1、新疆维吾尔自治区克拉玛依市白碱滩区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题一、完形填空Do you like reading stories? Maybe you will answer, “No, Im not a child 1 !” Yes, children all over the world always love stories.Chinese children are 2 in the Monkey Kings story. It has been a 3 bedtime story in China for many years. 4 fact, adults al
2、so love the story a lot. The clever monkey 5 the hearts of many Chinese people.British boys and girls all know Alices Adventures in Wonderland (爱丽丝漫游奇境记) well. As the name 6 , its a story full of dangerous 7 exciting trips. Children laugh, cry and even get 8 with Alice together while reading the sto
3、ry.Most American kids have read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (汤姆索亚历险记). Everyone likes the brave 9 Tom Sawyer who also experiences (经历) lots of 10 . Some scenes (场景) of the story 11 make your heart go faster, because Tom and his friends meet some bad men and they beat (打败) them.You may also ask me i
4、f I like stories. Yes, I have liked them ever 12 I was very young. At that time, I often 13 all my money on storybooks. For me, stories are 14 more delicious than chocolate! They help me learn a lot. So either young or 15 , lets enjoy stories.1AforeverBalreadyCanymore2AboredBinterestedCworried3Apopu
5、larBtiredCuseless4AInBAsCWith5AwinsBbreaksChurts6AspellsBsmellsCshows7AorBbutCand8AscareBscaryCscared9AteacherBboyCdog10ArisksBsticksCtools11AmustBshouldCmay12AsinceBwhenCafter13AsearchedBwatchedCspent14AveryBmuchCmany15AweakBoldCstrong二、阅读理解判断下列各小题的正（T）误（F）。What color clothes do you think will be p
6、opular in the future?Some people think blue will be popular, because blue means kindness. Everybody in the world hates war (战争). Many people lose their family in wars. Blue makes people remember to keep peaceful.Other people think green will be popular because they think it is the color of nature. P
7、eople in the world are thinking more about how to look after the environment (环境). When people wear green clothes, they will keep the environment in their hearts and try to make the environment better.Yellow will also be a popular color. Why will it be popular? People are very busy these days becaus
8、e they have a lot to do. Yellow is a soft color and it can make people feel relaxed.Most people think black is the color that will become the most popular. It always looks cool, and men often show off their social position (社会地位) by using this color.16Blue means kindness and makes people remember to
9、 keep peaceful.17Yellow is the color of nature.18When people wear green clothes, they will try to make the environment better.19Black is a soft color and it can make people feel relaxed.20Only a few people think black is the color that will become the most popular.In America, there are chores for ch
10、ildren of different ages. American people think its important to tell children their duty (职责) in the family. Use this list of age chores for your children.Ages 23Help make the bed;Pick up toys and books;Take laundry (要洗的衣服) to the laundry room;Help feed pets.Ages 45Clear and set the table;Help cook
11、 dinner;Put away groceries (食品杂货).Ages 68Take care of pets;Take out the rubbish.Ages 912Help wash the car;Learn to wash the dishes;Clean the bathroom.21American people think children should do chores in the family because _.Aparents are lazyBits important to let children know their duty in the famil
12、yCchildren should work hardDchildren have nothing to do except (除了) playing22If Bob is 5 years old, he can _.Aset the tableBhelp wash the carCwash the dishesDtake out the rubbish23Which of the following is true?AA five-year-old boy can help take care of pets.BJack is three years old and he can help
13、his mom cook dinner.CChildren under 6 years old dont have to do chores around the house.DJenny is a ten-year-old girl and she can help clean the bathroom.24According to the passage, what chores should a 15-year-old teenager do in an American family?ATake laundry (要洗的衣服) to the laundry room.BPut away
14、 groceries (食品杂货).CWe dont know.DBoth A and B25Whats the passage mainly about? _AChinese childrens duty in the family.BWhat chores American children of different ages should do.CWhy children around the world should do chores.DDifferent opinions (观点) on whether (是否) children should do chores in the f
15、amily.Last weekend, my mother said, “Lets buy some new clothes for you.” I was very happy and surprised because my family didnt have much money at that time. She took me to the clothes shop and bought me three dresses: a pink one, a purple one, a white and blue one. I loved that white and blue dress
16、 best.Lucy was my best friend. She lived across from my house. I couldnt wait to show my beautiful dresses to her as soon as I got home. She loved all of them and was happy for me. But she also felt sad because her mother could buy her new clothes only on her birthday. So I asked her to pick one. Th
17、en she picked my favorite onethe white and blue dress! I felt a little sad at that time.She wore the new dress and I saw her smiling. Her big smile was so beautiful. I could feel her joy! So I told her it looked nice on her and gave it to her. When I told my mother about the dress, she touched my he
18、ad and smiled, “I understand. Youre always my good little girl!”I shared my dress with my friend, and she shared her happiness with me. Thats friendship. And we will be best friends forever!26Why did the writer feel surprised when her mother planned to buy her new clothes?ABecause she just wanted a
19、new dress at that time.BBecause her mother bought her clothes only on birthdays.CBecause her family didnt have much money at that time.DBecause her mother never bought her clothes.27How did Lucy felt when the writer showed her dresses to her?AExcited but lonely.BSurprised but sad.CSad and angry.DHap
20、py but sad.28According to the passage, what can we learn?ALucy lived far away from the writers house.BLucy would return the white and blue dress to the writer.CThe writers mother is very proud of her.DLucys family was rich.29What is the passage mainly about?AA happy shopping experience about buying
21、dresses.BA lovely story between a mother and a daughter.CA story about a rich girl.DThe friendship between two lovely girls.Once there were two neighbors. One of them was an old teacher and the other was an office worker. Both of them planted the same plants in their gardens. The old teacher gave a
22、little water to his plants every day and didnt always care for them, while his neighbor gave much water to his plants and looked after them well.The old teachers plants were simple but looked good. The office workers plants were much taller and greener. One night, there was a heavy rain. The next mo
23、rning, the office worker saw his plants were uprooted (连根拔起), but the old teachers plants stood firmly (稳固地).The neighbor was surprised and went to the old teacher and asked, “We both grew the same plants together. I looked after my plants better than you did and I even gave them more water. However
24、, my plants were uprooted, while yours werent. Why?”The old teacher smiled and said, “You gave your plants more water, so they didnt need to work for it. I gave them a little water, so their roots (根) grew deeper to get more water. It made them stronger.”30In Paragraph (段落) 1, the old teacher _.Aalw
25、ays cared about his plantsBtook good care of his plantsCwas too old to look after his plantsDgave his plants a little water31The office workers plants _ after a heavy rain.Awere uprootedBstood firmlyCbecame greenerDlooked good32The old teacher planted his plants in a _ way.AsmartBdifficultCquickDstu
26、pid33What does the passage mainly tell us?AGrowing plants is easy.BA heavy rain can make the plants in the garden die.CPlants know how to look after themselves in the heavy rain.DToo much care can make us become weak.A little girl thought she was not as beautiful as other girls, and nobody liked her
27、. So she was not happy. 34 One day, her mom gave her a beautiful hair clip (发夹). When she wore it, she looked much more beautiful than before. 35 On her way to school, she found that everyone who saw her smiled at her. 36 She thought that the beautiful hair clip brought them all to her. She was so h
28、appy about all of the wonderful things.When she went back home after school, her mother asked her, “Did you know your hair clip was at home? I found it by the door this morning “She was surprised to hear what her mother said. 37 Its not important what we wear or how we look. 38 If we want to do a th
29、ing successfully, first try to be confident (自信的). If we think we can make it, we can.AMost of her schoolmates said hello to her, but this never happened before.BShe didnt wear the hair clip to school at all.CShe always stayed at home by herself and didnt talk to any one.DThe most important thing is
30、 how we think about ourselves.EShe decided to go to school in the beautiful hair clip.三、补全对话Teacher: So what do you think about the story of Yu Gong?Wang Ming: 39 Yu Gong found a good way to solve his problem.Claudia: Really? I think its a little bit silly. 40 .Wang Ming: But the story is trying to
31、show us that anything is possible if you work hard! Yu Gong kept trying and didnt give up.Claudia: 41 I think we should try to find other ways to solve a problem.Wang Ming: 42 .Claudia: Well, there are many other ways. 43 . Thats better and faster than moving a mountain!Teacher: You have different o
32、pinions about the story, 44 There are many sides to a story and many ways to understand it.Aand neither of you are wrong.BFor example, he could build a road.CI think its really interesting.DBut what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains?EIt doesnt seem very possible to move a mountain.FWe
33、ll, I still dont agree with you.四、任务型阅读阅读短文，根据短文内容，在方框的缩写文章中，填入与短文意思最符合的单词，每空一词。In November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey. Most of them were hearing this story for the first time. However, this story is not new to Chinese children. The Monkey King or Sun W
34、ukong is the main character in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West.The Monkey King is not just any normal monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey! This is because he can make 72 changes to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and objects. But
35、 unless he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a man. To fight bad people, the Monkey King uses a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long.The Monkey king has excited the children of China for
36、many years. And as soon as the TV program came out more than 40 years ago, Western children became interested in reading this story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up.The main character in the 45 Chinese book Journey to the West is The Monkey King or Su
37、n Wukong. He can make 72 changes to his shape and size and 46 himself into different animals and objects. But 47 he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a man. The Monkey King has a magic stick and he often uses it to 48 bad people. He can also make the stick small or 49 . Both Chinese and
38、 Western children are 50 in this story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up.阅读短文，根据语篇内容，回答下面3个问题。7. Who is the main Character in the book Journey to the West? 51 8. Where can the Monkey King keep his magic stick when it is small? 52 9. Why did Western chi
39、ldren become so interested in reading Sun Wukongs story more than 40 years ago? 53 五、选词填空用方框中所给词的适当形式填空exciting, hear, begin, lonely, fair, ask, rise, strong, light, asleepOnce there was a little fly (苍蝇). It wanted to be special. “Look at the bee (蜜蜂) ,” it thought. “It is so big and 54 . Look at t
40、he butterfly. How pretty it is! Why am I so common? Thats 55 !” One night when all the other flies were 56 , the little fly stayed awake (醒着). It saw the stars and said, “I want to shine like that. That would be special.” The moon 57 the fly. The moon said, “Little fly, I can help you to make you sh
41、ine. But before that, can you help me first?” “How can I help you?” the little fly 58 . “You can be my friend,” the moon said. “I am 59 at night. If you can stay awake every night and be friends with me, I will help you shine.” “Yes, yes,”the fly said.So the moon told the fly how to shine.The fly di
42、d as it was told.Then it saw warm yellow 60 appearing at the end of its body. On, off, on, off. It really 61 to shine like a star now! The little fly was so 62 .It told the moon,“I will always be your friend.When you 63 at night, I will shine to welcome you.”六、短文填空A king was old and he knew it was t
43、ime to choose a new king. He told all the young people in his country, “I will give each of you a seed (种子). Plant 64 and bring it back one year later. Show me the plants that you bring, 65 Ill choose a new king from you.”A boy 66 (name) Peter got a seed, too. He planted it 67 (careful). But the see
44、d didnt grow at 68 . A year later, Peter had to take 69 (he) empty box to the palace (宫殿). Others all brought beautiful plants there, but Peter 70 (feel) sad.The king reached the palace and looked around. When he found there was 71 in Peters box, the king smiled and said to the others, “One year ago
45、, I gave everyone a seed which 72 (could) grow. But all of you, except Peter, have brought me plants and flowers. Peter is the only one 73 the honesty (诚实) and courage to bring such a box. So he 74 (be) the new king! ”七、书面表达75公众健康日（7月7日），旨在倡导“全民健康，快乐为本”的理念。随着生活水平的提高，健康越来越受到重视。你们准备组织一个关于“健康”主题的演讲活动，请你准备一篇题为How to live a healthy and happy life的演讲稿。内容提示：1.健康饮食；适当锻炼；充足睡眠。2.积极乐观；与人为善；3. 注意事项：1.包含如上要点，词数80左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数；2.文中不得出现真实的地名、校名、人名等信息。How to live a healthy and happy lifeHi, my dear classmates,With the improvement of our living conditions, we are paying more and more attention to o
