1、福建省福州第十六中学2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末英语试题一、单项选择1Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation?AblindBbillCbicycle2World Earth Day is _ day to call for people around the world to protect _ environment.Aan; theBthe; aCa; the3Tina told me the sun _ the center of the solar system (太阳系).A
2、isBwasCwill be4Although the road to success is not always _ we should do whatever we can to go for it.AsmoothBcleanCmodern5Thank you for your suggestions to improve my English. _.AHope things work out.BIts very kind of you.CGood luck!6You cant shout at your parents. They are always the people you ca
3、n _ in difficult times.Adepend onBcompete withChear from7Dont make any noise. _ Jim _ his brother is sleeping now.ANot only.but also.BBoth.and.CEither.or.8My family like watching Craftsmen of the Nation大国工匠on CCTV.Me, too. I am _ what they do for our country.Aworried aboutBstrict withCproud of9We do
4、nt know whether to _ his invitation.AacceptBaffordCappear10_ is it from Fuzhou to Xiamen? About one and a half hours by high-speed train.AHow longBHow farCHow often11Would you like to go on vacation with me, Lily? Yes, I think its hot here and Id like to go _ like Harbin.Aanywhere coolBsomewhere coo
5、lCnowhere cool12_ useful advice you give me! I will follow it and try to do everything best.AHowBWhatCWhat a13Dabai wore protective clothing to _ nucleic acid testing in the past three years.Acarry outBput onCthink over14The Shenzhou-14 manned spaceship has just came back from space. Do you know _?
6、For six months.Ahow long scientists sent it to spaceBhow long it travelled in spaceChow long did it travel in space15Mum, its hard for me to clean the whole garden on my own. Why not ask your brother for help? _ANo pain, no gain.BMany hands make light work.CEvery dog has its day.二、完形填空I went to Beij
7、ing to study Chinese last year. I was 16 about all the chances to better my language skills, walk on the Great Wall, and most of all, eat real Chinese food! I 17 remember my first jianbing, jiaozi and Peking duck. Each of them was amazing in its own way. I knew that real Chinese food would 18 the Ch
8、inese food I had eaten in the USAI couldnt wait to try all the mouth-watering dishes that came up in my research about Chinese food. One of 19 favorites turned out to be hotpot. My first-ever hotpot experience in Beijing was unforgettable. As a first-timer, I was moved by the waiters 20 and their wa
9、rmth of welcome. They tried their best to introduce all of the oils and spices (调味香料) to me. Looking around, I found that everyone had their own favorite sauce combinations (酱料组合), ingredients and styles. Some would carefully 21 their ingredients into the hotpot one after another. Others would impat
10、iently put whole plates into the bubbling (冒泡的) oil. You can learn a lot from the 22 people eat hotpot. When I went back to the USA, I 23 to prepare a hotpot meal for my family. It allowed me to not only share the culture that I had learned about, but also offer others a chance to 24 China like I ha
11、d. Its amazing 25 hotpot could bring so much to life!16AsorryBexcitedCtired17AstillBneverChardly18Abe similar toBbe different fromCbe popular with19AmyBherChis20AcoldnessBlazinessCfriendliness21AplayBputCwash22AwayBtoolCprice23AhatedBrefusedCdecided24AhelpBbuildCexperience25AwhatBthatCwhether三、阅读理解W
12、hat are cough manners?Cover your coughs and sneezes with tissues.Cough and sneeze into elbows when having no tissues.Wash hands at once after using hands to cover your mouth and nose.Wear masks properly in public during a flu.Ways to avoid having a fluWash hands often with running water and a soap o
13、r liquid soap;Avoid using hands to touch your mouth, nose or eyes;Keep your distance from people with the flu;Get vaccinated.Reasons for recommendingcough mannersMany viruses are spread throughcoughing sneezing or hand touching.Viruses are spread more widely and easily in crowded public places.26Wha
14、t are we suggested to cover our coughs and sneezes?AHands.BTissues.CArms.DMasks.27Which description can go with Picture Two in the post?AStop coughs or sneezes with your elbows (肘).BClean coughs and sneezes with your elbows.CCough or sneeze into elbows when having no tissues.DCover your mouths when
15、others are coughing or sneezing.28According to the post, when shall we wash our hands?ASoon after using hands to cover mouths and noses.BJust before wearing masks in public during a flu.CAt least 10 minutes after covering mouths and noses.DAs soon as we find running water and a soup.29Why did the wr
16、iter recommend cough manners?ATo sell more tissues and masks to readers.BTo stop viruses from spreading in public places.CTo kill many viruses around us easily.DTo stop us from catching a cold.30Cough manners are one of the best ways _ when we are having a flu.Ato keep our noses and mouths cleanBto
17、keep ourselves being politeCto keep ourselves from dirty masksDto prevent others from getting sickSometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. They dont act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too luxurious (奢侈的) for them
18、to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentines Day is even more out of the question. And my father has a bad temper. One day, my mother was sewing a quilt (被子). I silently sat down beside her and looked at her. “Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. My mother stop
19、ped her work and raised her head with surprise in her eyes. She didnt answer immediately. I was very worried because I thought I had hurt her. But at last I heard my mother say the following words. “Lily,” she said, “look at this thread (线). Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the qui
20、lt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable (耐用的). If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but its really there. Love is inside.” I listened carefully but I couldnt understand her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenl
21、y got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked very pale. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road. My father had never been so gentle.
22、 It seemed that it was their most harmonious (和谐的) period. The sun gently glistened (闪耀) among the leaves. All of these made up the most beautiful picture in the world. The doctor had said my father would recover in two months. But after two months he still couldnt walk by himself. All of us were wo
23、rried about him, “Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day. “Lily, dont worry about me,” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mum.” Reading his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply. Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this
24、experience, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.31Why does Lily sometimes doubt the love between her parents?ABecause they are very busy earning money.BBecause they often argue with each other.CBecause they hardly express thei
25、r love.DBecause she doesnt see the thread in the quilt.32Which of the following is similar to the underlined phrase “out of the question” in Paragraph 1?APossible.BImpossible.CNecessary.DUnnecessary.33What can we learn from her mothers answer about love?ALove should be seen anywhere.BLove should be
26、seen anytime.CLove should be a thread.DLove really exists everywhere and anytime.34What made her father change so greatly?AThe quilt story from her mother.BOne-month stay in the hospital.CThe beautiful scenery of the county road.DThe sickness her father suddenly got.35Whats the main idea of the pass
27、age?AWe should understand our parents however old they are.BLove is hidden in the life, making life strong and warm.CWe really need love because it makes our life harmonious.DLove is so important to everyone that we must love everyone.The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides a year into 24 sol
28、ar terms. The Spring Equinox (春分), as the fourth term of the year starts on March 21 and ends on April 4 this year. When the Spring Equinox comes, the time of the day is the same as the time of the night. Here are things you may not know about the Spring Equinox. Eating spring vegetables: Eating spr
29、ing vegetables during the Spring Equinox is a custom in China. “Spring vegetables” refers to seasonal vegetables that differ from place to place. The ancient teachings in the Chinese classic, Huangdi Neijing, suggests that people eat seasonal foods to help keep healthy and bring good luck. Swallows
30、fly north: The ancient Chinese people divided the fifteen days of the Spring Equinox into three “hous,” or five-day parts. As the Chinese old saying goes, swallows fly back to the North in the first hou; thunder cracks the sky in the second hou; lightning occurs frequently in the third hou. Egg-stan
31、ding games: Standing an egg upright is a popular game across the country during the Spring Equinox. It is an old custom that dates back to 4,000 years ago. People practice this tradition to celebrate the coming of spring. It is believed that if someone can make the egg stand, he will have good luck
32、in the future. Flying kites: Spring Equinox is a good time to fly kites. In ancient times, people did not have good medical resources. So to pray for health, they wrote their illness on paper kite. When the kite was in the air, people would cut off the string to let the paper kite fly away. Later fl
33、ying kites developed into a popular game of spring. On the Spring Equinox, people write a blessing on the kite, hoping that the gods in the sky would see it. Reward farm cattle: This practice is popular. In the southern area of the Yangtze River. As the Spring Equinox comes, farm work starts and bot
34、h the farmers and the cattle start to become busy. Farmers will reward cattle with rice balls to express their thankfulness.36What does “spring vegetables” mean?AVegetables grown in spring.BUseful vegetables.CHealthy vegetables.DGreen vegetables.37What does the underlined Chinese old saying means in
35、 Chinese?A一候春雷滚滚生；二候闪电频繁现；三候燕子朝北飞B一候闪电频繁现； 二候燕子朝北飞；三候春雷滚滚生C一候雷始收声；二候蛰虫坯户；三候水始涸D一候燕子朝北飞； 二候春雷滚滚生；三候闪电频繁现38What do the ancient people do to pray for health?AEat spring vegetables.BFly kites.CMake the eggs stand.DReward farm cattle.39Why do farmers give the cattle with rice balls as the Spring Equinox
36、comes?ATo make cattle stronger.BTo express their thankfulness.CTo have good luck in the future.DTo pray for good health.40Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?A/B/C/D/Have you seen your parents having a headache and reach for a bottle of aspirin (阿司匹林)? We use it when were
37、hurting. And it all started with a man who gave a taste of tree skin centuries ago.In 1758, Edward Stone took a walk on a beautiful, sunny morning in England. He stopped to rest under a willow (柳树) tree. Suddenly, he decided to try a bit of the tree skin. The bitter (苦的) taste reminded him of medici
38、ne and he started to think whether it could be used as a medicine. Edward referred to medicine books for answers, but he failed. Still, he decided to test it on his family, friends and neighbors with headache and it really helped them feel better.Edward Stone wasnt the first one to learn this medici
39、ne. Willows grow everywhere, so theyre cheap and easy to get. People around the world have been using it for thousands of years to reduce agony. But Edward was the first to work on it and record the risk of it.In 1888, the Bayer company was looking for new medicines to sell. Two years later, the com
40、pany invited scientists to find out which part of the willow skin could be used for medicine. Then, they studied how to turn it into medicines that were easy to take. Finally, after 7 years of work, they succeeded. The Bayer company named this new pain-killing medicine “aspirin”.Soon, the medicine b
41、ecame a success and made huge money for Bayer. The hard work of scientists makes a history. Aspirin has become one of the most-used pain-killing medicines and you can buy it at a cheap price from almost every medicine store all over the world. And it all started with Edwards curiosity.It is curiosit
42、y that makes us learn and benefit from nature. Stay hungry. Stay foolish. Maybe you are the next scientist that changes the world.41What inspired Edward to use willow skin as a medicine?AThe bitter taste of willow.BThe sick people around him.CThe good weather in England.DThe medicine book about plan
43、ts.42What does the underlined word “agony” in paragraph 3 mean?ACost.BDanger.CPain.DWork.43When did scientists invent aspirin?AIn 1888.BIn 1890.CIn 1895.DIn 1897.44What can we learn about aspirin from paragraph 5?AIt is widely used.BIt was sold by scientists.CIt is expensively made.DIt was invented
44、by Edward.45What is the purpose of this passage?ATo advise scientists to taste plants.BTo encourage people to stay curious.CTo praise people for protecting trees.DTo thank scientists for their achievements.Why is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys? 46 Different colors have d
45、ifferent meanings in the world. To the Egyptians, green is a color that means the hope and joy of spring, while for Muslims, it means heaven. Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. In China, children are given money in a red paper to bring good wishes in the New Year. For many nations, blue
46、is a symbol of protection. 47 Peoples choice of colors is also influenced by their bodies situation. Green is said to be the most relaxing color. 48 For example, people who work in green environments have been found to have fewer stomachache.One color has an effect on peoples appetites (食欲). 49 It is able to make you eat more food. So many decorators will include different shades (色度) of red in the restaurant. Similarly, many commercial websites will have a red “Buy Now button because red is a color that easily catches a persons eye. However, blue is a kind of calming color. Unl
