2024秋绵阳市涪城区期末教育教学质量监测
（八年级上册期末英语）
第一部分：读（共二节，满分60分）
第一节：阅读理解 （共四篇，20小题，满分40分）阅读下面四篇材料，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1．Mr.King lives in a city.He owns some shops and makes a lot of money.His son，Mike，studies at a middle school.The boy likes everything but studying.He doesn't listen to his teachers in class and he never finishes his homework on time.He always plays football when he has any free time.He can never pass the exams.
Mr.King is so busy with his business that he has little time to stay at home.He never pays any attention（关心）to his son's studies，so he doesn't know how he is doing.
One day Miss Read，Mike's teacher，telephones Mr.King.On the telephone she tells him all about the boy's studies.She wants him to try to help his son at home.When the man hears this，he doesn't feel very happy.
In the afternoon when his son comes back from school，Mr.King gives him a good telling off （责备），but soon feels sorry for it when he sees Mike crying in the bedroom.The next morning，before Mike goes to school，he says to him，"Study hard and I'll buy you a car when you pass the exam next year."
Another term is over.Mike doesn't pass the exam once more.Mr.King has a look at the school report for a few minutes and then he asks his son，"You don't pass the exam again，Mike.What did you do this term？" "I learned how to drive a car，dad，" answers the boy.
（1）Mr.King is .
A．a football player
B．a teacher
C．a driver
D．a businessman（商人）
（2）Mike can never pass the exams because .
A．his father has a lot of money
B．he doesn't like studying
C．his teachers are not very good
D．he has to help his father in the shops
（3）Miss Read rings Mr.King .
A．to tell him to take his son out of school
B．to buy things from his shop
C．to tell him about Mike's studies
D．because his son passes the exam once again
（4）In the sentence "...，but soon feels sorry for it when he sees Mike crying in the bedroom."，the word "it" refers to（指） .
A．Mike's exam mark（分数）
B．telling his son off
C．something that Miss Read tells Mr King
D．the car
（5）Which of the following is WRONG？
A．Mike doesn't pass the exam at the end of the term.
B．Mike's father buys him a car.
C．Mike doesn't do well in his lessons for another term.
D．Mike thinks his father will buy him a car.
2．The Kennedy Elementary School band（乐队） is special．That's because Tony Boland，a member of it，is a 79﹣year﹣old flute（长笛） player．His story tells us that you're never too old to toot the flute．
After working at the school for more than ten years，Tony joined the fifth graders in the band．His grandchildren were at the school．He helps children with their reading．
He started tooting the flute many years ago，when his wife tried to throw away （扔掉） their daughter's flute．
"You will play better if you play with others，"he told a reporter．
Brian Enabnit thought Tony would make a difference to the band．
"He's great．He's helping the students around him，"Enabnit said．
Tony practises with the students once a week and performs with them．They played at the Dubuque Community School District's Band Festival earlier this month．
Fifth﹣grade student Courtney Less thought her older classmate was successful．
"He's an excellent player，" Courtney said．"All of us are afraid when giving a performance，but he isn't．"
（1）Why is Kennedy Elementary School band special？
A．Because there is only a boy in it．
B．Because it has a member of 79 years old．
C．Because its members are fifth graders．
D．Because it gave a performance earlier this month．
（2）The underlined word "toot" means " "．
A．have
B．make
C．play
D．pay
（3）How often does Tony practise with the students？
A．Once a week．
B．Once a day．
C．Twice a week．
D．Twice a day．
（4）We can learn from the passage．
A．there are five players in the band
B．Tony also helps the students to read
C．Tony doesn't like playing with others
D．Courtney Less is Tony's grandchild
（5）What's the best title for the passage？
A．A Special School
B．How to Help Others
C．How to Be Different
D．Never Too Old to Learn
3．Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries．Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each．Children in the US will leave their parents' home when they grow up．They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs．They often write to their parents or telephone them．And they often go to visit their parents on holiday．Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs．Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves．Children are asked to do some work around their house．And in many families，children are paid for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use．
（1）The size of most American families is that of other countries．
A．larger than
B．smaller than
C．as big as
D．as small as
（2）When children grow up，they leave their parents' home to ．
A．get married
B．be free
C．find good jobs
D．study
（3）They visit their parents ．
A．on weekdays
B．on weekends
C．at any time
D．on holiday
（4）Which of the following statements is WRONG？
A．Children have the freedom to choose their own job．
B．Parents don't ask their children to do the housework．
C．Parents think it important for children to make their own decision．
D．When children grow up，they usually live far away from their home．
（5）Some parents pay their children for doing housework because ．
A．children can learn how to make money for themselves
B．their children required them to do so
C．they are rich
D．it is required by law．
4．Children at the age of 10﹣﹣﹣14 often have a " sleepover （不在自己家过夜的儿童聚会）" birthday party，when the children have no classes the next day.A party of this kind is usually on a Friday or a Saturday night.For a party of this kind，the birthday person may invite about 5﹣8 close friends over for dinner.After dinner，the children will eat cakes and ice﹣cream and the birthday person will open his or her gifts.All the kids stay there for the night.During the night，the children may go bowling（打保龄球），go ice﹣skating or go to the movies.Also the children will eat snacks at midnight，and then watch TV，chat and play computer games until the next morning.The children's parents will pick them up by around 9：00.Sleepover birthday parties are popular in some Western countries.Parents and children often carefully plan the parties and prepare sleepover party games.
（1）Parents often prepare a sleepover birthday party for their children .
A．on a Monday or a Saturday night
B．at the age of six
C．at the age of eighteen
D．on a Friday or a Saturday night
（2）The birthday person usually invites to have dinner.
A．several good friends
B．a few relatives（亲戚）
C．5﹣8 teachers
D．some neighbors
（3）The children still stay at the birthday person's home .
A．till midnight
B．for eight hours
C．for the whole day
D．until next morning
（4）Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage？
A．Playing football.
B．Eating ice﹣cream.
C．Playing computer games.
D．Chatting.
（5）In which of the following countries may children have sleepover birthday parties？
A．Japan
B．The UK
C．China
D．India
第二节：完形填空（满分20分）阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
5．Friends are very important in people's lives．Some have（1） views and interests，but（2） like the same things．Should friends be different（3） the same？In my opinion，I don't care．I have two best friends，Wang Lei and Lin Ying．Wang Lei（4） like me．I am（5） than most of the students in my class，and Wang Lei is also quiet．And we both enjoy（6） ．On weekends，we often go to the library to do some reading．But the other friend of mine，Lin Ying，is（7） different from me．She is much more outgoing，and she likes（8） and often makes me laugh．She also likes（9） ，so she is more athletic（体格健壮的）．I don't think differences are important in a（10） ．What's your opinion？
（1） A．same B．different C．active D．free
（2） A．some B．another C．other D．the other
（3） A．and B．but C．or D．then
（4） A．isn't B．doesn't C．does D．is
（5） A．quiet B．quieter C．outgoing D．more outgoing
（6） A．reading books B．playing games C．watching TV D．going to the movies
（7） A．not B．more C．quite D．lots of
（8） A．doing sports B．telling jokes C．going the parties D．going shopping
（9） A．sports B．books C．movies D．subjects
（10） A．match B．concert C．family D．friendship
6．No one knows what our life will be like in the future.Here are some children's（1） .
Cindy：In the future，people will have more holidays.They will（2） a lot of time traveling（旅行）around the world.Maybe some families will go to the moon（3） their holidays.
Gary：I think the earth will be more crowded and polluted.Maybe some people will（4） their houses on other planets.
Sarah：Students in the future won't need to go to school and they will study at home.What will happen（5） students have problems with a subject？They will（6） with a teacher through video conferencing（视频会议）.
Peter：In the future，people will speak fewer languages.Maybe there will be（7） one language in the world.And it will be much（8） for people to talk with each other.
Laura：Robots will play an important role in our life. （9） will help humans do all kinds of work.
These predictions may seem impossible today，but I（10） they will come true one day because we never know what will happen in the future.
（1） A．resolutions B．predictions C．programs
（2） A．buy B．lose C．spend
（3） A．for B．with C．of
（4） A．draw B．build C．save
（5） A．if B．or C．but
（6） A．agree B．fight C．discuss
（7） A．only B．still C．already
（8） A．slower B．easier C．luckier
（9） A．I B．He C．They
（10） A．mind B．believe C．remember
第二部分：写（共三节，满分40分）
第一节：（满分10分）语法填空 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个恰当的词或括号内单词的正确形式.并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置。
7．Dear Anna，
I'm glad to hear that you are coming to my hometown for a trip.My hometown is a good place to have fun.
You can visit some places in my hometown.For example，all the bookstores are（1） （good），but Book City is the best in our town.It has the（2） （many） books and the （3） （friendly） service.It also has the most comfortable seats.However，in Xingzhi Bookstore you can buy books the（4） （cheaply）.The（5） （popular） clothes store is Miller's.It has the best clothes.Dream Clothes is the worst.It has really（6） （bad） service.As for restaurants，most people think Miaoxiang is really great.It plays the（7） （good） music and has the（8） （fresh） food.Of all the cinemas，Cinema City is the best because it has the best sound and you can also sit the （9） （comfortably） there.But the movie tickets are the（10） （expensive）.
第二节：信息摘录（满分10分）
8．Language is always changing and developing.We can see that language changes across space and time.It is not a bad thing.
About 100 years ago，many educated（受过良好教育的）people learned and spoke French，when they met people from other countries.
Today，most people speak English when they meet foreigners.It has become the new international（国际的）language.English is spoken by about 400 million people，mostly in the US，the UK，Canada，Australia，New Zealand and South Africa.There are many reasons why English has become so popular.One of them is that English has become the language of business .It is used in many working places.Another important reason is that popular American culture has quickly spread （传播）all over the world.It has brought its language with it.
Is it good to have a language that all the people on Earth have in common？
Scientists have tried to create a common language that is easy to learn and doesn't include any
one group's culture.It is called Espetanto.But it hasn't become popular.Maybe the popularity（流行）of English won't last that long either.Who knows？There are more people in the world who speak Chinese than any other language.Maybe someday Chinese will be the new international language.
International Languages
Languages Facts
（1） Many educated people from different countries communicated with it 100 years ago.
English There are many reasons why English has become the new international language： It is the language of（2） American culture is （3） .
Esperanto Scientist have created it for all the people of the world. It is not （4） to learn. It doesn't include any one group s culture.
Chinese Chinese is spoken by the more people. It might become the （5） someday.
第三节 书面表达 （共1个小题，满分20分）
9．假如你是Susan，你的好友Tom在校园才艺秀中获得了最佳歌手奖．请你根据提示及要求给Tom写一封信表示祝贺，并描述一下你在校园才艺秀上的所见所感．
提示：1． 上周去学校礼堂观看了校园才艺秀；
2． 所有表演者的演出都很精彩；
3． Tom唱了一首快歌，表现最佳，获得了最佳歌手奖；
4． Tom的愿望是做一名优秀的歌手，祝他梦想成真．
要求：1． 包括所有提示内容，可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；
2． 70词左右（开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数）．
Dear Tom，
Congratulations （祝贺） to you on winning the prize for the best singer at the school talent
show．
_________________．
Yours，
Susan
八年级英语期末
参考答案
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7. （1）good （2）most （3）friendliest （4）most cheaply （5）most popular
（6）bad （7）best （8）freshest （9）most comfortably （10）most expensive
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（2）business
（3）popular and has quickly spread all over the world
（4）difficult
（5）new international language
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