1、福建省福州市鼓楼区三牧中学2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末英语试题一、单项选择1The dress is too expensive. I have to choose a cheaper _ .Well, if you really like _ , I can give you a discount (折扣).Aone, oneBone, itCthat, it2Darren often wears clothes _ soft colors. These clothes are made _ cotton.Ain; ofBon; byCin; from3Did you _ much
2、 time making the model plane? Yes. It _ me two days to finish it.Atake; costBspend; paidCspend; took4His opinion is _ to mine, but the ways we deal with this problem are quite different.AsuitableBsimilarCthe same5You need to _ the green onions before you put them in the pan.Aeat upBcut upCbuild up6C
3、hinese people get used to drinking hot water while western people prefer cold water.Yes.There is a big _ between East and West.AadvantageBcontrastCfunction7Sally has a poor sense of direction and always _ GPS while driving.Adepends onBcarries outCdecides on8If you eat _ youll feel better, look bette
4、r and have more energy.AnoisilyBneatlyCregularly9Why do people like to wear sunglasses in summer? Because they can _ our eyes from the sun.AstopBpreventCprotect10_ you listen, _mistakes you will make in the exam.AThe more careful; the fewerBThe more carefully; the lessCThe more carefully; the fewer1
5、1By wearing medical masks, we can stop the _ of some diseases.AspreadBdirectionCsafety12Mom, can I have the coat and the sweater? Sorry, dear. We cant afford both of them, so you have to choose _ the coat _ the sweater.Aeither; orBnot only; but also.Cboth; and13When will you go to the grandmas? Ill
6、see her _ I get off the plane.I really miss her.Aas long asBas soon asCas well as14_ is it from your home to Chunxi Road? About 30 minutes bus ride.AHow longBHow farCHow much15What did Richard do just now? He was not sure _. So he went back home to check it again.Aif he takes his ID card with himBwh
7、ere was his keyCwhether the door was closed二、完形填空Home is a safe place for everyone. Sometimes all you want is quietness after a long day, but what if you hear your neighbor playing beautiful piano pieces 16 the wall? Would you feel 17 ? George is an Italian living in the UK. He makes videos on the I
8、nternet. He posted a video of himself listening to his new neighbor playing the piano. He enjoyed it so much that he wrote his neighbor a note. He said how much he loved the music and asked 18 the neighbor could play a special songCeline Dions My Heart Will Go on. 19 answer was “yes”. George posted
9、another video a few days later and in the video, the song was really played.This was the beginning of a lovely 20 between two people who enjoyed playing the piano. The story went on and they started to play the piano together.One day, George finally 21 his neighbor, 78-year-old Emil from Poland. Emi
10、l lost his wife in December last year. And the 22 why he played at 2 p.m. every weekend is that his wife loved it. Emil also told George that he made him feel less lonely during the difficult times. 23 , Emil passed away in his sleep in March.“Dear Emil, I knew 24 about you, but you changed my life.
11、 I will keep playing, 25 how powerful (强大的) music can be.” said George. He hopes that their story could help others feel less lonely.16AagainstBthroughCacross17AangryBexcitedCworried18AuntilBbecauseCif19AThe neighborsBGeorgesCCeline Dions20AfriendshipBenvironmentCcondition21AmetBfoundCinvited22Adeci
12、sionBreasonCpurpose23ALuckilyBCarefullyCSadly24AnothingBlittleCmuch25Atalking aboutBlooking upCthinking of三、阅读理解Join Us and Enjoy OurModern Town Food FestivalSep. 30thOct. 7thFor eight days, looking for delicious food, beautiful lanterns, wonderful flowers, crazy dances and comfortable rooms.Welcome
13、 visitorsMunich RestaurantHere you can taste delicious German sausage and beer. Why not have a taste?Hello CoffeeWelcome to spend a relaxing time and enjoy the best coffee. Yangs SushiCome and eat special sushi, such as colorful sushi, Sakura Sushi, Temari SushiLily BakeDo you enjoy cookies? You can
14、 experience cookie DIY in our bakery on Oct. 2nd. Price: 50 yuan per person（Scientists and firefighters are free. ）And you can phone Mrs. Lee at 099-8996666. Our public number in WeChat: Beautiful Modern Town根据材料内容选择最佳答案。26If you want to have a three-day holiday during the food festival, when can yo
15、u go there?ASep. 19th.BSep. 25th.COct. 3rd.DOct. 8th.27Where can you drink German beer?AAt Munich Restaurant.BAt Hello Coffee.CAt Yangs Sushi.DAt Lily Bake.28Mr. Lee got a bag of cookies for free from the food festival, which picture shows him?ABCD29Which of the following is TRUE?AWe can only eat de
16、licious food during the Modern Town Food Festival.BWe can see beautiful lanterns and wonderful flowers.CWe can enjoy coffee and fish at Yangs Sushi.DHello Coffee can serve us coffee and tea.30In which part of a newspaper can you read the text?ASports.BTravel.CHealth.DMedicine.A few days ago, I recei
17、ved a letter from my Aunt Lorraine. It was a handwritten letter thanking me for some Shanghai cookies I had sent her: Aunt Lorraine is ninetyone years old and she has wonderful manners. That is why she sent me the “thank you”letter. She also has wonderful handwriting. Her penmanship (书法) is smooth.
18、Each individual letter and word is perfectly formed. It is a pleasure to read her letters.Aunt Lorraine was educated half a century ago. At that time, penmanship was considered an important skill. Now, it is the age of e-mail and social media. Few people have the time or desire to practice their pen
19、manship or write letters by hand.This is unfortunate (令人遗憾的). In my view, good penmanship still counts. This is especially true in school. If you want to get good grades on your essays (短文), neatness will be important. Your essay might be full of good ideas. However, messy handwriting can turn an A
20、into a BAwful handwriting can get you a D!Good penmanship has other benefits (好处), too. Since its a skill, it trains your brain and develops your learning abilities. It also helps you organize (整理) your thoughts. And, believe it or not, that slow process of pushing a pen along paper improves your re
21、ading, spelling and even your pronunciation of English.Apart from all these educational benefits, good penmanship also has personal benefits. A neatly written letter to a friend is something he or she will treasure (珍藏) forever. A letter that looks as if a chicken had danced across the paper will be
22、 quickly thrown away. I have kept the letter from my Aunt Lorraine. Its a great treasure!31Why did Aunt Lorraine write the letter?ATo make herself pleased.BTo show her wonderful manners.CTo express her thanks.DTo set a good example to the writer.32What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “
23、counts” in Paragraph 3?A计数在内B被接受C有价值D有指望33According to the author, which of the following are the benefits of neat handwriting? Making new friends.Getting good grades on your essays.Organizing your thoughts.Improving your English pronunciation.Making your essay full of good ideas.ABCD34The underline
24、d part in the last paragraph is used to describe _.Aa boring letterBbad handwritingCa great treasureDgood penmanship35Whats the writers purpose of writing this article?ATo share her pleasure of hearing from her aunt.BTo express the importance of neat handwriting.CTo talk about her experiences of pra
25、cticing penmanship.DTo encourage people to write letters by hand instead of e-mailing.Children grow quickly, especially their feet, but many families cannot buy new shoes each time a child needs them. As a result, about 300 million children around the world go barefoot (赤脚). Those children risk pick
26、ing up diseases and parasites (寄生虫) from the soil.An American man called Kenton Lee may have a solution for those barefoot kids a shoe that grows with the child. He explains how the shoe works and how it is able to last so long. “It grows in three places: the front, the sides with Velcro (尼龙搭扣) and
27、the back with a buckle (扣环). It can last up to five years. The bottom is compressed rubber (压缩橡胶). The top is just highquality leather. The shoe comes in two sizes: small that fits children aged 4 to 9 and large for children aged 9 to 14.”Lee says he got the idea for the shoe while working as a volu
28、nteer in Kenya. “There weremany children with too small shoes for their feet, but they were too poor to buy a new one. So they had to cut open the front of the shoes to let their toes stick out. I want to do something to help them, so I invent these shoes.”Up to now, they have sent more than 50, 000
29、 pairs of shoes to 70 countries. A pair of shoes, he says, gives a child not only protection, but also selfworth. Its a small invention but really does make a big difference in these childrens life.36Whats the main reason for wearing a pair of shoes that mentioned in this passage?AFor beauty.BFor fa
30、shion.CFor health.DFor wealth.37Where do the shoes grow? The frontThe bottomThe sidesThe topThe backABCD38Who may appreciate this kind of shoes according to the passage?AA 1-year-old child.BA 3-year-old child.CAn 11-year-old child.DA 15-year-old child.39Why does Kenton Lee invented this kind of shoe
31、s?ABecause he wants to be famous.BBecause he wants to be a singer.CBecause he wants to earn much money.DBecause he wants to help the poor children.40This passage most probably comes from _.Aa poemBa newspaperCan adDa posterBeibei is a 6-year-old girl from Beijing. She is a single child in a rich fam
32、ily. During a family trip to Shanghai, she made her parents feel ashamed. When taking the crowded subway, Beibei said to her mom. “Ask someone to offer me a seat.” Her mom told her to sit on their bags, but she was angry and didnt talk anymore.Why did the girl behave (表现) like that? According to Zha
33、ng Yiyun, a Chinese EQ education expert from Taiwan, many single children are self-centered. They dont have the skill to solve trouble. Self-centeredness is one of the problems caused by a low EQ.EQ is the ability to know our own feelings and those of others, and also manage (管理) our feelings and re
34、lationships (人际关系). Most people know that IQ is important, but EQ is probably more important in daily life. When facing an exam, EQ helps us to manage stress (压力). When getting along with friends or parents, EQ helps us to communicate well.EQ is shaped partly (部分地) by genetics (遗传). “You can see som
35、e babies are quiet, while others have bad tempers,” Zhang Yiyun told Xinhua News Agency. EQ is also something you can learn for yourself. You can learn what different feelings might mean and how they relate to (与有关) yourself and others.If we learn in the right way, our EQ can get better as we get ol
36、der. Children with a high EQ usually have greater success in making friends. They are also better at managing conflicts (矛盾) with others. A high EQ is a combination (结合) of a few different skills, so wed better learn these skills.41Why did Beibei get angry on the subway?ABecause the subway was too c
37、rowded.BBecause her mother didnt get a seat for her.CBecause sitting on the bags made her feel ashamed.DBecause she didnt like the family trip.42The story about Beibei is written to give an example of the problem caused by _.Athe crowded subwayBthe family tripCexam stressDa low EQ43According to the
38、fourth and fifth paragraphs, we know that _.Apeople with a high EQ often get high marks in examsBgenetics decides a persons EQCpeople can improve their EQ by learningDIQ has something to do with EQ44From the passage, we know that a high EQ can help us in many ways EXCEPT _.Abeing self-centeredBmanag
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40、New York City. 46 But there were a few things they had in common: family troubles, money making and interest in poems. Every student made great progress in writing with the help of this teacher. Swope tells readers that everybody is a poet in their deep heart.What It Takes to Pull Me Through(Price:$
41、35.86)David L. Marcus takes us inside a boarding school(寄宿学校) for troubled teenagers. He shows the great pressures that are put on these teens and made them lose their confidence. 47 The Most Scenic Drives in America(Price:$47.88)This travel book has been put into several languages. 48 It has over 2
42、00 photos of wonderful places. It also provides maps, the new information about those places, and advice on travel.Our Brothers Keeper(Price:$59.40)Writer Jedwin Smith spent many years trying to forget the memories of his brother. Jeff, who was killed. But in this book, he tells what happened when h
43、e met several of his brothers old friends. 49 They also went on a trip to Vietnam, to visit the place where Jeff died. There,a lot of stories happened.There are more books on show. 50 AThis should let us think about todays troubled teenagers.BThey first met each other on the Internet, then in person
44、, face to face.CIt can help you a lot if you hope to travel around the world.DIf you want to know something else about these books, please call us at 2246628.EHis students were from different countries, so they had different ideas in many things.四、情景运用51你想感谢你的朋友邀请你参加他的生日聚会，可以这样说：Thanks your birthday
45、 party.52同桌出色地完成了任务，你会这样称赞他： 53朋友要去参加演讲比赛，你想祝愿朋友成功，可以这么说： ！54在鞋店里，服务员想问你要买几码的鞋子，他会这么说： 55看到 Michael穿了一件很酷的风衣, 你会这样感叹: !根据每小题所提供的图画情景和提示词，写出一个与图片情景相符的句子。56 soup, nice 57get up, early 58necessary, meal 59 such.that., cute, like 60ask, what 五、短文填空根据短文内容及所给提示，在文中的空白处填写一个正确的单词。Bill Bird is a shoemaker in London. His customers are people with 61 (foot) of unusual sizes: very large or very small, very fat or very thin. The shoes are made as 62 bjutfli as those found in shopping centers. His shop
