1、山东省临沂市太平中学2024届英语八年级第二学期期末监测试题满分120分，时间90分钟一、单项选择（共10小题，满分10分）1、I think its difficult for me to learn English well. _ Nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it.A. Good idea!B. Never give up.C. I hope so.D. I agree with you.2、 The children enjoyed _ in this after-school activity. Thats true
2、.A. theyB. themC. themselves3、The car was out of _ and hit a tree by the road.A. dangerB. breathC. controlD. practice4、There are many old sayings requiring us to be _, such as “the early bird catches the worm” and “Practice makes perfect”.A. generousB. confidentC. hard-workingD. organized5、Mum, must
3、 I be a teacher like you when I grow up? No, you neednt. You can make your own _.A. developmentB. decisionC. differenceD. achievement6、One of the best ways for people to keep healthy is to _ good eating habits.A. growB. developC. increaseD. find7、Children in poor areas need not only food and clothes
4、, but also _.A. educationB. conversationC. situationD. condition8、What does the girl mean, Danny? She wants to know _ yesterday.A. what will they do nextB. when will the party beginC. where did Tom goD. why Kate was late for the meeting9、The game will _ in September. Many students want to be volunte
5、ers.A. put offB. give upC. hold onD. take place10、Hi! Alice! Where is Helen? She _ to the supermarket. Shell be back in an hour.A. wentB. has goneC. has been二、短文填空（10分）11、阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。Most of us spend a lot of time on social media (社交媒体). Sometimes, it is good _1_ you. However, if
6、 you dont make good use of it, it will be bad for you. When you want to share something good _2_ funny with your friends, social media is a good choice. You can keep in touch with _3_ even if theyre far away. Sometimes, you spend a lot of time on social media, and it makes you forget about your fami
7、ly and homework. That shows social media _4_ con-trolling you. What do you think of social media? Is it _5_ good or bad thing?三、语法填空（10分）12、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Mark Twain once said that everyone talks about the weather, but no one ever does anything about it. This _1_ (be) true in his da
8、y but it may not be the case in todays world. In fact, humans have _2_ (find) many different ways to control the weather.Cloud seeding (云催化) is a kind of technology that can control rain. It can _3_ (change) the amount (量) of water inside the cloud, which helps control the amount of rain, the time _
9、4_ it rains and even where it rains.This technology has played a key role during important events. For example, China used cloud seeding in Beijing just before the 2008 Olympic Games in _5_ to stop rain from falling during the event.However, scientists are still _6_ (discuss) how to use this technol
10、ogy. On one hand, it is _7_ (believe) that it might have side effects (副作用). For example, things it uses may be bad _8_ the environment. On the other hand, no two clouds are the same, so every new experiment introduces new conditions (情况).Besides controlling rain, scientists have also tried to find
11、ways to _9_ (weak) storms and hurricanes (飓风). US scientists think it might be possible to control hurricanes by using lasers (激光). Others believe that burning petroleum (石油) in a hurricanes path could make the storms be _10_ (slow).四、完形填空（10分）13、通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出个最佳答案。In a small Chines
12、e town lived a poor young man named Ma Liang. He loved _1_. One night, an old man with a long beard (胡须) visited Ma Liang in a _2_ while Ma Liang was sleeping. He _3_ Ma Liang a paintbrush.“Use this magic paintbrush to help the _4_,” he said, “but dont use it to help rich and greedy (贪婪的) people, or
13、 the skill will leave you and you will never paint again.”When Ma Liang _5_, he found the paintbrush on the table by his bed. He painted a butterfly and was _6_ to see it fly out of the window. Ma Liang painted a buffalo (水牛) to help a farmer and _7_ for hungry people at once.However, a rich man hea
14、rd about the paintbrush and asked Ma Liang to paint some gold for him, but Ma Liang _8_.“If you dont paint for me, Ill cut your fingers off,” the rich man said _9_.So Ma Liang painted an island of gold in the middle of a blue sea and a boat for the man. The man got in the boat and went on his way to
15、 the island, laughing. When the rich man was halfway there, Ma Liang painted a _10_ in the side of the boat. The boat sank into the water after a few minutes. Nobody ever saw the man again.1. A. singingB. paintingC. dancingD. boating2. A. schoolB. parkC. forestD. dream3. A. gaveB. boughtC. returnedD
16、. sold4. A. importantB. successfulC. richD. poor5. A. woke upB. made upC. stood upD. put up6. A. sadB. unluckyC. surprisedD. afraid7. A. paperB. foodC. airD. water8. A. lostB. agreedC. missedD. refused9. A. slowlyB. carefullyC. angrilyD. excitedly10. A. bowlB. bagC. holeD. knife五、阅读理解（30分）14、Shaolin
17、 Temple is in Henan Province, China. It was founded in the 5th century. It is well-known for its Chinese martial arts(武术) and Shaolin Kung fu. Do you know where Shaolin Kungfu comes from? In the year 527, an Indian monk(和尚) named Bodhidharma(菩提达摩) went to Shaolin Temple. He found the monks there wer
18、e weak so he decided to teach them Kung fu to keep their bodies strong. At the end of Sui Dynasty, some Shaolin monks helped Li Shimin win a war. In return for that, he gave a lot of land to the temple. After that, Shaolin Temple and Shaolin Kung fu became famous all over China. Not all emperors lik
19、ed Kungfu. During the Qing Dynasty, the emperors stopped Shaolin monks from studying Shaolin Kung fu, so many monks had to leave the temple for different places. During that time, they saw many new kinds of Kung fu and studied them. At last, all these new ideas changed Shaolin Kung fu a lot. But unt
20、il now, Shaolin Kung fu is still the largest and most famous Kung fu in China. It is said that all Kung fu comes from Shaolin and Shaolin Kung fu is the best. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。1. When was Shaolin Temple founded?A. It was founded in the 5th century.B. It was rebuilt.C. It had the most visitors in the yea
21、r 2010.D. It had its 600th birthday.2. Why did Bodhidharma teach Shaolin monks Kung fu?A. To make them strong.B. To make Kung fu popular.C. To get money.D. To help them fight.3. Shaolin Kungfu became famous because of _.A. the importance of Shaolin TempleB. an Indian monk coming to Shaolin TempleC.
22、some monks there helping Li Shimin win a warD. an emperor giving a lot of money to the temple4. Which of the following is true?A. All emperors liked Shaolin Kungfu.B. The monks improved Shaolin Kungfu a lot after leaving the temple.C. Now Chinese people dont like Shaolin Kung fu.D. Shaolin monks did
23、nt want people to know about their Kung fu.5. The passage mainly tells us _.A. how to practice Shaolin Kung fuB. the history of Shaolin Kung fuC. why Li Shimin won the warD. where the name of Shaolin Kung fu came from15、Students Summer JobsCamp Counselor(辅导员)We are looking for people to join us as a
24、 camp counselor at Yingfei Outdoor School. We connect children to science through nature. Our camp counselors are active and helpful, and more importantly, caring team members. This is an eight-hour everyday job in the ten-day-long programme during the summer.Hours: 4:30 am-5:30pm Pay: $5 per hour L
25、EGO Engineering InstructorDo you enjoy taking things apart and then putting them back together? If so, then this may be your dream job! We are looking for smart and creative LEGO engineering instructors.Hours: 3:00 am-5:00 pm Pay: $15 per hourTeachers AssistantWe are looking for part-time teachers a
26、ssistants for our International Kids Preschool in Ningxia. Teachers assistants need to prepare materials, help children finish activities and create a safe environment.Hours: 3:00 am-11:00 am Pay: $50 per weekSummer Care GiverIm looking for someone careful and patient to watch my children when Im wo
27、rking from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. I have a 1-year-old daughter, and a 4-year-old son. I am also asking you to prepare snacks and clean up the rooms.Pay: $150 per week1. How much can a camp counselor make in total?A. $30.B. $50.C. $150.D. $300.2. To be a LEGO engineering instructor, one has to be _.A.
28、caringB. creativeC. activeD. patient3. What does a teachers assistant need to do?A. Prepare snacks for children.B. Teach children science.C. Play LEGO with children.D. Help children do activities.4. What summer job can Daming apply for if he is free from 5:00 am to 4:00 pm?A. Teachers assistant.B. S
29、ummer care giver.C. Camp counselor.D. LEGO engineering instructor.5. Where can you probably find this text?A. In a dictionary.B. On a website.C. In a guidebook.D. In a picture book.16、Now students English handwriting gets worse and worse. That makes their teachers feel worried. Is your English handw
30、riting beautiful? _1_Use paper with lines. When you write English words or sentences, you can use paper with lines. _2_ Those lines on the paper can help you to write words in the right size. Slow down. If your writing is hard to read, just slow down a little. Going slower makes your handwriting cle
31、arer. _3_ And you may make more mistakes easily. Hold your pencil right. When you hold your pencil in the correct way, writing is much better. Some kids press down really hard when they write. That makes the handwriting bad. _4_ Let your writing appear nice and clean. If you do so, people will guess
32、 you are a student with a good habit. Draw more pictures. Drawing can improve your handwriting. While you are drawing pictures, you need to use the skills to control your pencil better. _5_Handwriting is very important. Imagine you are a famous movie star or a well-known sports player, what do you d
33、o when your fans run up to you? Give them your autograph (签名), of course!根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。A.Try to be relaxed and dont hold the pencil so hard.B. That will make your handwriting straight.C. If not, here are four steps that really work.D. Even though you have no chance to d
34、raw at school, you can practice by drawing at home.E. If you write too quickly, its hard for you to stop where you should.六、完成句子（10分）17、向世界展示他们技能的机会_18、It is possible that a person with better _ (教育) can find a job more easily than others.19、How do the d_ communicate with others?Through sign languag
35、es because they cant hear anything.20、Look, there is a beautiful kite in the _ (天空).21、Its important for us to protect nature _（wise）.七、补全对话（10分）22、请通读下面对话，根据对话内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑，选项中有一项为多余选项。W: Good morning, young man! Whats the matter with you?M: Good morning, Doctor Li! _1_W: T
36、ell me more about it.M: I took a cold shower after a basketball game yesterday afternoon. _2_W: Let me give you an examination. Open your mouth and say “ah”.M: Ah . ah .W: _3_M: Is it serious?W: No. _4_M: Do I need to take some medicine?W: No. _5_M: I see. Thank you very much.A. You have a cold.B. I
37、 feel terrible.C. You have to take the medicine three times a day.D. But remember not to take a cold shower after doing sports.E. Just have a rest and drink much hot water.F. Then I started to cough.八、阅读表达（10分）23、阅读短文，回答下面5个问题。Tom didnt like Sundays. He had to wear shoes and go to Sunday school. He
38、had to do homework, and it was boring. Mary tried to help him, but it was difficult. He wanted to do his homework because then he would get a blue ticket. If you had ten blue tickets, you could get a red one. If you had ten red tickets, you could get a yellow one. If you had ten yellow tickets, you
39、could get a new book.Tom had lots of tickets. He wasnt very good at doing his homework, but he was good at trading. He gave Bill a piece of candy and a fishhook. Bill gave him a yellow ticket. He gave other boys some of the things he had from letting others paint the fence and got more tickets. Some
40、 were blue, some were red, and some were yellow. Finally, he had enough to get a new book.That Sunday, the new girl came to Sunday school for the first time. Her parents came too, and the children learned that her father was a very important judge. The girls name was Becky Thatcher. The Sunday schoo
41、l teacher wanted to show Judge Thatcher that it was a good class. He asked if any of the boys or girls had enough tickets for a new book. Everybody was very surprised when Tom stood up. The Sunday school teacher was more surprised than anybody else. He counted the tickets. There were enough for a ne
42、w book. He gave Tom the book, and Tom was allowed to sit with the important new people. Judge Thatcher said hello, but Tom could not speak. He was too nervous and thinking about Becky.“Whats your name?” asked the judge.Tom got his voice back and told him.Then Judge Thatcher asked him an easy questio
43、n from his homework. Tom did not know the answer. He guessed. He was wrong. He was so wrong that the whole class laughed at him.(Taken from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer)1. To get a new book, how many red tickets did Tom need?_2. How did Tom get enough tickets for a new book?_3. Who did “the new girl
44、” in Para3 refer to?_4. Why did the whole class laugh at Tom?_5. What do you think of Tom?_九、书面表达（20分）假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Jack来信了解你们家乡的文化，并询问你的暑假计划。请根据以下提示，给他写一封回信。家乡文化节日、习俗暑期计划旅行、学习要求：Dear Jack,Thanks for your e-mail._Yours,Li Hua参考答案一、单项选择（共10小题，满分10分）1、B【解析】【详解】句意：我觉得对我来说，把英语学好很难。别放弃。世上无难事，只怕有心人。考查交际用语。Good idea!好主意；Neve
