it upDclear it out26You really have a close relationship with Mr. Chen.Yes. _ I go to Beijing, I go to visit him.AWhateverBWheneverCWhoeverDWherever27My brother and I have been to the city library _ times. Both of us think its a good place for reading.Aa set ofBa pair of
9、Ca couple ofDa piece of28My father _ for 10 hours, because he was too tired these days.Afalls asleepBis asleepChas fallen asleepDhas been asleep29The Smiths have _ Hong Kong on vacation.Oh, really? Ive never _ there.Abeen to; gone toBgone to; been toCbeen to; goneDgone to; been30I didnt go on the sc
10、hool trip because I had a fever._. It was fantastic. We visited a farm and picked some strawberries there.AThats rightBIm not sureCIts a shameDIts no big deal四、完形填空There was a rich old man. He had no wife or children. He decided to leave his 31 to one of his nephews (侄子). How could he find whether t
11、hey were excellent?He thought hard and made a 32 . He sent a box to each of his nephews. In each box, there was a seed (种子) and a letter. The letter said: 33 this seed. Do your best to grow a beautiful plant. After three months, bring it to me.One nephew was 14-year-old Ping. He put his seed into a
12、pot and 34 the pot with good earth. He looked after the seed 35 every day and waited for it to grow into a beautiful plant. However, the seed didnt grow at all. Ping then put the seed into a bigger pot and added richer earth. He continued to 36 the seed. Three months passed, but nothing happened.Whe
13、n the time came, Ping went to the old mans house with nothing. But his 37 arrived with beautiful plants. They laughed at Ping. Ping felt 38 .To everyones surprise, the old man said Ping was the proper person. “ 39 I gave you the seeds, I cooked them, so they wouldnt grow. Ping is the only 40 person
14、here, so Ill give my money to him,” he explained.31AfoodBvideoChouseDmoney32AplanBdealCdreamDjoke33AThrowBWeighCCheckDPlant34AfixedBfilledCmixedDcovered35AluckilyBquicklyCcarefullyDloudly36Alook afterBthink aboutCcut upDbring out37AclassmatesBparentsCcousinsDfriend38AscaredBupsetCexcitedDstupid39AIf
15、BBecauseCBeforeDAlthough40AseriousBcreativeCcleverDhonestA healthy living place must be in balance (平衡). What does this mean? As a 41 , rabbits eat plants. The rabbits keep the plants under control. Tigers eat rabbits. They 42 there arent too many rabbits. This is 43 the nature stay s balanced.But s
16、ometimes, things can get out of balance. A swamp (沼泽) in Florida isnt in balance. Whats the 44 ? There are too many large snakes. The snakes didnt 45 in the swamp at first. Why? Because some pet keepers let their pet snakes stay in the swamp. Their numbers become bigger and bigger. There are too man
17、y large snakes now. They eat rabbits and other small animals, 46 the wildlife (野生动物) in the swamp. So theyre bad for the 47 environment there. In the end, theres less food for large fish and wild cats. Now all of the wildlife in the swamp is becoming 48 .To stop this problem, some people are trying
18、to 49 the snakes and take them away from the swamp. But its not easy because the snakes are very good at 50 . We need to be careful about what animals we bring into different environments so that we dont break the balance of nature.41AruleBsportCsizeDway42Await forBlook intoCmake sureDbring away43Aw
19、hoBhowCwhatDwhere44AanswerBproblemCconditionDinterest45AendBloseCliveDjoin46AespeciallyBfinallyCrecentlyDprobably47AsmallBcleanCperfectDnatural48AbeautifulBhealthyClovelyDhungry49AraiseBsaveCcatchDprotect50ApushingBcontrollingCsearchingDhiding五、补全对话根据对话内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。A: Hey, Matt. D
20、id you ride your bike to school?B: Yes, I did. But theres something wrong with it.A: 51 B: I heard a strange sound coming from the back wheel. The ride is OK, but Im not sure whether its safe or not.A: Why dont you take your bike to a bike repair shop? 52 B: Well. 53 A: Yes. Theres one called Bens B
21、ikes. I have been there twice.B: 54 A: Excellent. The repairmen there were friendly.B: Sounds great. 55 Ill have my bike repaired and I also want to buy a new bike light.A: Of course.AHows the shop?BWhats the problem?CYou can have it checked.DYou can get a new bike there.EWhen did you find the probl
22、em?FIs there a bike repair shop near our school?GCould you tell me the way to Bens Bikes?六、阅读理解China National Tea MuseumOpened in 1990 in Hangzhou, China National Tea Museum is a museum themed with tea and tea culture in China. You can learn about the culture and history of tea in China there. Best
23、seasons: All seasons Visiting Time: 23 hours Opening Hours: 9: 00 a. m. 4: 30 p. m.( closed on Monday) Tickets: FreeHallsTea History Hall: You can see how tea has developed in China since thousands of years ago. Tea Collection Hall: More than 100 kinds of famous Chinese tea are on show. Youll see ho
24、w big the family of tea is. Tea Information Hall: There are some pictures of famous people visiting the museum from home and abroad. Tea Sets Hall: Youll see tea sets in different times in China and know about the change of their looks and functions (功能). Tea Custom (风俗) Hall: You can get to know th
25、e customs of tea tasting in different places, like Yunnan, Sichuan, Fujian and so on.56What can we learn about China National Tea Museum?AIts the only tea museum in China.BWe can go there all year round.CWe dont need to pay to visit there.DIt has been open for about 40 years.57What time can you go t
26、here if you want to visit the museum?AAt 8: 00 a. m.BAt 2: 30 p. m.CAt 4: 30 p. m.DAt 5: 00 p. m.58Where can people see all kinds of tea like green tea, black tea and white tea?ATea History Hall.BTea Collection Hall.CTea Information Hall.DTea Sets Hall.Once, there was an ugly (丑陋的) girl that no man
27、wanted to marry. Also, she couldnt get a job. She cut her hair short and put on boys clothes. She got a job caring for some sheep.One day, she helped a prince. The king was glad to see the “boy” who saved his son. He gave her a horse named Lulizar. It was fast and strong and could also talk!For the
28、first time in her life, the girl fell in love. She told the king that she wanted to get married to his son. The king found out she was an ugly girl and he was angry. He wanted to murder her, so he sent her to bring back the necklace (项链) of the Devil Mother.She rode to the Devil Mothers house. Luliz
29、ar told her, “As soon as you find the necklace, jump out the window and Ill catch you.” The girl did it. The Devil Mother saw a boy riding away with her necklace. She pointed to the girl and said, “I curse (诅咒) you, boy! Youll be a woman!”When the girl got back, she had changed into a beautiful woma
30、n! The prince fell in love with her and the king had to keep his promise.59Why did the girl cut her hair short and wear boys clothes?AShe wanted to get a job.BShe wanted to look cool.CShe wanted to look like a prince.DShe wanted to scare people away.60What does the underlined word “murder” in Paragr
31、aph 3 mean?AProtect.BHate.CCheat.DKill.61What did the writer say about the Devil Mother?AShe hated the king.BShe could do magic.CShe dressed up as the ugly girl.DShe had many beautiful necklaces.62Whats the possible ending to the story?AThe king drove the girl away.BThe Devil Mother found the girl.C
32、The prince and the girl got married.DThe girl finally got a better job.After school, when Aden went past the community center on his way home, he saw a colorful banner (横幅) that read “Come and Celebrate Grandparents Day”. He didnt know it before, but he loved his grandparents and wanted to show his
33、thanks to them.At night, Aden told his parents and grandparents about the banner. “Oh, were happy to spend every day with you. We dont need to celebrate,” Adens grandfather said with a warm smile on his face. But Adens parents thought it would be fun to celebrate the day. The tickets for the celebra
34、tion were 60 yuan for each, and they bought five.On Grandparents Day, Aden got up early. He put the gifts for his grandparents on a table outside their bedroom. He bought a cup for his grandfather with the words “Best Grandpa in the World” and some beautiful flowers for his grandmother.Everyone had
35、a wonderful time that day. Adens grandparents loved their gifts. They were happy with the celebration. Everyone told Aden that they were happy that he was such a caring boy.63Why did Aden want to celebrate Grandparents Day?ABecause it was his grandparents birthday.BBecause his friends were all celeb
36、rating it.CBecause his parents asked him to celebrate it.DBecause he wanted to show his thanks to his grandparents.64What gifts did Aden buy?A cup.A T-shirt.A book.Flowers.ABCD65Whats the theme of the text?ATravel.BLove.CScience.DHealth.Do you know there are five great mountains in China? Theyre Mou
37、nt Taishan in Shandong, Mount Huashan in Shaanxi, Mount Hengshan in Shanxi, Mount Songshan in Henan and Mount Hengshan in Hunan. Mount Huangshan isnt one of the five great mountains, but it is very famous as well.Mount Huangshan is in the southern part of Anhui. Its said that you wont want to visit
38、any other mountain after seeing the five great mountains. However, you wont even want to see the five great mountains after returning from Mount Huangshan. These words may give you an idea of the beauty of Mount Huangshan.Mount Huangshan is famous for its sunrise, rocks and the sea of clouds. The we
39、t climate (气候) is good for planting tea trees, so the mountain is one of the main places to grow tea in China. There are also many great hot springs. The water of the hot springs is good for peoples health. Being one of the main places for tourists to visit, Mount Huangshan is also popular with phot
40、ography (摄影) lovers and artists.September to May is the best time to visit the mountain, but youre welcome to visit it at any time.66What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to?AMount Huangshan.BMount Taishan.CMount Songshan.DMount Huashan.67According to the text, what can we enjoy wh
41、en visiting Mount Huangshan?Hot springs. The sea of clouds. Nice tea. Delicious food.ABCD68Whats the best title for the text?AThe Beauty of MountainsBFive Great Mountains in ChinaCThe Best Time to Visit Mount HuangshanDA Famous MountainMount Huangshan69In which unit of a textbook can we read the tex
42、t?APlaying Sports.BCooking Food.CFeeling Better.DEnjoying Nature.Do you like eating pineapples? Come to enjoy the Eleuthera Pineapple Festival. It has a history of over 30 years. Its in early June on the Island of Eleuthera. Every year people from all over the Bahamas and other places come here to e
43、njoy this festival. Delicious foods and drinks are here and there at the festival. Everyone can find something to enjoy.Do you know how pineapples grow? Go to the farm to have a look. You may be shocked to find that pineapples dont grow on treesthey grow out of the ground!There are many different ac
44、tivities during this festival. One fun activity is the pineapple-eating contest (比赛). People cant use their hands to eat a pineapple. The one who eats up the pineapple first wins.People can also be in the pineapple-cooking contest. They can make different kinds of foods like cakes, pies, juices and
45、ice-cream by using pineapples. Some big people try the food and choose the best one as the winner.Youll see beautiful artworks made by people there at the festival. There are many other activities at the same time. Some people play music all day and night. You can sing and dance to the music. The Eleuthera Pineapple Festival usually ends with a street parade (游行). Join it and youll have lots of fun.70What does the writer talk about the Eleuthera Pineapple Festival?AIts in late June.B
