河南省商丘市虞城县2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末英语试题.docx

1、河南省商丘市虞城县2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末英语试题一、阅读理解A Versailles Bike TourTake a tour of Versailles in a different wayby bicycle! Its the only way to see Versailles large gardens and youll get to see the beauty of Versailles that most visitors miss. Youll also enjoy a picnic by the Grand Canal (大运河) and then take

2、 a tour of the Palace of Versailles.Basic Information:Lasts: 9 hoursWhere to meet: Outside of the subway station (Line 10) in ParisWhere to dismiss (解散):Return to the same point and depart (离开) at about 6: 00 pm.Means of transportation (交通方式):Together with the guide, youll walk to the RER train stat

3、ion to travel to Versailles by train. Then pick up your bike at an office just 5 minutes from the Palace of Versailles.What You Will Enjoy:A visit to Versailles village market to buy cheese, bread, wine and anything else you wish for your delicious picnic lunch.A bike ride through the gardens behind

4、 the palace. Bring your camera for pictures. The gardens are beautiful in every direction.Arriving at the far end of the Grand Canal, youll sit down for a picnic.Cycle back to the palace and have a look at the lives of the King. Youll visit the Hall of Mirrors, the Kings State Apartments and so on.T

5、icket Prices:Man: 50 dollarsWoman: 40 dollarsKids 1218: 20 dollars (children under 12 cant take part)For more information, please visit 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。1When should the visitors and tour guide meet at the subway station?AAt about 9: 00 am.BAt about 11: 00 am.CAt about 1: 00 pm.DAt about 2: 00 pm.2Where

6、 will the visitors have a picnic?AIn the gardens of Versailles.BBy the Grand Canal.CAt the RER train Station.DIn the Hall of Mirrors.3If 14-year-old John and his parents take part in the Versailles bike tour, how much will they spend?A60 dollars.B70 dollars.C90 dollars.D110 dollars.4What can you do

7、to know more about the tour?AGive them a phone call.BGo to their office to ask.CWrite a letter to them.DVisit their website.5In which part of the newspaper may we read the text?AHistory.BNews.CTravel.DArts.John liked saying “yes” to others. He thought it was a lovely word.One day, during lunchtime a

8、t school, Johns friend Chorro asked John to give him his lunch. Chorro seemed to forget his lunch every day, but he never cared. He knew John would only say yes. Sure enough, John gave his lunch to Chorro, although he was very hungry.The next morning, the teacher asked everyone to hand in their home

9、work. Chorro didnt do his. He wasnt worried at all, because he had a good friend. “John, give me yours!” said Chorro.John didnt want to do that. If he did so, he would have nothing to hand in. But John liked to say yes. Finally, Chorro happily handed in “his” homework to the teacher.The teacher aske

10、d John, “Where is your homework, John?”John didnt want to lie. “I gave it to Chorro,” he replied.“What?” The teachers eyes were wide open. The answer wasnt what she had expected. But she wasnt angry. Instead, she asked patiently (耐心地), “Why did you give your homework to Chorro?”“Because he would be

11、punished (处罚) without my homework. Im a kind person. If someone needs my help, I should say yes!” said John.The teacher smiled and said, “Its good to be kind, but you must be kind to yourself first and only say yes to things youre happy to do. I hope you can understand this.”根据材料内容选择最佳答案。6What happe

12、ned during lunchtime?AJohn didnt eat anything.BChorro was hungry all noon.CJohn forgot to bring his lunch.DChorro shared his lunch with John.7Why wasnt Chorro worried about not doing his homework?ABecause John had already done his homework for him.BBecause he knew the teacher would not punish him.CB

13、ecause he didnt have to hand in his homework.DBecause he knew John would give his homework to him.8What does the underlined word “so” refer to?AThe thing that John gave his homework to Chorro.BThe thing that Chorro couldnt hand in his homework.CThe thing that John didnt give lunch to Chorro.DThe thi

14、ng that Chorro handed in Johns homework.9How did the teacher feel when she heard the answer?AMad.BExcited.CSurprised.DScared.10What did the teacher want John to understand?AHe should make friends with kind people.BHe should learn to say no.CHe should help others when they need help.DHe should do thi

15、ngs on his own.Have you ever heard of Yongchuan in Chongqing? Its in the eastern part of Chongqing. Many people didnt know it well in the past. However, its getting popular these days.Yongchuan has been the first to offer a fully driverless taxi service in China. Therere many pickup stations near sc

16、hools, hospitals, communities (社区) and office buildings.People can call a driverless taxi by placing an order on their smartphones and then wait at the nearest pickup station. In a few minutes, a white car will stop at the station. Theres a screen on the car window. People need to enter (输入) the las

17、t four numbers of their mobile phones on the screen to get into the car.Yongchuan is famous for not only its driverless taxi but also its ancient town Songji. Its in the south of Yongchuan. The government there has repaired the old buildings and roads. Also, it has worked hard to preserve the histor

18、ical and cultural heritage (遗产) to make sure its in good condition.Wang Peng, an old pingshu (storytelling) artist, has always tried to make Songji famous. He works as a pingshu artist in a teahouse and has lived in Songji for over 40 years. He always introduces Songji first before telling a story.

19、He hopes tourists can get to know the town better.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。11What do we know about Yongchuan?AIts in the north of Chongqing.BIts the most popular place in Chongqing.CPeople can enjoy a fully driverless taxi service there.DThe government will build more pickup stations there.12Whats the third par

20、agraph mainly about?AHow people take a driverless taxi.BWhat people think of the driverless taxi.CWhy people choose to take the driverless taxi.DHow a driverless taxi is different from other taxis.13What does the underlined word “preserve” in Paragraph 4 mean?AAccept.BRecord.CImprove.DProtect.14What

21、 can we learn from the text?ATheres only driverless taxi service in Yongchuan.BPassengers can wait for a driverless taxi at their workplace.CWang Peng mainly tells pingshu in the ancient town Songji.DWang Peng always tells a story before introducing Songji.15Whats the best title for the text?AA famo

22、us pingshu artistBYongchuana great place to visitCA wonderful tour in SongjiDGreat changes in YongchuanIn our life, we need to have dreams and goals (目标). Then how do we set life goals? 16 What are life goals? Life goals are what we want to get. 17 They are personal plans but they can be different i

23、n many ways. 18 Lots of us have dreams. We know what makes us happy and what we would love to try. Setting goals is useful in making our dreams come true. First, setting goals can tell us what to do next. Second, if we know what we want to be and want to do, we can have the right direction (方向) in o

24、ur life. We wont do useless things. 19 How can we set life goals? Heres an example. Anna wants to be a teacher. She sets her goal as “being an English teacher two years later”, but not an easy goal like “helping my brother with his homework”. Its difficult to make her goal come true in a short time,

25、 but shell try her best. 20 根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。AHere are some ideas.BWhy should we set goals in life?CAnd they make our life much more meaningful.DFinally, setting goals can make us live more happily.ERemember the more difficult your goal is, the more youll get.二、完形填空先通读短文，掌

26、握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。Once upon a time, there was a king named Edward. His minister (大臣), Dominic, helped him. Dominic was a clever and 21 man. He had the talent in solving the trouble. 22 , nobody was perfect in this world. He was very short.One day, King Edward 23 Dominic to a nei

27、ghboring country. The king of that country was an unkind person.As soon as the king saw Dominic, he noticed his 24 . “Isnt there a better person than you? Your king has sent such a short person,” he said.Hearing this, Dominic felt 25 . But knowing what situation he faced, he tried to 26 his anger (怒

28、火). He looked at the king and said, “There are many 27 people in my country. When they 28 , their heads cover the sun. They can walk one kilometer when they take just one step.”The king asked, “If such people are in your country, 29 did your king send you here?”Domini c said, “In fact, my country ha

29、s a custom (风俗). My king has sent 30 here according to it.”“Whats the custom?” asked the king.Dominic replied, “My king usually sends people according to the 31 of each country. For example, he sends a smart person to a clever kings country, and a 32 person to a silly kings country. Im the most stup

30、id person in my country, 33 he has sent me here.”After hearing the words, the king dropped his head in 34 and said sorry to Dominic. He 35 that he shouldnt have laughed at Dominic. And he decided to talk with others kindly from then on.21AbraveBlazyClonelyDhandsome22AAlsoBHoweverCStillDAgain23Ainvit

31、edBagreedCofferedDsent24AhabitBworkCheightDdeal25AangryBexcitedCtiredDweak26AshowBhideCpushDbeat27AshortBfairChugeDkind28Astand upBsit downCfix upDput down29AhowBwhenCwhereDwhy30AhimBmeCyouDthem31AsituationBpopulationCenvironmentDtechnology32AcommonBgreatCstupidDclever33AsoBbutCsinceDwhile34AfearBsu

32、rpriseCshameDdanger35AdecidedBrealizedChopedDpromised三、选词填空阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。oneangrybuthetoychecksoftamongwithwhileHunter is my little brother. A small, blue truck is his favorite 36 his toys. Its as small as his hand. The doors and wheels on the little truck can mov

33、e. Hunter spends hours every day playing with 37 truck. He goes to bed 38 it at night and sits next to it at the table while eating breakfast, lunch and dinner.Yesterday, our little cousin Carrie came over to play. Anytime Carrie gets a toy, she breaks it. Hunter didnt want his truck to get broken,

34、but Mom always made him share his 39 . When Carrie arrived, she shouted, “Where is Hunters blue truck? I want to play with it.” Hunter handed her the truck and told her to play with it for a short 40 .The 41 thing Carrie did was to hold the truck up over her head and then drop it on the floor. “Boom

35、!” She laughed loudly. “Stop!” Hunter shouted. He picked up his truck and 42 it. Oh! The truck was broken! “You broke it!” Hunter was 43 with Carrie. Carrie looked at him quietly and then said sorry 44 .Hunter had to forgive (原谅) her, 45 he decided to hide his truck the next time Carrie came over.四、

36、短文填空阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。Not all penguins (企鹅) live in cold places. African penguins live in the south of Africa. Like other penguins, African penguins spend most of the day feeding in the ocean, and this helps them stay cool.Most other penguins lay (产) their eggs in the open. However, Af

37、rican penguins do it in 46 different way. They dig holes 47 protect their eggs from the hot sun. They also stay in some cool places when they can. After that, they start going out and return to the hole to stay cool and stay away from dangerous animals. On land, some animals such as dogs 48 cats can

38、 eat them. In the water, they have to keep away from other big sea life.The African penguins are 49 danger now. There 50 only about 52,000 wild African penguins left. People pick penguin eggs for sale. The sea is polluted, so they are losing their homes.五、补全对话根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。A:

39、 Good afternoon, Eric! I havent seen you for a long time. Where did you go last month?B: 51 .A: Where is Zhengzhou?B: Its in the middle of Henan.A: 52 ?B: Its famous for the Shaolin Temple and the Yellow River.A: Are there any people enjoying their holidays in Zhengzhou?B: 53 . Lots of visitors go t

40、o the city to spend holidays every year.A: How long did you stay there?B: For three days.A: 54 ?B: Certainly. We took many photos there. 55 .A: What an exciting trip! I hope I can visit Zhengzhou one day.六、书面表达56为了鼓励同学们放飞青春梦想，努力成为德智体美劳全面发展的社会主义建设者和接班人，你校英语俱乐部打算举办题为“How to improve myself”的征文活动。请你根据以下提示写一篇英语短文投稿。提示：1.改掉坏习惯；2.多进行阅读；3.开始一项新的爱好；4.要求：1.习作须包括提示要点，可适当发挥；2.语句通顺、语意连贯；3.词数：100词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。How to improve myselfEveryone wants to get better and better, and so do I. In order to improve myself, Ill do as follows._试卷第9页，共9页