1、2024年江苏省苏州市张家港市八年级英语第二学期期末质量检测试题满分120分，时间90分钟一、完形填空(10分)1、阅读短文，从每小题四个选项中，选出一个能填入文中相应空白处的最佳答案。Some young people are worrying about acne(青春痘) on their faces, and some are worrying about their figures(身材). Do you know what on earth(究竟) the _1_ of beauty is? Think of smile and health, and then you may f
2、ind the _2_.Maybe you are not _3_ with your big nose, your small eyes or your weight. Dont waste energy and feelings on the way you _4_. In fact, when you become a(n) _5_ and look at pictures of your past time, youll find how cute you are._6_ is the best way to make you beautiful. When people are ha
3、ppy, they look nice. When people smile or laugh from the bottom(底部) of their _7_, they look very beautiful. Dont worry about your weight too much.Dont _8_ food for it. No one _9_ without good health. So you need to eat healthy food and do enough exercise. When you accept what you _10_ and enjoy them
4、, you will really become pretty “inside and out”.1. A. skillB. secretC. newsD. food2. A. questionB. problemC. reasonD. answer3. A. satisfiedB. strictC. popularD. angry4. A. likeB. lookC. thinkD. have5. A. adultB. parentC. doctorD. engineer6. A. BeautyB. HealthC. WealthD. Happiness7. A. heartsB. topC
5、. footD. head8. A. receiveB. alarmC. refuseD. get9. A. talksB. livesC. sleepsD. allows10. A. useB. loseC. doD. own二、短文填空（10分）2、以下是一篇短文，请阅读全文，并从文后的六个选项中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文的意思完整、连贯。Eye contact means looking into another persons eyes. _1_. It can be the key to communication. Eye contact can show feelings su
6、ch as friendliness, interest and understanding.In Western countries, using eye contact in conversations is very important. If you do not use eye contact, Westerners may think that you are not listening. And if you look away, _2_ .However, things are different in many Asian countries. Looking down wh
7、en talking with an older person, like a teacher or a parent, is polite. _3_. For example, an Asian person might look down while listening to a Western speaker. The Western speaker might think this person is not interested in what he or she is saying._4_. But using too much is not polite either. In m
8、any countries, watching other people, especially strangers, for a long time is impolite.This may make them feel nervous.So it is important to know what eye contact communicates before you visit a new culture. _5_. Here you can check out a book about the culture of the country you plan to visit. Lear
9、n how to use eye contact wisely. Then you can act politely and better connect with people in a culture that is foreign to you!A. Asians might think you are very rudeB. You can go to your local public libraryC. Not using eye contact can cause problemsD. Westerners may also think that you are lyingE.
10、This is a very important part of body languageF. These differences may lead to misunderstanding3、How time flies! My middle school life will come on an end in one year. I have many unforgettable _1_ (memory).On a _2_ (rain) day, I ran at a street near my home. Suddenly, I fell over _3_ hurt my head.
11、So I had to stay in hospital for _4_ couple of days. Soon my friend Lily _5_ (come) to see me. She decided to help me _6_ my study every weekend. I didnt fall behind the other students with _7_ (she) help. I didnt feel lonely in the hospital, either. Lilys _8_ (kind) moves me. She is one of the _9_
12、(good) examples for us. Everyone can warm the world by offering a hand _10_ (simple). I think Ill also be ready to help people in need.4、先读通短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案, 并将其标号填入题前括号内。long time ago, there lived a wise man named Zun-Nun in Egypt. A young man came to visit him and aske
13、d: “Teacher, _1_ do you dress so simply? Nowadays, it is necessary to dress neatly, isnt it? Or how will people know you are really a _2_ and wise man?”The man smiled, took the _3_ from his finger and said: “Young friend, I will answer your question, but first do one thing _4_ me. Take this ring to
14、the market. Can you _5_ this for one piece of gold?”_6_ he looked at Zun-Nuns dirty ring, the young man thought to himself: “How shall I sell it at that _7_?”He gave the ring to the vegetable, meat and fish traders (商人) and others in the market. But _8_ was ready to pay a piece of gold. He told this
15、 to Zun-Nun, and Zun-Nun said: “Now go to the _9_ shop and show the ring to the owner. Dont give a price, Just _10_ how much he will pay.”One hour later, the young man was back with the ring. “Teacher, people at the market _11_ didnt know the value (价值) of this ring. The gold trader _12_ me 1,000 pi
16、eces of gold,” Zun-Nun smiled. “That is the _13_ to your questions, my friend.”Someone can not be valued only from his _14_. That ring was a gift from the king on my 60th birthday. There is only one ring like this in the world. he said, “Its very valuable. So young man, never judge (评判) a book by it
17、s cover. _15_ yourself to make yourself valuable.”1. A. howB. whyC. whenD. where2. A. happyB. handsomeC. specialD. serious3. A. dressB. ringC. goldD. basket4. A. toB. onC. withD. for5. A. buyB. findC. sellD. make6. A. AlthoughB. IfC. WhenD. Because7. A. placeB. priceC. timeD. part8. A. somebodyB. an
18、ybodyC. nobodyD. everyone9. A. foodB. clothesC. bookD. gold10. A. worry aboutB. take upC. listen toD. prepare for11. A. reallyB. hardlyC. finallyD. simply12. A. passedB. lentC. paidD. refused13. A. differenceB. nameC. answerD. prize14. A. looksB. wordsC. actionsD. skills15. A. BelieveB. ImproveC. En
19、joyD. Understand5、There are many important holidays in China. The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of them. Its _1_ important traditional festival in China. People always celebrate it on the 15th day in the _2_ (eight) month of Chinese calendar. At that time, the moon is the fullest and _3_ (bright). The
20、festival started in China about 3,000 years ago and _4_ (be) a popular tradition already. _5_ nobody knows the reason for the beginning of the festival, there are some stories about it.Story 1: HarvestChinese used the moon _6_ a calendar for harvest. The full moon meant the end of the summer harvest
21、. At that time farmers would get together and eat delicious moon cakes.Story 2: WarDuring Yuan Dynasty, some bad men took over China and treated the Chinese badly. To fight against them, the Chinese planned _7_ (send) moon cakes to every person. They put paper messages into the center of the moon ca
22、kes. They named the time and places to beat the bad men.Story 3: Moon ladyThe story of the lady on the moon was described as a beautiful woman _8_ (name) Change. She lived in the cold palace on the moon by _9_ (she). At the Mid-Autumn Festival, people can see her beauty _10_ (clear).Today people oft
23、en celebrate it with family and friends. People will have a family dinner and eat moon cakes.三、阅读理解（40分）6、William Shakespeare is one of the most famous writers in the world. He wrote many plays. He was born in Stratford, England, in 1564. He came from a rich family. But when he was fifteen, his fami
24、ly became poor because his father lost all his money. William was not able to study at school, so he left and got a job.At that time, theaters began to open in London. William decided to move to London and soon found work as an actor. Actors often helped to write the plays as well as act them. That
25、was how William discovered that he was good at writing.At that time, many explorers (探险家) traveled around the world and brought back stories of adventures(冒险) and new discoveries(发现). These gave William lots of ideas for his plays. Queen Elizabeth liked Williams plays so much that she asked him to w
26、rite one specially for her.At that time, the stage (舞台) was in the middle and the audience (观众) stood all around it. If people didnt like the play, they threw things like tomatoes to the actors! Luckily, people loved Williams play. His plays were very exciting. They made people think about the right
27、 and wrong ways to do and called on people to show true love.1. Why did William Shakespeare leave school at the age of fifteen? _A. Because he wanted to get a job.B. Because he wanted to become an actor.C. Because his family refused to pay for his study.D. Because his family was too poor to let him
28、go to school.2. How did William discover that he was good at writing? _A. By acting as an actor in school.B. By writing and acting plays.C. By studying in theaters.D. By reading books.3. What does the underlined word “These” mean? _A. Stories of adventures and new discoveries.B. The great power of E
29、nglish travelers.C. Those plays for Queen Elizabeth.D. Williams famous plays.4. What can we know from the passage? _A. William was quite popular at that time.B. Williams plays were meaningless at first.C. William wrote plays with his friends help.D. Williams plays were only for Queen Elizabeth.四、补全对
30、话（10分）7、根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。A: Hello. The Seaside Hotel. _1_?B: Yes, please. Id like to book two rooms for the coming weekend. A:_2_?B: Oh! Just two nights. A: OK. Two nights. From Friday or Saturday?B: Friday. A: Friday, July 1st. And do you need single rooms or double rooms?B:_3_
31、.A: Right. Two double rooms for Friday and Saturday, July lst and 2nd. B:_4_?A: Well, its 400 yuan per night, with breakfast. B: I see. Can I book the rooms now, please?A: Certainly. _5_?B: Rick Smith.五、语法填空（10分）8、阅读下面材料并填空，有的答案要填入适当的内容，有的答案要用括号内单词的正确形式,但每个答案不多于3个单词。把答案写在答题卡小题的横线上。Mountain climbing
32、is one of the worlds most dangerous sports, and one of the _1_ (popular) places is the Himalayas. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma _2_ (rise) the highest and is the most famous. It is 8,844.43 _3_ (meter) high and so is very dangerous to climb. _4_ first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay a
33、nd Edmund Hillary _5_ May 4, 1953. The first Chinese team _6_ (do) so in 1960. So many climbers risk their lives _7_ they want to challenge _8_ (them) in the face of difficulties. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up _9_ (try) to achieve our dreams. It also shows that h
34、umans can sometimes be _10_ (strong) than the forces of nature.六、阅读表达（10分）9、整理笔记读下面的文章，请在答题卡每个题目下做简单的笔记。The United States is to the north of Mexico. Mexico is about one quarter of the size of the United States. Mexico has more than ninety million people. The main language of Mexico is Spanish. This
35、makes Mexico the worlds largest Spanish-speaking country.Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico. The city is also very high. It is 7,349 feet high above sea level. This makes it one of the highest cities in the world. The population of Mexico City is growing bigger and bigger. About t
36、hirty million people live there. It has more people than other cities in the world, even more than Tokyo.Mexico also has its specialties (特产). Foods like beans, maize, avocados, tomatoes, peanuts, chili peppers and chocolate come from Mexico. Mexico is also famous for its cactus (仙人掌) plants. Mexico
37、 has more kinds of cactuses than any other country.1. The location (位置) of The United States: _2. The population of Mexico:_3. The main language of Mexico: _4. The capital of Mexico: _5. The specialties (特产) of Mexico:_七、书面表达（20分）同学们，暑假就要来了。怎样过一个充实而又有意义的暑假呢？请根据下表提示，写一篇70词左右的短文。内容提示：help parentsSumme
38、r vacation planstravelvolunteerreadvisit my hometowntake after-school classes1. 文中应包含所有提示内容，可适当发挥；2. 文中不得出现真实的校名、人名和地名；3. 开头已给出，不计入总词数。Summer vacation is coming! Have you made your plans already? Now let me tell you something about mine. _参考答案一、完形填空(10分)1、1. B2. D3. A4. B5. A6. D7. A8. C9. B10. D【解析
39、】【导语】本文是一篇说明文，本文介绍了漂亮的秘密和作者的建议。【1题详解】句意：你知道美丽的秘诀到底是什么吗？skill技能；secret秘诀；news新闻；food食物。根据“Think of smile and health”可知，此处介绍美丽的秘诀是什么，故选B。【2题详解】句意：想起微笑和健康，你可能会找到答案。question问题；problem难题；reason原因；answer答案。根据“Do you know what on earth the.of beauty is?”可知此处是指问题的答案，故选D。【3题详解】句意：你可能不满意你的大鼻子，小眼睛或者你的体重。satisf
40、ied满意的；strict严格的；popular受欢迎的；angry生气的。根据“your big nose, your small eyes or your weight”可知是不满意自己的大鼻子，小眼睛等外貌，故选A。【4题详解】句意：不要把精力和感情浪费在你的外表上。like喜欢；look看起来；think认为；have有。根据“with your big nose, your small eyes or your weight”可知，作者建议我们不要把精力和感想浪费在自己的长相上，故选B。【5题详解】句意：事实上，当你长大成人，看看你过去的照片，你会发现你是多么可爱。adult成年人；
41、parent父，母；doctor医生；engineer工程师。根据“look at pictures of your past time”可知，长大之后看看过去会觉得很可爱，故选A。【6题详解】句意：开心是使你漂亮的最好方式。Beauty漂亮；Health健康；Wealth财富；Happiness开心。根据“When people are happy,”可知是指开心，故选D。【7题详解】句意：当人们发自内心地微笑或大笑时，他们看起来非常漂亮。hearts心；top顶端；foot脚；head头。根据“laugh from the bottom of their.”可知是指发自内心的微笑，应用he
42、arts符合语境，故选A。【8题详解】句意：不要拒绝食物。receive收到；alarm使恐慌；refuse拒绝；get得到。根据“Dont worry about your weight too much”可推知是不要拒绝食物，故选C。【9题详解】句意：没有健康的身体，没有人可以活下去。talks谈论；lives生存；sleeps睡觉；allows允许。根据“without good health”可知，没有健康的身体，人们无法生存下去，故选B。【10题详解】句意：当你接受你所拥有的，并享受它们时，你就会真正变得“由内而外”的漂亮。use用；lose失去；do完成；own拥有。根据“When
43、 you accept what you have.and enjoy them”可知作者建议我们要接受自己所拥有的并享受它们，故选D。二、短文填空（10分）2、1. E2. D3. F4. C5. B【解析】【导语】本文主要讲述了眼神交流的重要性和不同文化中对眼神交流的不同看法。【1题详解】根据前句“Eye contact means looking into another persons eyes.It can be the key to communication”可知，此处谈论眼神交流及其重要性。选项E“这是肢体语言中非常重要的一部分”符合语境，故选E。【2题详解】根据前句“If y
44、ou do not use eye contact, Westerners may think that you are not listening.”可知，西方人谈话时需要眼神交流。选项D“西方人也可能认为你在撒谎”符合语境，故选D。【3题详解】根据“However, things are different in many Asian countries. Looking down when talking with an older person, like a teacher or a parent, is polite.”可知，在许多亚洲国家，与年长的人交谈时，低头是有礼貌的，可见不同地区对于眼神交流是有差异的。选项F“这些差异可能导致误解”符合语境，故选F。【4题详解】根据“But using too much is not polite either. In many countries, watching other people, especially strangers, for a long time is impolite.”可知，空格处与后句构成转折，后句内容是说如果用太多眼神交流也不礼貌。选项C“不使用眼神交流可能会造成问题”符合语境，故选C。【5
