湖南省长沙市长郡双语实验中学2023-2024年学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试卷

这是一份湖南省长沙市长郡双语实验中学2023-2024年学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试卷，共10页。
命题学校：雨花区金海中学 审题学校：长郡梅溪湖中学
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6.本学科试卷中听力材料以中速朗读两遍。
试卷分为四个部分，共.10页，61小题，时量100；分钟，满分100分。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分20分)
第一节 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。
1. What did the man buy?
A. Old kites. B. Brken bikes. C. Used cmputers.
2. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. A bk. B. A mvie. C. A writer.
3. Hw did Amy feel when she gave away her ld tys?
A. Upset. B. Excited. C. Nervus.
4. What was Mike ding at the time f the heavy rain?
A. Watching TV. B. Playing the pian. C. Talking n the phne.
5. Where are the tw speakers?
A. In France. B. In China. C. In Australia.
第二节 `(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第六段材料，回答第6、7 小题。
6 Where has Jake been?
A. T Lndn. B. T Tennessee. C. T Gergetwn.
7. What kind f music des Jake like?
A. Pp music. B. Rck music. C. Cuntry music.
英语试卷(C) 第 1 页(共10 页)
听第七段材料，回答第8、9小题。
8. What may Bb d fr vlunteer wrk?
A. Clean the city streets.
B. Give ut fd at the fd bank.
C. Cheer up the sick children in the hspital.
9. When will Bb's brther prbably d vluntcer wrk?
A. On Friday afternn.
B. On Saturday mrning.
C. On Saturday afternn.
听第八段材料，回答第10、11小题。
10. What was Tm ding n the cmputer when his mther came back?
A. Watching vides.
B. Chatting with friends.
C. Lking fr sme infrmatin.
11. Why wasn't Tm's mther angry with him?
A. Because she was tired.
B. Because she is interested in music, t.
C. Because Tm didn't always care abut schlwrk.
听第九段材料，回答第12 至 14小题。
12. Which cuntry will hld the 33rd Summer Olympic Games?
A. China. B. France. C. Australia.
13. What is Mari crazy abut?
A. Playing sprts. B. Playing games. C. Traveling abrad.
14. When will the event start?
A. On July 17th. B. On July 26th. C. On August 11th.
听第十段材料，回答第15 至 17 小题。
15. Why can't Frank g t the water park?
A. He wuldn't lve t.
B. He thinks it's bring.
C. He desn't have enugh mney.
16. Where will they g next?
A. T River Park. B. T their schl. C. T a water park.
17. What can we learn frm the cnversatin?
A. The lcatin f Frank's hme.
B. The name f the nearest water park.
C. The reasn why Frank wants t brrw a bike.
英语试卷(C) 第 2 页(共10 页)
听第十一段材料，回答第 18至 20小题。
18. Hw did the speaker get t Wlng Panda Base?
A. By bus. B. By car. C. By bike.
19. Hw many years can pandas in zs live lnger than thse in the wild?
A. Abut 10. B. Abut 20. C. Abut 30.
20. What d peple d nw s that pandas wn't lse their hmes?
A. Plant mre carrts.
B. Stp cutting dwn trees.
C. Put all pandas in the z.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共11小题；每小题2分，满分22分)
阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Charity Bk Sale
Lcatin: Shiguang Bkstre
Time: Frm August 1st t August 7th, 2024
All mney frm the sale will be given away t the Children's Hme.
OuveRTwsT
Price:$5.99
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens is abut a by named Oliver Twist, wh ran
away frm an rphanage(孤儿院) and met a gang f pickpckets(一伙扒手) in
Lndn. He lived a pr life and experienced many difficulties. The bk shws
us the sad fact f life in Britain in the 19th century.
Price:$5.5
When reading the bk Little Wmen, yu'll feel the pwer f wmen. The
writer f it is Luisa May Alctt frm the USA. The nvel fllws the lives f
fur sisters—Meg, J, Beth and Amy, describing their grwth prcess(过程)
frm childhd t wmanhd. It is mainly based n(根据) the writer and her
three sisters.
Price:$7.10
The Adventures f Tm Sawyer is written by Mark Twain, a famus
American writer. The stry is abut the strange behavir f Tm Sawyer, a
yung rphan by living n the banks(河岸) f the Mississippi River. He
happened t see a killing and then had t run away t an island. Finally he safely
returned with treasures.
21. Hw lng des the charity bk sale last?
A. A mnth. B. Three days. C. Seven days.
22. What is the main emtinal tne(基调) f Oliver Twist?
A. Jy. B. Sadness. C. Excitement.
23. Which f the fllwing may be TRUE abut the three bks?
A. Oliver Twist saw a killing by accident.
B. The writer f Little Wmen is Charles Dickens.
C. Bth Oliver Twist and Tm Sawyer have n parents.
B
Altay(阿勒泰), a place in the Xinjiang Uygur Autnmus Regin(新疆维吾尔自治区), has becme a famus place fr turists because f a successful TV shw named T the Wnder(《我的阿勒泰》). This shw tells the stry f Li Wenxiu, a yung wman wh returned t her hmetwn f Altay in Xinjiang t live with her mther after failing in her dream f becming a writer.And she then fund the meaning f life and her lve in Altay.
The shw displayed(展示) the area's breathtaking natural beauty, with muntains cvered in snw, lakes that are very clear, and ld villages that are still in gd cnditin. Altay is als a favrite place fr skiing during the cld scasn.
Althugh Altay has always been famus fr its beautiful nature, it was nt a ppular place t visit befre because it tk a lng time t travel there and the cst f staying in htels was high. But nw, this ppular TV shw has made mre peple, especially yung peple, interested in visiting Altay.
Even thugh it can be difficult t travel t Altay, experts think that the area culd becme a great place fr turists. Altay has different interesting things t see in summer and winter, s it can attract(吸引) visitrs all year. Altay is advised t keep making their areas better fr turists t stay and visit.
It is nt the first time that a TV shw has made a place mre ppular fr turists. In the last few years, Dali in Yunnan Prvince, has als becme a ppular turist destinatin because f an interesting TV shw. By making tur prducts including bth natural beauty and cultural activities, Altay can make visiting ever better and bring mre peple there t see their special areas.
24. What did the shw display in Altay?
A. Land that is truly rich.
B. Muntains cvered in snw.
C. New villages that are still in gd cnditin.
25. Accrding t the passage, what culd Altay d t attract mre turists?
A. Build mre villages.
B. Lwer the cst f htels.
C. Make mre and mre TV shws.
26. The underlined wrd“destinatin”in the last paragraph means .
A. 路线 B. 产品 C.目的地
2`. What's the theme f the passage?
A. Health. B. Culture. C. Histry.
英语试卷(C) 第 4 页(共10 页)
C
Fans will be seeing a purple track(跑道) at the Olympics when athletes(运动员) try t set recrds at this summer's Paris Games.The Olympics used t chse red-brick clay clr(砖红色). An Olympic track is ging purple fr the first time.
“The lk f the Games includes three clrs fr all the
cmpetitin places: blue, green and purple. We decided n this purple track with
different tnes(色调): lighter fr the track, darker fr the service areas, and grey
fr the turns at the end f the crner,”said Alain Blndel, the sprts manager(经
理), wh added that the chice f the clr reminds us f lavender(薰衣草).
This purple clr, never seen befre fr an athletics track, has been the result f a lng prcess but it desn't have t be just beautiful. “We had t wrk hard n the clrs s that they came ut in the best pssible tnes t highlight(突出) the athletes. It's a track and it has t be pretty, but abve all it's a stage(舞台) n which the athletes are ging t perfrm. What's really imprtant is that the clrs and the athletes stand ut,”said Alain Blndel.
Different clrs can-lead t different emtins and feelings. Fr example, red makes peple feel excited; blue helps lwer stress, while purple has sme f the gd pints f bth red and blue, which can encurage athletes t perfrm at their best and help them bring gd results.
Many athletes in the wrld will cmpete n the beautiful purple track at the Paris Olympics frm August 1st-11th 2024.
28. Which statement is TRUE accrding t the first tw paragraphs?
t. The track at the Olympics was in green in the past.
B. The new clr f the track makes peple think f rses.
C. The Paris Olympics includes three clrs fr all the cmpetitin places.
29. Why is purple chsen fr the track at the Paris Olympics?
\, Peple in Paris like purple.
B. It can encurage athletes t try their best.
C. The Olympics used t chse this clr fr the track.
30. What can we learn frm the furth paragraph?
*. B lue can cause mre stress.
B. Red can lead t the same emtin as blue.
C. Purple can help reduce stress and make peple excited.
31. What is the passage mainly abut?
A. The Paris Olympics in August.
B. Different clrs f the Olympics.
C. The change in clr f the Olympic track.
盐运试卷(C) 第5页(共10页)
第二节 (共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次，有一项为干扰项。
Travel Tips fr Hlidays Abrad
Everyne lves hlidays abrad. They give us the chance t see sme places f interest, have sme fun and relax. 32 Fllw these tips t make sure yu enjy yur hliday.
▲Get Prepared
Have yu taken the passprt(护照) r tickets with yurself? Every year,thusands f peple miss flights because they've frgtten their passprts, they arrive at the airprt t late, r even g t the wrng airprt.
▲D Sme Research
Hw much d yu knw abut the place yu are ging t visit? Learning a little abut the culture f a cuntry will help yu understand the peple. 33
▲Remember the Envirnment
Try t reduce(减少) the pllutin yu cause. 34 Because flying prduces (产生) twenty times mre carbn dixide(二氧化碳) than traveling by train. Of curse, it might be impssible t avid flying, but when yu arrive, use buses r trains instead f taxis.
▲ Help the Lcal Ppulatin
Yu can help a lcal cmmunity a lt by staying in lcal htels an. ! eating in lcal restaurants. This means that yur mney will g t lcal peple, rather than t a large internatinal cmpany(公司).
▲ Keep a Gd Memry fr Yur Hliday
35 Well, yu can make a scrapbk(剪贴本)——a bk f memries——abut yur hliday. Yu can shw it t friends, r just use it t remember all the gd times yu had! And dn't frget the new friends yu made n hliday. Did yu prmise t send them pictures r presents? Dn't frget t d it! Then next time yu g n hliday, yu can visit them again.
A. Travel by train if yu can.
18. Traveling by air is the fastest way.
Maybe yu dn't want t frget yur hliday.
D. Hwever, hlidays aren't always a great experience.
E L earning a few wrds f anther language can als help yu make new friends.
英语试卷(C) 第 6 页(共10 页)
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分25分)
第一节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Puberty(青春期) is the stage(阶段) f life when yung peple leave childhd and head int 36 . It is a 37 prcess fr teenagers because they need t understand what is ging n with their bdies, hw t 38 thse changes and hw t start taking respnsibility fr(对……负责) themselves. It has imprtant effects(影响) n bth their minds and bdies.
A yung persn may begin puberty at 8, while anther may nt start puberty until 14 r 15. In a wrd, girls start puberty tw years befre bys d. Fr bth girls and bys, it is usually 39 by the age f 18.
During these years, the bdy develps in many ways. Feelings can als change 40 .
Teenage bys at this stage ften begin t take unnecessary risks. Their fcus(重点) is n having fun and being accepted by thers. They need t think befre they act and make gd 41 fr themselves.
A girl's persnality ften des nt develp in the same way as a by's. Teenage girls smetimes 42 cnfidence in themselves. They are n lnger certain abut their wn feelings. Yet they are usually 43 t tell their parents r teachers abut their prblems. Fr this reasn, teenage girls shuld be encuraged t talk abut things with trusted adults.
Parents, schls and cmmunities can d a lt t 44 and help yung peple. It is the respnsibility fr 45 t make sure that yung peple grw int healthy adults.
36. A. babyhd B. adulthd C. neighbrhd
37. A. sudden B. difficult C. natural
38. A. deal with B. start with C. cmpete with
39. A. cmplete B. successful C. believable
40. A. bravely B. quickly C. peacefully
41. A. friends B. truble C. decisins
42. A. lse B. cause C. prvide
43. A. excited
B. afraid C. surprised
B. walk int C. check ut
44. A. care fr C. everybdy
B. smebdy
45. A. nbdy 语试卷(C) 第7 页(共10页)
第二节 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
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。
In ancient stries, there is a gd dess named Nüwa. Nüwa is kind wh 46 (d) many gd things fr humans fr thusands f years. Fr example, she nce taught marriage t peple, and als made a 47 (music) instrument fr humans. What mved peple mst was the stry f Nüwa repairing the sky.
It is said that when humans 48 (appear), Gng Gng, the Gd f Water,and Zhu Rng, the Gd f Fire, suddenly fught a war. They fught frm the sky 49 the grund, making truble everywhere. As a result, Zhu Rng wn, 50 the lser Gng Gng was angry. He hit his head against Buzhu Muntain. Buzhu Muntain fell dwn, and the big pillar(柱子) supprting(承受……的重量) the heaven(天堂) and the earth brke. The sky fell halfway, s a big hle appeared.
Nüwa felt terribly sad after seeing such 51 amazing disaster(灾难). S she decided t repair the sky and put an end t the 52 (big) disaster. She chse different clred stnes, set up a fire 53 (make) them int a slurry(泥浆), filled the hles in the sky with this slurry, and then cut ff the fur legs f a big animal and used 54 (they) as fur pillars t supprt the sky.
After Nüwa's hard wrk, the sky was 55 (final) repaired, and the peple were living a happy life again.
第四部分 读写综合(共两节，满分25分)
第一节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Clthes Dnatin(捐赠) Bx
Have yu ever put yur ld clthes int the dnatin bx in yur neighbrhd? If nt, yu can d it right nw because the clthes dnatin is becming a trend(趋势) in Urumqi(乌鲁木齐).
“Frm time t time, my mther clears ut the clthes which I n lnger wear.Yu knw, we teenagers are grwing fast. I think it's a gd way t help thers.”Lin Ta, a junir student says.
“I ften pick ut sme f my clthes which are ut f style after ging shpping. Then I'll put them int the dnatin bx.”Miss Li, a pretty yung lady says.
“That seems like a gd idea. Sme clthes in the bx are quite new. Peple can either wear them r use them t make things such as handbags and pencil cases.”Mrs. Wang, an ld wman says,“Smetimes I als lk thrugh the bx fr sme nice clthes.”
英语试卷(C) 第 8 页(共10页)
Hwever, there are sme prblems alng with the ppular ity f clthes dnatin. Recently, a UTV reprter frm Fcus n the City has made a survey.Here are the results:
◆The bx is full f clthes in a shrt time. There is n mre rm fr peple t give away clthes.
◆Sme peple sell the clthes in the dnatin bx fr making mney instead f wearing them.
◆Sme cmmunities set the bx in unsuitable places, s there are few clthes in it.
◆Many clthes are t ld and shabby(破烂的).
“What's wrse,”ne f the wrkers in a cmmunity added,“we quite ften see peple thrw rubbish int the bx when they pass by. We've tried t stp them several times but failed. It has been the mst serius prblem since we set the bx.”
In rder t make the dnatin bx wrk in a useful way, ur gvernment is taking actin. Clthes dnatin will be better-rganized and it'll be mre cnvenient fr peple in need t take the clthes away.
56. What des Lin Ta think f the Clthes Dnatin Bx?

57. Why des Miss Li give away her clthes?

58. What des the underlined wrd“them”in paragraph 4 refer t?

59. Hw many prblems are mentined(提到) abut the dnatin bx?

60. D yu think the dnatin bx is gd ? Why r why nt?

第二节 (共1小题；满分15分)
61.7月上旬，你校将迎来新加坡友好学校的一批交流生。见面会上，学校安排了丰富多彩的中国传统文化推介活动。假如你是李华，将作为学生代表给大家讲述一个传统故事。请结合以下内容，完成一篇演讲稿。
要点提示：
1. What is the stry based n?
The Ballad f Mulan.
2. When did it happen?
During Suthern and
Nrthern Dynasties.
3. Wh is the main character?
Mulan.
4. Hw did the stry happen?
5. What d yu think f her?
要求：
(1)短文必须包含提示中的所有要点，可适当发挥；
(2)写作词数应为80左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
(3)文中不得出现人名和校名等真实信息。
参考词汇:The Ballad f Mulan 《木兰辞》
be based n. .. 取材于……
Dear fellws,
As we all knw, China has a lng-standing histry and is knwn fr clrful culture. Tday, it's my great hnr t be here t share a wnderful traditinal with yu. The name f the stry is
That's all. Thanks fr yur attentin.
英语试卷(C) 第10页(共10页)