广东省番禺区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试卷

这是一份广东省番禺区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试卷，共13页。试卷主要包含了阅读第一节阅读理解等内容，欢迎下载使用。
1．（0.5分）The students are busy ______ fr the vluntary wrk during the summer hliday.（ ）
A．prepareB．t prepare
C．preparedD．preparing
2．（0.5分）It's imprtant ______ us ______ hard and achieve ur dreams.（ ）
A．fr，wrkingB．fr；t wrk
C．f；wrkingD．f；t wrk
3．（0.5分）﹣I didn't see yu at the beginning f the party last night．
﹣I _____ n my bilgy reprt at that time．（ ）
A．wrkedB．wrk
C．was wrkingD．am wrking
4．（0.5分）A lt f trees and grass ______ in my schl last mnth.Nw it lks mre beautiful.（ ）
A．plantedB．are planted
C．was plantedD．were planted
5．（0.5分）Our English teacher is patient enugh ______ much time explaining grammar rules t us.（ ）
A．spendB．spendingC．t spendD．spent
6．（0.5分）—In the Music Club Helen plays the guitar ______ than ther students.
—Yes.She even plays it as ______ as her music teacher.（ ）
A．mre beautifully；well
B．mre beautifully；better
C．beautifully；well
D．mst beautifully；best
7．（0.5分）I didn't g hiking last weekend nt ______ the rain，but ______ I was tired.（ ）
A．because；because f
B．because；because
C．because f；because
D．because f；because f
8．（0.5分）This AI curse allws students ______ their wrk at their wn speed.（ ）
A．t cmpleteB．cmpleting
C．cmpletesD．cmplete
9．（0.5分）—Which animal d yu like ______ f all？
—Snakes.They are very dangerus.（ ）
A．betterB．bestC．lessD．least
10．（0.5分）______ sunglasses can prevent the sun frm shining ur eyes directly in summer.（ ）
A．WearB．Wearing
C．WearsD．T wearing
第二节语法选择阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。
11．（10分） If yu are hungry，what d yu d？Will yu have yur favurite meal and stay quiet after that？Just like yur stmach，yur mind is als hungry.But it never lets yu knw.It （1） satisfies yur needs and never lets itself grw because yu make it keep n （2） abut yur friends r favrite stars.When mind lses （3） freedm t grw，creativity gets a full stp.This （4） be the reasn why we all smetimes think ""What happens next？"，"Why can' I think？"
In fact，hunger f the mind （5） ut by wide reading.Why reading but nt watching TV？It is because reading （6） the mst educative tl used by us since ur childhd.
Once yu read a bk，yu run yur eyes （7） the lines and yur mind tries t explain smething t yu.The interesting part f the bk that is stred in yur mind is thught as a seed（种子）.Nw （8） seed is unknwingly used by yu t develp new ideas.（9） it is used many times，the same seed can give yu great help t relate（关联）lts f things.
This is creativity.In additin，this helps yu （10） yur vcabulary.In n time yu can start talking with yur friends in English r any ther languages and yu will never find it hard t use the right wrds.Therefre，d give fd fr yur thughts by reading，reading and mre reading.
二、完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D选项中选出最佳选项。
12．（10分） When I was in Grade Three，I was chsen t be the princess in the schl play.Fr weeks，my mther had helped me practise my wrds.But nce n stage，every wrd （1） frm my head.Then my teacher asked me t change my rle t be a narratr（讲述者）fr the play.Thugh I didn't tell my mther what had happened that day，she nticed my （2） and asked if I wanted t take a walk in the garden.
It was a lvely spring day.We culd see dandelins（蒲公英） cming ut thrugh the grass in bunches.I watched my mther bend dwn by ne f the bunches. "I think I'll remve all these weeds（野草），"she said.""Frm nw n，we'll （3） have rses in ur garden."
"But I like dandelins，"I said."All flwers are （4） ，even dandelins!"
My mther lked at me seriusly."Yes.Every flwer gives pleasure in its wn way，desn't it？"she asked thughtfully.I ndded."And the same as （5） ，"she said.
When I （6） that she had guessed my pain，I started t cry and tld her the （7） . "But yu will be a wnderful narratr，"she said，（8） me f hw much I lved t read stries alud.
Thanks t my mther's encuragement，I gt t knw everybdy had his r her wn （9） in the wrld.I felt prud f the rle in the play.Eventually，I acted ut my rle s （10） that my teacher was really surprised by what I had dne.
三、阅读第一节阅读理解
13．（6分）
（1）Frm the passage we can knw the drps f water in the experiment cme frm .
A.the melting ice cubes
B.the warm，wet air
C.the rain cluds
D.the cld air
（2）Which f the fllwing can be put in▲？
A.wind
B.snw
C.clud
D.water
（3）In which subject will yu read this passage？
A.Histry.
B.Chinese.
C.Maths.
D.Physics.
14．（8分） A simple hnk（汽车喇叭声） frm the bus is ne part f a secret cde（代码） between the driver and students living in a far﹣away village in Wanzhu district，Chngqing.
Seeing a schlbag hanging frm the drknb f an ld huse alng the rad，the bus driver drives tward the radside and makes a hnk t answer the "cde".Then a by runs utside，takes the schlbag，and gets n the bus.
The by's parents wrk far frm hme，leaving him in the care f his grandmther.The by is in the ninth grade this year.He cmes hme every Friday and ges back t schl in the city every Sunday.T make the jurney easier，he and the driver，Cheng Lin，have develped a special "cde".When the by's schlbag is hanging utside the huse，it"tells" Mr Cheng，"Tday，it's time t g back t schl.I need t catch the bus."
The parents f the by are deeply tuched when they knw this.They shw their heartfelt thanks t Mr Cheng and feel happy that there is smene taking care f their sn while they are away.
Mr Cheng has been driving the Lutian t Wuqia Nan Statin bus fr many years.There are many left﹣behind children n this bus line.Realizing the imprtance f his rle in their lives，he has paid mre attentin n Fridays and Sundays.
The driver's kindness t the by tuches the hearts f many peple.One wrte nline，"He is a gd driver.The schlbag is their cde，packed with lve inside."
（1）What's the "secret cde" between the by and the bus driver？
A.A hnk frm a bus.
B.A by runs utside with his schl bag.
C.A schl bag hanging frm the drknb.
D.A hnk frm a bus and a schl bag hanging frm the drknb.
（2）Why des the by need t take the bus t schl？
A.His parents dn't want t take him t schl.
B.His grandmther wants him t g t schl by bus.
C.He has n bike and taking a car is t expensive fr him.
D.Taking a bus makes his jurney back t schl easier every Sunday.
（3）Which f the fllwing is true accrding t the passage？
A.Mr Cheng is new in the twn.
B.The by is ne f left﹣behind children.
C.The by's parents wrte a thank﹣yu letter nline.
D.Mr Cheng can see the by's schlbag n the dr n Fridays.
（4）What is the best title fr this passage？
A.An easy jurney by bus
B.A kind driver frm Chngqing
C.Taking care f left﹣behind children
D.Secret cde between a bus driver and students
15．（8分）①AI（artificial intelligence 人工智能） and machine learning refer t the ability f machines t learn and act intelligently.It means they can make decisins，finish tasks，and even tell the pssible future results based n what they learn frm data （数据）.
②AI and machine learning already play a bigger rle in everyday life than yu might imagine.Health care，banking，vide games，every search n the Internet yu make...，all are driven by AI.
③AI is ging t change almst every field f mdern life.Stephen Hawking said，"Success in creating AI wuld be the biggest event in human histry."And Hawking added at nce，"Unluckily，it might als be the last，unless we learn hw t avid the risks."
④ ▲ ，especially when yu cnsider sme cuntries are racing t develp AI﹣enabled autnmus weapns（人工智能自主武器）.It is als ging t change and take the place f many human jbs.The same wrries als cme frm the public.Accrding t the survey result frm Centre fr the Gvernance f AI，91%f the peple （tend t and ttally） agree that "AI is a technlgy that requires careful management" in Eurpe.
⑤But rather than agreeing with an idea f a helpless future where all human jbs are given ver t rbts.sme peple believe AI will make n wrking lives better.It will imprve the wrk f humans，and new jbs will appear t take the place f the ld nes.
⑥What's mre，machines becme mre intelligent and they are able t finish mre human tasks.Things which nly belng t humans like creativity and critical （批判性的） thinking，will becme even mre valuable in the future.
⑦Like it r nt，AI is here.Maybe changing urselves and managing it well are the best way ut .Just as Benjamin Franklin nce said，"When yu're finished changing，yu're finished."
（1）Which paragraph des the diagram mainly supprt？
A．②
B．③
C．④
D．⑤
（2）Which sentence can be put in the ▲ ？
A．As we knw，there are pssible huge risks fr sciety and human life.
B．Als，yu can find AI serving ur daily life in every pssible field.
C．Withut dubt，AI is a fantastic technlgy t lead us int the future.
D．Humans are surely mre creative and better at many things than AI.
（3）What's the purpse f writing the passage？
A．T warn us that AI will take humans' place.
B．T shw us that there are a lt f uses f AI.
C．T tell us that many peple are wrried abut AI.
D．T suggest we prepare fr the changes brught by AI.
（4）Which f the fllwing shws the structure f this passage？
A．
B．
C．
D．
16．（8分） When I was little，I was really little.But my dream was big.I dreamed f being a basketball player.I tried ut fr the teams at schl，but I was never given a chance.
As I gt lder，I did grw a little bigger，but nt a lt bigger.On my 12th birthday，I decided t try a new sprt：running.I tld Grandpa，"I'm ging t be a sprtsman.""
"Dave，"Grandpa began gently，"if yu can't be big，yu can d smething big."
I ran 12 miles n my 12th birthday.On my 13th birthday，I did it again，but I added an extra（额外的）mile.On my 14th birthday，I ran 14 miles.15 n my 15th，16 n my 16th，and yu guessed it﹣17 miles n my 17th birthday.All this running inspired（激发） anther big dream.Smeday，I'd run the Bstn Marathn（马拉松赛）.I tld Grandpa abut my decisin."But，Dave，yu haven't trained fr the marathn.Are yu sure yu're OK？"Grandpa asked.But he was still sure t walk ver and cheer me n.I ran fast that day.But I fell at Mile 18 and the wrkers sent me t the hspital.Later that night，I called Grandpa and tld him I failed."N，"he said calmly，"yu didn't fail.Yu discvered smething."I did？"I asked.
"Yes，yu discvered that big dreams dn't just cme true.They take wrk.If yu train and wrk hard，I am sure t wait fr yu next year and cheer yu n."
I trained every day，running miles and miles.Sadly，just tw mnths int my training，Grandpa died.He wuldn't be waiting fr my secnd Bstn Marathn.I decided I'd run fr him.
That day，I ran fast，"Keep ging!Yu can d it!"His wrds filled my head as I frced my legs t make each painful step.As I crssed the finish line，I threw my arms in the air and cried， "Grandpa，I did it!"
（1）Why culdn't Dave jin the schl basketball team？
A.He culdn't run fast.
B.He didn't wrk hard.
C.He was nt tall enugh.
D.He wasn't a quick learner.
（2）What des the underlined wrd"it"in paragraph 4 refer t？
A.Adding an extra mile.
B.Running n his birthday.
C.Training fr the marathn.
D.Trying ut fr the basketball team.
（3）Which f the fllwing wrds best describes Grandpa？
A.Hpeless.
B.Active.
C.Careless.
D.Encuraging.
（4）What is the best title fr the passage？
A.Dream Big
B.The Bstn Marathn
C.Think Twice
D.The Stry f Grandpa
第二节阅读填空阅读短文及文后A～E选项，选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项。
17．（5分） We all want t prtect ur planet，but we're mstly t busy r t lazy t imprve ur lifestyle and save the envirnment.Everyne shuld try their best t prtect the envirnment. （1）
These are five gd habits in yur everyday life.
Turn ff yur devices（设备）.When yu dn't use a huse device，turn it ff.Fr example，if yu dn't watch TV，turn it ff.Turn ff the lights when yu leave a rm. （2） This will als save electricity and help yu save a lt f mney.
（3） Driving is ne f the biggest causes f pllutin.If yu want t use yur car，ask yurself the fllwing questin：D yu really need yur car？Walk r use yur bike if the jurney is a shrt ne.
Use energy﹣saving light bulbs.It is true that these bulbs are mre expensive. （4） In the lng term yur electricity bill wuld be reduced.
Dnate.If yu have any spare and usable clthes r things，give them t smene in need. （5） These grups may sell them and cllect a little mney.Yu will nt nly prtect the envirnment，but als d sme gd.
All these tips will help yu save mney and d gd t the envirnment.
四、写作第一节语篇填词请根据短文的内容，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词，并注意使用该词的正确形式。
18．（5分） A grup f teenagers were waiting fr their upcming vlunteer activities.They were members f the Schl Vlunteer Club and ften （1） help t peple in need.They were ging t visit an ld peple's hme.T get （2）r fr the vluntary wrk，they had been preparing carefully fr a few days.
They gt t wrk as sn as they arrived at the ld peple's hme.Sme f the vlunteers made small crafts fr the elderly，while thers tld stries r played games t bring them fun.Their pliteness，patience and lve made a gd （3）i n the elderly there.Sn it was （4）n 6 p.m.，they had t say gdbye and then returned t schl.
They felt prud f themselves and （5）w what they culd d t help mre peple arund them.
第二节完成句子 根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。（每空限填一词）
19．（2分）苏珊的导盲犬吉米总是耐心地照顾她。
Susan's guide dg Jimmy always her patiently.
20．（2分）周一至周五，吉米会带苏珊去学校。
Susan t schl by Jimmy frm Mnday t Friday.
21．（2分）吉米总是尽力让苏珊远离危险。
Jimmy always tries t Susan danger.
22．（2分）有了吉米，苏珊再也不觉得孤单。
With Jimmy，Susan feel lnely .
23．（2分）对于苏珊而言，吉米是一位多么忠诚的朋友啊!
Jimmy is fr Susan!
第三节书面表达
24．（15分）科技让生活变得更美好。学校英文报以"Life in the future"为题向学生征稿。请根据以下思维导图的内容提示写一篇短文投稿，介绍你的未来生活。
注意：
（1）可在思维导图内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息；
（2）词数80词左右（短文的开头已给出，不计入词数）；
（3）不能透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。
Life in the future
With the rapid develpment f science and technlgy，life in the future will be better and better.
_____
参考答案
Ⅱ.纸笔部分一、语言知识及运用第一节单项选择 从1～10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1．D；2．B；3．C；4．D；5．C；6．A；7．C；8．A；9．D；10．B；
第二节语法选择阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。
11．B；D；C；A；B；C；B；D；A；D；
二、完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D选项中选出最佳选项。
12．C；B；A；D；C；A；B；D；C；A；
三、阅读第一节阅读理解
13．B；C；D；14．C；D；B；D；15．C；A；D；D；16．C；B；D；A；
第二节阅读填空阅读短文及文后A～E选项，选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项。
17．C；B；A；E；D；
四、写作第一节语篇填词请根据短文的内容，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词，并注意使用该词的正确形式。
18．ffered；eady；mpressin；early；ndered；
第二节完成句子 根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。（每空限填一词）
19．lks；after；20．is；taken；21．keep；away frm；22．desn't；any；mre；23．What； a；lyal；friend；
第三节书面表达
24．
Life in the future
With the rapid develpment f science and technlgy，life in the future will be better and better.I think that life in the future wn't be the same as it is tday.
With the help f technlgy，building huses n the sea will be pssible.As the ppulatin is grwing quickly，peple may mve nt the sea t live in the future.Peple will build huses n the sea at that time.In their huses，they will take the elevatr t the underwater wrld.They will travel between the land and sea by plane r bat.All students will take nline classes at hme.
I hpe all f these can cme true and ur life becme better and better in the future.（1）
A.silent
B.silently
C.silence
D.mre silent
（2）
A.t think
B.thught
C.thinks
D.thinking
（3）
A.it's
B.it
C.its
D.itself
（4）
A.may
B.need t
C.need
D.have t
（5）
A.wrk
B.is wrked
C.wrked
D.was wrked
（6）
A.was
B.is
C.has been
D.will be
（7）
A.at
B.thrugh
C.abut
D.in
（8）
A./
B.a
C.an
D.the
（9）
A.If
B.Unless
C.Befre
D.S
（10）
A.increases
B.increased
C.t increasing
D.t increase
（1）
A.develped
B.discvered
C.failed
D.explained
（2）
A.excitement
B.unhappiness
C.mistake
D.danger
（3）
A.nly
B.hardly
C.still
D.never
（4）
A.unhealthy
B.harmful
C.cmmn
D.beautiful
（5）
A.flwers
B.teachers
C.peple
D.wrkers
（6）
A.realized
B.remembered
C.prmised
D.refused
（7）
A.aplgy
B.truth
C.chice
D.warning
（8）
A.cmplaining
B.recmmending
C.receiving
D.reminding
（9）
A.prize
B.respnsibility
C.value
D.interest
（10）
A.successfully
B.luckily
C.carelessly
D.lnely
D a science experiment t see hw rain frms.Yu will need：a glass jar （罐），ht water，a plate and ice cubes （冰块）.
What happens in the jar？
Ht water makes warm，wet air called steam （水蒸气）.Steam rises up t the cld plate.The cld air changes the warm steam int water.Then heavy drps f water fall.
What happens in the sky？
The sun heats the water.The warm，wet air rises up int the sky.If the warm，wet air meets the cld air，rain cluds frm.When the cluds have enugh water，the drps fall t the grund as rain.
A.Walk r cycle.
B.It's an easy habit t begin with.
C.Then it will make a big difference.
D.Yu may als chse t give them t sme grups.
E.Hwever，they last much lnger and they can save energy.