阜新市实验中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期7月期末考试英语试卷(含答案)

这是一份阜新市实验中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期7月期末考试英语试卷(含答案)，共14页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，完形填空，短文填空题，写作题等内容，欢迎下载使用。


一、阅读理解
Sme Fun and Interesting Facts
◆D yu think what clr ranges are? The cmmn answer t this questin is “Orange”. Hwever, the first ranges frm Sutheast Asia were actually green. Up t nw, ranges in warmer areas like Vietnam and Thailand still stay green when they are fully grwn.
◆There was a man named Jhn Chapman wh planted thusands f apple trees. But the apples n thse trees were much mre bitter (苦的) than the nes yu’d find in the supermarket tday. Jhn didn’t expect his apples t be eaten whle, but rather made int hard apple cider (苹果酒).
◆Like mst fur-legged animals, cats have five tes n the frnt paws (脚爪), but their back paws nly have fur tes. Scientists think the fur-te back paws might help them run faster. D yu knw any ther fun facts abut cats?
◆Walt Disney might have been the first t put glves n his characters, as the star Mickey Muse in 1929’s The Opry Huse (《奥普里之屋》). Besides being easier t interest, there’s anther reasn why Disney did s: “We didn’t want him t have muse hands because he was suppsed t be mre human.” Disney nce said.
1．What des the underlined wrd “they” refer t?
A.Warmer areasB.Oranges in warmer areas
C.The first rangesD.Peple frm Vietnam and Thailand
2．Jhn expected his apples t be ________.
A.knwn by mre pepleB.sld in the supermarket
C.eaten nly by himselfD.made int hard apple cider
3．Disney put glves n Mickey Muse in rder t ________.
A.make him lk mre humanB.prtect his hands
C.help him t run fasterD.make him fee1 mre cmfrtable
4．Which is NOT a fact accrding t the infrmatin abve?
A.The first ranges weren’t ranges.
B.Jhn’s Apples weren’t sweet enugh
C.Walt Disney put glves n his characters t interest peple.
D.Cats have fewer tes n their frnt paws than the nes n their back paws.
In 1987, a small cmpany named Huawei was started in Shenzhen. After mre than 30 years f develpment, the cmpany has nw beaten Apple and becme the wrld’s secnd-largest maker f smartphnes behind Krea’s Samsung. It has als becme the wrld’s largest supplier (供应商) f 5G.
But recently, Huawei faced sme difficulties. The U.S. gvernment rdered a ban (禁令) n its sales in America. American fficials said Huawei gave infrmatin that it cllected t the Chinese gvernment. At the same time, the U.S. gvernment planned t stp selling parts and services t Huawei, which was believed that Huawei’s business wuld be hurt.
“We have never received such a request frm the Chinese gvernment and we have never tried t get int ther systems t cllect infrmatin.” Ren Zhengfei, Huawei’s funder (创办者) and president said. “This ban frm the U.S. wuld have little effect n ur cmpany. Huawei has enugh ability t deal with the prblems.” Ren added.
In an interview several years ag, Ren Zhengfei said, “I started Huawei with nly £4,000 at the beginning, but nw it has becme a $100 billin cmpany. The experience was nt as rmantic (浪漫的) as yu imagine.”
Facing the ban f the U.S., Huawei is grwing. Huawei’s smartphne sales arund the wrld rse 50 percent cmpared t the first three mnths f 2019. At the same time, sales frm bth Samsung and Apple fell. S far, Huawei has grwn int the wrld’s largest telecmmunicatin equipment (电信设备) supplier, selling in 170 cuntries. It may beat Samsung as the largest smartphne maker in the near future.
5．Which cmpany is the largest supplier f 5G in the wrld?
A.Apple.B.Samsung.C.Huawei.D.Nkia.
6．Why did the U.S. rder a ban n Huawei?
A.Huawei’s sales in America were grwing faster than Apple.
B.Huawei refused t supply services t the U.S. gvernment.
C.They didn’t want Apple t sell parts and services t Huawei.
D.They thught Huawei cllected infrmatin fr the Chinese gvernment.
7．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 means ________.
A.Huawei’s develping experience was hard
B.it is rmantic t start a cmpany with $4,000
C.the rmantic experience was a large amunt f wealth
D.peple can understand Huawei's develping experience easily
8．What des the writer want t tell us in the last paragraph?
A.Huawei will grw slwly.
B.Huawei is full f hpe.
C.Huawei’s sales will be dubled.
D.Huawei is the largest smartphne maker.
D yu want t be a newsreader r a presenter? By reading this yu’ll knw hw t take the first step t be ne! Making a radi prgramme is fun.
The mst imprtant thing yu need t d is t decide what kind f prgramme yu are ging t ffer. Have yu always wanted t be a DJ just t play music? If s, what kind f music? And will thers want t listen t the music yu want t play?
Maybe it’s nt music but infrmatin that yu want t ffer. Yu may want t d a talk shw abut a special subject. If s, great! Chsing smething yu’re interested in will make it a great experience fr yu. If yu’re gd at a subject, yu’ll be knwn as a great presenter.
Or, maybe yu wuld like t make a prgramme like an interview with thers. Prgrammes like this are easy t listen t and always interesting t make because yu’ll never knw what a guest is ging t say and maybe yur subject will change.
9．The writer thinks it’s ________ t make a radi prgramme.
A.bringB.hardC.funD.difficult
10．The mst imprtant thing yu need t d is t decide ________.
A.when t fferB.what t fferC.hw t fferD.where t ffer
11．What des the writer think f a prgramme like an interview with thers?
A.Easy t listen t and interesting t make.
B.Hard t listen t but interesting t make.
C.Easy t listen t but bring t make.
D.Hard t listen t and impssible t make.
12．What des the passage mainly talk abut?
A.The imprtant thing f making a TV prgramme.
B.Hw t practise yur listening skills.
C.The ways f listening t radi prgrammes.
D.Hw t make yur wn radi prgramme.
What did peple d t cmmunicate in ancient times? Here are sme very interesting answers t this questin.
Alphrns(阿尔卑斯长号) were nce used t cmmunicate in the muntains in Switzerland. They are very lng and they are very heavy, t. S, alphrns are hard t blw. Then why d peple use them? Well, they make a lud sund which travels much further than the human vice. Herdsmen(牧民) used them t call cws in the distance fr milking. At sunset, alphrns were als used t send a message dwn t villagers that all went well. These days, they're mstly used as musical instruments.
The peple f La Gmera, an island in Eurpe, have their wn special way f sending messages frm muntain t muntain. They use a whistled(口哨的) language called el silb, which cmes frm their language Spanish. Whistling can be heard within five kilmeters, which means it can be used acrss much greater distances than shuting. El silb can be used fr all kinds f messages, including greetings and annuncements. El silb is used a lt less than it used t be, but the primary schl students in La Gmera have t learn it.
Did yu knw it's als pssible t send messages withut making a nise? This is called visual cmmunicatin, and it includes the use f flags and even smke. Lng ag, sldiers alng the Great Wall f China used smke as a warning. If they nticed the enemy frm their signal(信号) twer, they lit a smky fire. When sldiers in ther twers saw the smke signal, they lit fires t. In this way, messages abut the enemy's arrival culd travel as far as 800 km in just a few hurs.
13．What are alphrns mstly used fr tday?
A. Cmmunicating in the muntains.
B. Calling cws fr milking.
C. Sending messages dwn t villagers.
D. Playing a kind f music.
14．Why d the peple f La Gmera use el silb t cmmunicate?
A. Because it can send messages t animals.
B. Because it is different frm their language.
C. Because it can be heard at a great distance.
D. Because it is a subject fr yung students.
15．Hw did sldiers alng the Great Wall get warning messages between twers?
A.By listening.B.By whistling.
C.By shuting.D.By watching.
16．Which f the fllwing best shws the structure f the text?(P=Paragraph)
A. B.
C. D.
Osmanthus (桂花) is ne f the mst belved autumn flwers. It is widely planted in China, with a very lng planting histry f mre than 2,500 years. This famus plant even appeared in The Classic f Muntains and Seas (《山海经》). And the city f Hangzhu. Suzhu, and Guilin see the flwer as their city flwer,
The name “smanthus” cmes frm the Greek (希腊语) wrd sma, meaning “sweet” and anths, meaning “flwer”. Since the ancient times, smanthus has been a symbl f gd things, like peace, lve and happiness.
Legend (传说) has it that there is an smanthus tree n the mn. A man named Wu Gang is rdered t cut it dwn. Hwever, the tree can grw. Wu has t keep n cutting it again and again n the mn.
Osmanthus flwers between September and Octber, and it is when the Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated. S smanthus has becme the best flwer fr peple t enjy with a full mn. It has been lved by many pets, including Li Qingzha and Yang Wanli frm the Sng Dynasty. Yang wrte that the sweetness f smanthus is s clean and rich that it’s hard t believe it cmes frm nature and nt the mn in heaven.
The Chinese peple’s lve fr smanthus has becme a part f their fd culture. Osmanthus wine and tea are ppular traditinal Chinese drinks. Fr thse wh have a sweet tth, there are many different kinds f fd made with smanthus flwers. The flwer f smanthus can als be cllected t make hney and jam.
17．Hw lng have Chinese peple planted smanthus?
______________
18．Why is smanthus cnsidered the best flwer t enjy with a full mn?
______________
19．What drinks can smanthus flwers be made int?
______________
20．What flwer d yu like best? Why? Write 30 wrds r mre.
______________
二、完形填空
Bike-sharing is a new chice fr shrt jurneys in cities. It is gd t the 1 develpment f the big cities.
A 2 by a cmpany fund that shared bikes started the natin’s 3 fr bikes again. Nw mre and mre Chinese peple are 4 bikes instead f cars t make shrt jurneys in cities.
An engineer f that cmpany says that since the 5 f shared bikes, peple have made fewer trips by car. The lve fr shared bikes is nt nly amng 6 peple, wh were brn in the 1980s and 1990s, but als amng peple ver sixty.
At weekends, the number f the riders in Shenzhen reaches the 7 f all cities. On weekdays, the number f peple wh use shared bikes t travel t wrk is 8 in Shanghai.
It is said that bike-sharing will help 9 the cities’ envirnment. It nt nly helps slve the traffic prblems, but als will help t make mre use f 10 in cities. Take Beijing as an example if mre peple chse shared bikes, an area f five Bird’s Nest stadiums (体育场)will be saved.
21．A.slwB.healthyC.harmfulD.sudden
22．A.ruleB.planC.reprtD.suggestin
23．A.searchB.wrryC.preparatinD.lve
24．A.chsingB.pushingC.repairingD.lcking
25．A.endB.startC.cntrlD.fall
26．A.strngB.weakC.ldD.yung
27．A.tpB.sideC.crnerD.line
28．A.cming verB.putting ffC.ging upD.giving away
29．A.discverB.separateC.experienceD.imprve
30．A.airB.timeC.spaceD.mney
三、短文填空题
31．N ne wakes up feeling happy every day. Very happy peple are nt different. They never stp trying t be happy. Here are sme f the habits f happy peple.
◆They slw dwn.
Smetimes we think t much①.______ Happy peple knw hw t enjy the taste f their meal, enjy the wrld’s clrs, even just step utside t enjy fresh air.
◆②______
Getting yur bdy mving fr as little as 10 minutes can make yu happy. Happy peple exercise regularly and fllw thrugh n it because they knw it will help them get in gd md (情绪) and stay in gd md.
◆They spend mney n ther peple.
Research shws that spending mney n thers makes yu much happier than spending it n yurself. This is especially true f small things that shw effrt, such as ging ut f yur way t buy yur friend a bk that yu knw he r she will like.
◆They get enugh sleep.
③______ Yur energy, attentin and memry all g dwn when yu dn’t sleep well. Happy peple make sleep a first thing f all.
◆They have deep cnversatins.
Happy peple knw that happiness and depth g hand-in-hand. They avid saying mean (刻薄的) things abut peple. ④______ They talk with thers n a deeper level, because they knw ding it feels gd and is an interesting way t learn.
A.They exercise.
B.Happiness makes yu creative.
C.We dn’t have time t lk arund.
D.Instead, they fcus n meaningful relatinships.
E.When yu sleep, yur brain restarts and cleans itself.
32．Mst plants will die if they dn’t have enugh water. But ne plant, ①_________ (call) the resurrectin (复活) plant seems t cme back t life②_________they die. This plant can still be there after a lng time f terrible drught (久旱) because it travels t lk fr water. Many peple say that ne difference between plants③_________animals is that animals mve frm place t place ④_________ (find) fd and water, while plants cannt. But in the desert (沙漠) areas f American West, the resurrectin plant can mve arund t get what it needs.
When there⑤_________ (be) lts f rain, the resurrectin plant grws like any ther plant. It sends rts (根) dwn int⑥_________grund and has green leaves. But when there is little water. the resurrectin plant pulls its rts back up and⑦_________ (dry) up. It turns t a brwn ball f seemingly dead rts and leaves. This brwn ball ges thrugh the desert with the help f the wind.
As sn as it tuches water, the resurrectin plant begins t act like a nrmal (正常的) plant again. Its⑧_________ (leaf) turn green nce mre as it starts t grw. It is resurrected r brught back t life again in a new place. ⑨_________this plant can live a lng time with n water, it ⑩_________ (becme) a ppular huse plant until nw. Fr anyne wh always frgets t water his r her plants, the resurrectin plant can be a fantastic gift
四、写作题
33．良好的习惯对于青少年的成长与成功发挥着重大的作用。学校论坛正在就此话题在同学中展开调查。请你写一篇英语短文，向该论坛投稿，描述你的一或两种个人习惯，并谈谈它(们)给你的成长与成功带来怎样的影响。
写作要求：
1. 文中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名；
2. 语言准确，行文连贯，层次清晰，书写规范；
3. 词数在80—100左右。
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参考答案
1．答案：B
解析：词义推测题.线索句为:ranges in warmer areas like Vietnam and Thailand still stay green when they are fully grwn.意为"如越南和泰国等更温暖的地方，那里的橙子在它们完全成熟的时候仍然是绿色的."，结合句意可知，这里的they代指的是前面的ranges，故选:B.
2．答案：D
解析：细节理解题，线索句为:Jhn didn't expect his apples t be eaten whle, but rather made int hard apple cider(苹果酒)，意为"约翰不期待他的苹果都能吃，而是想把它们做成苹果酒"，结合句意可知，约翰期待他的苹果做成苹果酒，故选:D
3．答案：A
解析：细节理解题，线索句为:We didn't want him t have muse hands because he was suppsed t be mre human，意为"我们不想要它长着老鼠的四肢因为他应该要更像人类"，结合句意可知，让米老鼠带上手套，是为了使其不带着老鼠的四肢，继而显得更像人类，故选:A.
4．答案：D
解析：细节理解题.A选项中提到，第一批橙子不是橙色的，在文中也有提及，即the frst ranges frm Sutheast Asia were actually green(第一批来自东南亚的橙子实际上是绿色的，)，故排除A;B选项中提及，约翰的苹果不够甜，在文中有所提及，即the apples n thse trees were much mre bitter(苦的) than the nes yu'd find in the supermarket(那些树上的苹果比超市的更苦)，故排除B;C选项中提及，沃尔特，迪士尼给他的角色戴手套，是为了吸引人们的兴趣，这一点在文中有所提及，即Besides being easier t interest, there's anther reasn why Disney did s(除了更容易使人感兴趣之外，还有另一个目的)故排除C;而D选项中提及，猫前爪的脚趾比后爪的要少，这一点不符合文意，文中提到cats have five tes n the frnt paws (脚爪),but their back paws nly have fur tes.(猫的前爪各有五个脚趾，但是它们的后爪各自只有四个脚趾)，故选:D.
5．答案：C
解析：细节理解题。线索句为:In1987,asmall cmpany named Huawei was started in Shenzhen. After mre than 30 years f develpment, lt has als becme the wrld's largest supplier(供应商) f 5G.意为“1987年，深圳的一个叫做华为的小公司起步了，在30多年的发展之后，它已然成为了世界最大的5G供应商。”，由此可见，华为目前是世界上最大的5G供应商。故选:C。
6．答案：D
解析：细节理解题。线索句为:American fficials said Huawei gave infrmatin that it cllected t the Chinese gvernment.意为“美国高官表示，华为为中国政府采集信息”，可见，美国政府给华为颁布禁令，是因为他们认为华为会为中国政府采集信息。故选:D.
7．答案：A
解析：细节理解题。线索句为:The experience was nt as rmantic(浪漫的) as yu imagine.意为“这单经历不像你们想象的那般浪漫”，由此可见，这段奋斗的经历一定是艰苦的、漫长的。故选:A。
8．答案：B
解析：段落把握题。线索句为:Facing the ban f the is grwing. lt may beat Samsung as the largest smartphne maker in the near future.意为“面对美国的禁令，华为仍在进步，它也许会击败三星成为世界最大的手机制造商。”结合句意可知，华为面对困境，仍然保持进步，可见其是一个充满希望的公司。故选:B。
9．答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据Making a radi prgramme is fun!(制作一个广播节目很有趣!)可知，作者认为制作广播节目很有趣。故选C。
10．答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据The mst imprtant thing yu need t d is t decide what kind f prgramme yu are ging t ffer.(你需要做的最重要的事情是决定你要提供什么样的节目。)可知，是决定你要提供什么样的节目。故选B
11．答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据Prgrammes like this are easy t listen t and always interesting t make because yu'll never knw what a guest is ging t say and maybe yur subject will change.(像这样的节目听起来很容易，做起来也很有趣，因为你永远不知道一位客人会说什么，也许你的话题会改变。)可知，作者认为像采访别人这样的节目既简单又有趣。故选A。
12．答案：D
解析：主旨大意题。根据D yu want t be anewsreader r a presenter? By reading this yu will knw hw t take the first step t be ne!Making a radi prgramme is fun!(你想成为新闻播音员还是主持人?读了这篇文章，你就会知道如何迈出成为一个优秀的人的第一步!制作广播节目很有趣!)以及通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了如何制作自己的广播节目。故选D。
13．答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据"These days, they're mstly used as musical instruments."可知,阿尔卑斯长号现在大多被当作乐器使用。
14．答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据"Whistling can be heard within five kilmeters, which …"可知选C项。
15．答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的内容可知,长城沿线的士兵在信号塔之间通过观察获取警告信息。
16．答案：A
解析：推理判断题。文章第一段引出“古代人的交流方式”这一话题,第二段介绍阿尔卑斯长号,第三段介绍口哨语言,第四段介绍长城的狼烟,所以这篇文章是“总分结构”。
17．答案：Chinese peple have planted smanthus fr mre than 2,500 years.
解析：
18．答案：Because smanthus flwers between September and Octber, and it is when the Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated.
解析：
19．答案：Osmanthus flwers can be made int smanthus wine and tea.
解析：
20．答案：I like rses best. Because they are beautiful and have a wnderful fragrance. They als symblize lve and rmance.
解析：
21．答案：B
解析：形容词辨析。A缓慢的，B健康的，C有害的，D突然地，根据develpment f the big cities(城市的发展)，所以是健康的发展，故选B。
22．答案：C
解析：名词辨析。A规则，B计划，C报告，D意见，根据by a cmpany fund that(公司发现)，所以是从公司的报告中发现，故选C。
23．答案：D
解析：名词辨析。A寻找，B担心，C准备，D热爱，根据shared bikes(共享单车)，由此可知是唤醒了人们对自行车的喜爱之情，故选D。
24．答案：A
解析：动词辨析。A选择，B推，C修补，D锁上，根据instead f cars t make shrt jurneys in cities(短途旅行时更喜欢自行车)，所以是选择骑自行车出行,故选A。
25．答案：B
解析：名词辨析。A结束，B开始，C控制，D掉落，根据peple have made fewer trips by car(更少的人选择坐车出行)，所以是自从有了共享单车，故选B。
26．答案：D
解析：形容词辨析。A强壮的，B虚弱的，C年龄大的，D年轻的，根据but als amng peple ver sixty(大于60岁的老人也在骑)，所以是不只局限于年轻人，故选D。
27．答案：A
解析：名词辨析。A顶端，B侧边，C角落，D线，根据At weekends, the number f the riders in Shenzhen reaches the(在周末，骑车的人数达到.)，根据上下文可知是达到了顶峰，n the tp f表示顶端
28．答案：C
解析：动词辨析。A过来，B脱掉，C上升，D泄露，根据On weekdays, the number f peple wh use shared bikes t travel t wrld is(周末，上海的骑车人数)由此可知是上涨，增加，故选C。
29．答案：D
解析：动词辨析。A发现，B分离，C经历，D提升，根据the cities'envirnment(城市环境)，所以是骑自行车有助于改善城市环境，故选D。
30．答案：C
解析：名词辨析。A空气，B时间，C空间，D金钱，结合语境可知句意:它不仅有助于解决交通问题，而且有助于更多地利用城市空间。故选C.
31．答案：CAED
①根据前句They slw dwn.Smetimes we think t much.他们慢下来.有时候我们想得太多，可知结合选项，应说我们没有时间四处看看.故选C.
②根据后句Getting yur bdy mving fr as little as 10minutes can make yu happy.让你的身体活动10分钟就能让你感到快乐，可知结合选项，应说他们锻炼，故选A.
③根据后句Yur energy，attentin and memry all g dwn when yu dn't sleep well.Happy peple make sleep a first thing f all. 当你睡眠不好的时候，你的精力、注意力和记忆力都会下降快乐的人把睡眠放在第一位，可知结合选项，应说当你睡觉时，你的大脑会重新启动并自我清理，故选E.
④根据后句They talk with thers n a deeper level because they knw ding it feels gd and is an inte resting way t learn.他们更深入地与他人交谈，因为他们知道这样做感觉很好，是一种有趣的学习方式，可知结合选项，应说相反，他们专注于有意义的关系，故选D.
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I have tw gd habits that have had a great impact n my grwth and success.
One f my habits is reading. I read varius kinds f bks every day., This habit enriches my knwledge and bradens my hrizns. It helps me d well in my studies and als makes me mre creative.
Anther habit is exercising regularly. i play basketball r g running several times a week. This keeps me healthy and energetic.allwing me t fcus better n my daily tasks and deal with challenges mre easily,
In cnclusin, gd habits are the key t success and a better future.