陕西省宝鸡市金台区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试卷
学校：___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、阅读理解
No. 4 Middle School’s Charity Sale
All the money raised will be given to the poor students.
Monday, March 27th
Opened by the students in Grade 7
From 3:00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m.
In front of the teaching building
There are some stalls (货摊):
Stalls selling homemade food and drinks.
Stalls selling handmade clothes and shoes.
Stalls selling old books and second-hand toys.
Stalls selling pictures drawn by the students in the school.
1．What kind of writing is the text
A.Email. B.Story. C.Poem. D.Ad.(广告)
2．When can you shop in the charity sale
A.At 2:30 p. m. B.At 4:30 p. m. C.At 5:30 p. m. D.At 6:30 p. m.
3．What can you buy in the charity sale
A.old books. B.Second-hand clothes.
C.Handmade toys. D.Photos taken by teachers.
Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.
Adult (成年的) drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programmers are music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk (民间) music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys (牛仔) who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.
4．________ kinds of music are mentioned (提到) in this passage.
A.Two B.Three C.Four D.Five
5．When pop singers ________, they will become national stars.
A.make much money B.make a CD or tape
C.are loved by all the young people D.are wanted to sing on the radio
6．From the passage we know that country music is about the ________.
A.common life of Americans B.country life and love stories
C.life of cowboys D.school life in America
A bird went to find its happiness in a faraway place.
It flew and flew when it suddenly saw a little wilting flower, whose face was full of smile. Not knowing why, the bird asked the little flower, “You are going to die. Why are you still so happy ”
“I am going to bear fruit and my dream will come true,” said the little flower
Then the little bird saw it: Happiness is a hope in the heart. The little bird kept flying. It flew and flew when it suddenly saw a lame(跛的) duck, which was singing a song. Not knowing why, it asked the duck, “You are so unlucky. Why are you still so happy ”
“Because I saw a little duck fall. And I helped it stand up again.”
Then, the little bird saw it: Happiness is a love in the heart. The bird kept flying; it flew and flew when it suddenly saw a spider climbing a slippery (滑的) wall. It fell off the wall for several times, but it went on climbing over and over again. Not knowing why, the little bird asked the spider, “You failed again and again. Why don’t you have pain but happiness on your face ”
“I am sure to climb up the wall if I try my best.” Because of this, I am so happy.
The little bird saw it: Happiness is a faith (信念) in the heart.
The little bird didn’t look for happiness any longer, because it had seen the truth: Happiness is not in the faraway place but in your own heart.
7．Where did the bird go to seek (寻找) its happiness at first
A.In a faraway place. B.In the forest.
C.On the top of a wall. D.Near a river.
8．What was the little flowers’ dream
A.To be strong. B.To bear fruit.
C.To become beautiful. D.To get hope.
9．Who was happy because of having faith in the heart
A.The bird. B.The flower. C.The spider. D.The lame duck.
10．What is the best title for the passage
A.Happiness is in the heart. B.Learn from the bird.
C.How to be happy. D.Happiness is in a faraway place.
11．What magazine was Holly reading
She was reading ___________.
12．Which page (页) is the passage “Pets are for life“ in the magazine
It’s on Page ___________.
13．How did Holly feel after reading the magazine
She felt___________after reading the magazine.
14．Which word probably means “抛弃” in the passage
It’s___________.
15．When did Holly read the magazine
She read the magazine___________ago.
二、补全对话，情景问答
16．A: Our summer holiday is coming soon. I plan to visit the Terracotta Army. ①___________
B: Yes, I have. It is fantastic.
A:② ___________
B: I went there last year, but I still want to go there once again.
A:③___________
B: Because every time I visit it, I can learn something new and different.
A: That’s true. How about going there together
B:④___________.
A: I’m really looking forward to it. Now I have to go home to prepare for my exams.
B: Me, too. See you.
A:⑤___________.
七、书面表达
三、完形填空
Do you like climbing mountains Have you ever 1 Qomolangma It is the 2 mountain in the world. The Himalayas are one of the most popular places for mountain climbing. The Himalayas run along 3 southwestern part of China. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous. It is 8, 844.43 meters high. So it is dangerous. It 4 with thick clouds and snow. Even more serious 5 include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. It is very difficult to 6 air as you get near the top.
The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary 7 May 29, 1953. Why do so many climbers risk their lives One of the main reasons is that people want 8 themselves in the face of difficulties. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve 9 dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be 10 than the forces of nature.
17．A.hear of B.hearing of C.heard of D.heard from
18．A.dangerousest B.danger C.more dangerous D.most dangerous
19．A./ B.the C.an D.a
20．A.is covered B.covers C.covered D.to cover
21．A.difficulties B.difficult C.difficulty D.difficultys
22．A.take up B.take in C.take out D.take off
23．A.in B.at C.of D.on
24．A.challenge B.to challenge C.challenging D.challenged
25．A.we B.us C.our D.ourselves
26．A.strong B.more strong C.strongest D.stronger
Once upon a time, the Jade Emperor (玉皇大帝) organized (组织) an animal race. He said the first 12 animals that reached the other side to appear could get a 1 in the Chinese Zodiac (十二生肖) and have a year named after them.
The cat and the mouse both wanted to be in the Chinese Zodiac, so they 2 the ox (公牛) to wake them up early on the day of the race. 3 on that day, the ox forgot to wake them up. So the kind ox carried them on his back and started 4 when the race began. The mouse knew that he could 5 beat the cat, he had to take action to win the race. Finally, he 6 with a good idea. When the ox was going across the last river, he pushed the 7 off the ox’s back. When the ox reached the other side of the river, the mouse jumped off and ran to the finishing line, it was the first, just 8 the ox. The tiger came third.
So the 12-year cycle (循环) begins with the mouse. The ox comes after him. The tiger 9 the ox. The rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig come after them. Although the cat finished the race, she almost died in the rive because of the mouse, she was 10 to have no place in the zodiac.
So that’s why cats kill mice. They can never forget what happened in that race long long ago!
27．A.place B.price C.sign D.skill
28．A.promised B.helped C.hated D.asked
29．A.And B.So C.Or D.But
30．A.ran B.runs C.running D.is running
31．A.never B.still C.perhaps D.almost
32．A.made up B.came up C.woke up D.dressed up
33．A.monkey B.cat C.tiger D.dog
34．A.for B.to C.before D.after
35．A.leads B.cheats C.reminds D.follows
36．A.unlucky B.lucky C.easy D.uneasy
二、阅读理解
四、短文填空题
37．Reading is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.
First, reading is fun. You can always keep yourself happy if you like reading.①___________
Next, you can read a book anywhere—in a car, on a plane, or even in the bathroom. All you need is a book. It is so easy to get a book.
②___________If you read as a hobby, you will get better and better at it. And you will read faster and find it easier to understand what you read. ③___________And you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much better.
Some people say that reading is not in fashion.④___________You can read on the Internet.
The more you read, the more knowledge you will get. Good readers may become writers, too. ⑤___________
Reading is a wonderful hobby. Why don’t you start reading right now
A.Another good reason for reading is that it is useful.
B.But I don’t think so.
C.We are interested in reading.
D.What do you think of reading
E.Because your reading skills improve.
F.You will never feel bored or tired.
G.They always have more things to write about.
三、完成句子
38．become, tourist, strong, especial, find, they, have, beauty, memory, change
Everyone loves his or her own country. We all want to turn our country into the ①___________one. In recent years, China ②___________progressed a lot. With the development of technology, our lives are③___________better and better. More and more people are coming to China. Some people like to live in this④___________country. In many⑤___________eyes, this country is a wonderful place to take a holiday. They like many things in China,⑥___________ Chinese food. Of course, if they are from America or Canada,they can also⑦___________their local food here.
At the same time, a lot of Chinese people in other countries regard with great interest how their hometown has⑧___________. Their hometown has left many soft and sweet ⑨___________ in their hearts.They have come to realize how much they miss⑩___________country.
五、任务型阅读
五、翻译题
39．我一到西安就爱上了这座城市。
I ___________the city as soon as I got to Xi’an.
40．中国是世界上最古老的国家之一。
China is one of the___________countries in the world.
41．我的童年生活充满了甜美的回忆。
My childhood life is___________sweet memories.
42．说实话，我们很喜欢史密斯老师的课。
___________, we like Mr Smith’s classes very much.
43．你买了这辆自行车多久了？
___________have you had this bike
四、选词填空
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。 (每个单词限用一次，每空只填一个单
六、写作题
44．近年来，西安成为了许多中外游客心目中的旅游胜地。假如你是“美丽西安欢迎您”项目的英语小导游李华，负责暑期接待外国游客，请根据下列提示写一篇导游词，向游客介绍西安。
Location in the southern part of Guanzhong Plain (关中平原), Shannxi Province.
Population about 12.99 million
History more than 6,000 years, the capital city of 13 dynasties.
Places of interest the Terracotta Army, Xi’an City Wall, the Bell Tower, Great Wild Goose Pagoda (大雁塔), Qujiang Park
Food biangbiang noodles, paomo…
People warm-hearted, generous (慷慨大方的)
要求：
1.可参考以上提供的信息，可适当发挥。
2.语句通顺，意思连贯，书写工整。
3.词数不少于70词，开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Hello, everyone. Welcome to Xi’an.
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参考答案
1．答案：D
解析：推理判断题。文章主要介绍了第四中学的慈善义卖，故文章可能是一个广告。故选D。
2．答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据“From 3:00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m”可知，义卖时间是下午3点至5点。故选B。
3．答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据“Stalls selling old books and second-hand toys.”可知，能买到旧书。故选A。
4．答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Popular music in America is what every student likes.”以及最后一段中的“There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk (民间) music…Another is called western or country music.”可知，文中提到了三种类型的音乐，分别是流行音乐、民间音乐和乡村音乐。故选B。
5．答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.”可知，当歌手受到所有年轻人的追捧时，他们就成为国民歌星了。故选C。
6．答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.”可知，任何关于乡村生活和乡村男女之间爱情的音乐都被称为乡村音乐。故选B。
7．答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据“A bird went to find its happiness in a faraway place.”可知，小鸟最初去远方寻找幸福。故选A。
8．答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据“I am going to bear fruit and my dream will come true”可知，小花的梦想是结出果实。故选B。
9．答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据“the little bird asked the spider, ‘You failed again and again. Why don’t you have pain but happiness on your face ’”和“The little bird saw it: Happiness is a faith (信念) in the heart.”可知，蜘蛛因为心中有信念而快乐。故选C。
10．答案：A
解析：最佳标题题。本文讲述了一只小鸟去远方寻找它的幸福。在路上它从一朵花身上知道了快乐就是心中的希望，从一只跛脚鸭身上知道了幸福就是心中的爱，从蜘蛛身上知道了幸福是心中的信念。于是小鸟不再去寻找幸福了，因为它明白了：幸福不在远方，而是在你自己的心里。所以选项A“幸福在心里”是最佳标题。故选A。
11．答案：根据Holly手拿的杂志的名字可知，她在看《动物世界》。故填Animal World。
12．答案：根据图片右边的右下角“13”可知，在杂志的第13页。故填13。
13．答案：根据“people put their pets in their cars, drive for kilometers, then leave these poor animals at the side of the road”和“Holly put down the magazine. Her eyes are red.”可知，看到有人丢弃动物，Holly应该感到伤心/不开心/愤怒。故填sad/unhappy/angry。
14．答案：根据“people put their pets in their cars, drive for kilometers, then leave these poor animals at the side of the road”和“They abandon them”可知，人们把他们的宠物放在车里，开几公里，然后把这些可怜的动物留在路边。这说明他们抛弃了它们。abandon表示“抛弃”。故填abandon。
15．答案：根据图片左上角“One month earlier...”可知，是在一个月前读的。故填one month。
16．答案：76.Have you ever been there/Have you ever visited it 77.When did you go there 78.Why do you want to go there again/Why 79.Great/Sounds good/OK 80.See you
①根据下文“Yes, I have. It is fantastic.”以及“I went there last year, but I still want to go there once again.”可知，此处询问对方是否去过那里。故填Have you ever been there/Have you ever visited it。
②根据下文“I went there last year”可知，此处询问去的时间。故填When did you go there。
③根据上文“I still want to go there once again”及下文“Because every time I visit it, I can learn something new and different.”可知，此处询问再次去那里的原因。故填Why do you want to go there again/Why。
④根据上文“I still want to go there once again”以及“How about going there together ”可知，此处表示同意。故填Great/Sounds good/OK。
⑤根据上文“See you.”可知，此处表示告别。故填See you。
17．答案：C
解析：句意：你听说过珠穆朗玛峰吗？hear of听说，动词原形；hearing of听说，现在分词形式；heard of听说，过去式或过去分词形式；heard from得到……的来信。根据句意可知，此处指是否听说过珠穆朗玛峰，根据空前的“Have”可知，句子时态为现在完成时。故选C。
18．答案：D
解析：句意：它是世界上最危险的山。dangerousest错误表达；danger危险，名词；more dangerous更危险的，比较级；most dangerous最危险的，最高级。根据“in the world”可知，此处应用最高级形式。故选D。
19．答案：B
解析：句意：喜马拉雅山脉沿着中国西南部延伸。/零冠词；the定冠词，表特指；an不定冠词，表泛指，用于以元音音素开头的单词前；a不定冠词，表泛指，用于以辅音音素开头的单词前。根据空后的“southwestern part of China”可知，此处应用定冠词。故选B。
20．答案：A
解析：句意：它被厚厚的云和雪覆盖着。is covered被覆盖，一般现在时的被动语态；covers覆盖，三单形式；covered覆盖，过去式；to cover覆盖，不定式。分析句子结构可知，主语与谓语之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，应用被动语态。故选A。
21．答案：A
解析：句意：更严重的困难包括冰冻的天气条件和强风暴。difficulties困难，复数名词；difficult困难的，形容词；difficulty困难，单数名词；difficultys错误表达。根据空前的“more serious”可知，此处应用复数名词。故选A。
22．答案：B
解析：句意：当你接近山顶时，很难吸入空气。take up占据；take in吸入；take out取出；take off起飞。根据空后的“air”可知，此处指吸入空气。故选B。
23．答案：D
解析：句意：1953年5月29日，Tenzing Norgay和Edmund Hillary是第一批登上顶峰的人。
in在……里面；at在；of……的；on在……上面。根据空后的“May 29, 1953”可知，此处表示具体的一天，应用on。故选D。
24．答案：B
解析：句意：其中一个主要原因是人们想在困难面前挑战自己。challenge挑战，动词原形；to challenge挑战，不定式；challenging挑战，现在分词；challenged挑战，过去式。want to do sth.“想要做某事”，固定词组。故选B。
25．答案：C
解析：句意：这些登山者的精神告诉我们，我们永远不应该放弃实现梦想的努力。we我们，主格；us我们，宾格；our我们的，形容词性物主代词；ourselves我们自己，反身代词。根据空后的“dreams”可知，此处应用形容词性物主代词。故选C。
26．答案：D
解析：句意：这也表明，人类有时比自然力量更强大。strong强大的；more strong 错误表达；strongest最强大的；stronger更强大的。根据空后的“than”可知，此处应用比较级形式。故选D。
27．答案：A
解析：句意：他说，最先到达另一边的12只动物可能会在中国十二生肖中占有一席之地，并以它们命名一年。
place地方；price价格；sign标志；skill技能。根据下文“have no place in the zodiac”可知，此处指会在中国十二生肖中占有一席之地。故选A。
28．答案：D
解析：句意：猫和老鼠都想进入中国的十二生肖，所以它们让牛在比赛当天早点叫醒它们。
promised承诺；helped帮助；hated憎恨；asked要求。根据“the ox (公牛) to wake them up”可知，此处指让公牛在比赛当天早点叫醒它们。故选D。
29．答案：D
解析：句意：但那天，牛忘了叫醒它们。
And和；So所以；Or或者；But但是。根据空前后句，此处句意发生了转折。故选D。
30．答案： C
解析：句意：于是，当比赛开始时，善良的牛背着它们开始奔跑。
ran跑，过去式；runs跑，三单形式；running跑，现在分词或动名词；is running正在跑，现在进行时。start doing“开始做”。故选C。
31．答案：A
解析：句意：老鼠知道他永远赢不了猫，他必须采取行动赢得比赛。
never从不；still仍然；perhaps可能；almost几乎。根据“he had to take action to win the race”可知，此处指老鼠知道他永远赢不了猫。故选A。
32．答案：B
解析：句意：最后，他想出了一个好主意。
made up编造；came up出现 ；woke up醒来；dressed up装扮成。根据下文“When the ox was going across the last river, he pushed the…off the ox’s back.”可知，此处指想出了一个好主意，come up with“想出”，固定词组。故选B。
33．答案：B
解析：句意：牛过最后一条河时，他把猫从牛背上推开。
monkey猴子；cat猫；tiger老虎；dog狗。根据下文“Although the cat finished the race, she almost died in the rive because of the mouse”可知，此处指猫。故选B。
34．答案：C
解析：句意：当牛到达河的另一边时，老鼠跳了下来，跑到了终点线，它是第一个，就在牛的前面。
for为了；to到；before在……之前；after在……之后。根据“the mouse jumped off and ran to the finishing line, it was the first”可知，此处指在牛的前面。故选C。
35．答案：D
解析：句意：老虎跟着牛。
leads领导；cheats欺骗；reminds提醒；follows跟着。根据上文“The tiger came third.”可知，此处指老虎排在牛的后面。故选D。
36．答案：A
解析：句意：虽然猫跑完了全程，但由于老鼠的缘故，她差点死在河里，不幸的是，她在十二生肖中没有位置。
unlucky不幸运的；lucky幸运的；easy容易的；uneasy不容易的。根据“have no place in the zodiac”可知，这是一件不幸运的事情。故选A。
37．答案：51.F 52.A 53.E 54.B 55.G
①根据上文“First, reading is fun.”可知，阅读很有趣，选项F“你永远不会感到无聊或疲倦。”符合语境。故选F。
②根据上文“First, reading is fun.”以及“Next, you can read a book anywhere”可知，此处介绍阅读是一个好的业余爱好的原因，选项A“阅读的另一个好理由是它很有用。”符合语境。故选A。
③根据上文“And you will read faster and find it easier to understand what you read.”并结合选项可知，此处解释原因，选项E“因为你的阅读能力提高了。”符合语境。故选E。
④根据上文“Some people say that reading is not in fashion.”及下文“You can read on the Internet.”可知，此处表示不同的意见，选项B“但我不这么认为。”符合语境。故选B。
⑤根据上文“Good readers may become writers, too.”可知，此处与写作有关，选项G“他们总是有更多的东西要写。”符合语境。故选G。
38．答案：
61.strongest 62.has 63.becoming 64.beautiful 65.tourists’ 66.especially 67.find 68.changed 69.memories 70.their
①句意：我们都想把我们的国家变成最强大的国家。根据“We all want to turn our country into the...one”可知，空处应填形容词作定语。结合选词可知，strong“强大的”符合语境，由the可知，应用形容词最高级。故填strongest。
②句意：近年来，中国取得了很大的进步。根据“In recent years”可知，本句是现在完成时，主语是三单，助动词用has。故填has。
③句意：随着科技的发展，我们的生活变得越来越好。根据“our lives are...better and better. ”可知，生活变得越来越好。become“变得”，动词。此处应用现在分词和are构成现在进行时。故填becoming。
④句意：有些人喜欢住在这个美丽的国家。空处应填形容词作定语修饰名词country，结合选词可知，beautiful“美丽的”符合语境。故填beautiful。
⑤句意：在许多游客眼中，这个国家是一个度假的好地方。根据“In many...eyes, this country is a wonderful place to take a holiday.”可知，是指在某些人的眼中。结合选词可知，tourists’“游客们的”符合语境。故填tourists’。
⑥句意：他们喜欢中国的很多东西，尤其是中国菜。根据“Chinese food”可知，此处强调他们尤其喜欢中国菜，应用副词especially。故填especially。
⑦句意：当然，如果他们来自美国或加拿大，他们也可以在这里找到他们当地的食物。根据“their local food here.”可知，来自美国或加拿大的游客可以在中国找到他们当地的食物。find“找到”，can是情态动词，后跟动词原形。故填find。
⑧句意：与此同时，许多在其他国家的中国人也很感兴趣地关注着他们家乡的变化。根据“a lot of Chinese people in other countries regard with great interest how their hometown has...”可知，关注的应该是家乡的变化。change“变化”，动词。结合“has”可知，此处是现在完成时，动词用过去分词。故填changed。
⑨句意：他们的家乡在他们心中留下了许多柔软而甜蜜的回忆。根据“Their hometown has left many soft and sweet...”可知，此处指的是家乡的回忆，应用名词memory，many修饰可数名词复数。故填memories。
⑩句意：他们开始意识到他们是多么想念自己的国家。根据“They have come to realize how much they miss...country.”可知，他们想念他们的国家，应用形容词性物主代词their作定语。故填their。
39．答案： fell in love with
解析：对比所给中英文可知，设空处为“爱上”，fall in love with“爱上”，固定词组，此处指过去发生的事情，应用一般过去时。故填fell in love with。
40．答案：oldest
解析：根据中英文对照可知，one of the+形容词最高级+名词复数，表示“最……之一”；oldest“最古老的”，形容词最高级。故填oldest。
41．答案：full of/filled with
解析：根据中英文对比可知，空格处应填写“充满了”，再由空格前的is可知，空格处应使用形容词短语“full of”或“filled with”，表示“充满了”。故填full of/filled with。
42．答案：To be honest
解析：根据中英文对照可知，to be honest表示“说实话”，为固定短语。故填To be honest。
43．答案：How long
解析：对比所给中英文可知，此处对一段时间进行提问，应用how long引导特殊疑问句，句首首字母大写。故填How long。
44．答案：
略
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