2023-2024学年湖南省长沙市华益中学八年级（上）期末英语试卷

这是一份2023-2024学年湖南省长沙市华益中学八年级（上）期末英语试卷，共7页。

时量：100分钟 分值：100分
= 1 \* ROMAN I．听力（共两节，满分20分） 略
= 2 \* ROMAN II．阅读（共三节，满分40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
I received the invitatin f Peace theme(主题) cmpetitin. Thank Ms. Adria Nabekle fr inviting.
21. What’s the theme f the cmpetitin?
A. Peace.B. Invitatin.C. Chance.
22. What can we learn frm the material?
A. Sally can submit her wrk n January 31st.
B. Sally invited Ms. Adria Nabekle t the cmpetitin.
C. Sally shuld put the name f her cuntry n the wrk.
B
Here cmes the gd news fr Disney fans! Ztpia Land(疯狂动物城) at Shanghai Disney Resrt pened n December 20th, 2023. It is the wrld’s first Ztpia-themed land. It is als the eighth themed land at Shanghai Disney Resrt. The new land is a living cmmunity(社区), with amazing fd and drinks, entertainment, prducts and mre!
At the land, yu can walk by the Beaver(海狸) Dentist and listen t patients having their teeth cleaned. There is even an Arctic Spa fr the plar bears(北极熊). Yu must have a lk at the newest ride(游乐设施), Ztpia: Ht Pursuit(疯狂动物城: 疯狂追击). Officer Clawhauser welcmes yu first. Then Chief Bg rders yu t supprt Officers Judy Hpps and Nick Wilde — then hld n tight! Yu will experience everything frm sliding(滑行) acrss the ice t flying ff the track(轨道) nt the busy streets f Sahara Square! Yu can visit the cl Mane Street and Ztpia Central Statin. Yu can check ut hw the large subway train picks up and drps ff animal passengers. Yu can meet yur favrite characters. A new shw will bring the characters frm the film t life in an exciting new way.
In Ztpia, yu can shp fr amazing things including the Disney Ztpia Cute cllectin. At Fashins by Fru Fru, there are ver 200 prducts, many nly created just fr Ztpia, like Judy Hpps, Nick Wilde, Flash, and mre.
Are yu excited abut the pening f this new land?
23. When can we g t the Ztpia Land?
A. On December 28th, 2023.B. On December 18th, 2023.C. On December 20th, 2022.
24. Which f the fllwing is TRUE accrding t the passage?
A. There is an Arctic Spa fr the plar bears.
B. The new land is a living cmmunity withut amazing fd and drinks.
C. Ztpia Land is the eighteenth themed land at Shanghai Disney Resrt.
25. In which part f a magazine can yu prbably read this passage?
A. Arts.B. Educatin. C. Travel.
26. What’s the main purpse(目的) f the passage?
A. T shw the beauty f Ztpia Land.
B. T get mre peple t visit Ztpia Land.
C. T ask peple t play in Hngkng Disney Resrt.
C
Brennan Guld is a by with big eyes and shrt hair. He is a high schl student. Ms. Ann is an ld wman with gray hair. Bth f them live in America. Is Ms. Ann Brennan’s grandmther r great-grandmther? The answer is n. They are nt frm the same family. Ms. Ann is ne f Brennan’s best friends. Hw did they becme friends?
It all started five years ag. Brennan was an 8th-grader then. His teacher gave him a “Kindness Week Challenge(善良周挑战)”. In this challenge, Brennan had t send 84-year-ld Ms. Ann small gifts every day fr a week. After the week, Brennan gt int the habit f visiting Ms. Ann and giving her gifts.
Nw Brennan visits Ms. Ann every mnth with flwers, chclates and mre. They share a lve f chclate. What d they ften d tgether? They talk abut everything. Brennan tells Ms. Ann abut his schl life. And Ms. Ann shares her wn stries. Brennan lves her and treats(对待) her like his wn great-grandmther.
Ms. Ann’s family is glad abut Brennan’s cming because he brings a lt f fun t the ld wman. They say Brennan is like ne f their family members.
“Their friendship is precius, which is very imprtant and unfrgettable fr bth f them. I hpe Brennan can remember the fun talks with Ms. Ann, keep his kind heart and care abut thers,” says Brennan’s mther.
27. What can we learn abut Brennan Guld frm the first paragraph?
A. His age.B. His family.C. His appearance.
28. What’s the challenge abut?
A. Making friends with an ld wman.
B. Giving an ld wman gifts fr seven days.
C. Wrking in an ld wman’s hme fr a week.
29. What des the underlined wrd “precius” mean in Paragraph 5?
A. 珍贵的B. 糟糕的C. 普通的
30. What’s the best title fr the passage?
A. Ms. Ann’s clrful life
B. Brennan is in lve with helping thers
C. Kindness Challenge turns int amazing friendship
第二节 (共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分)
阅读下面短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
Hw t be mre self-disciplined(自律)?
Self-discipline is the ability t cntrl(控制) yur behavir in a way that leads yu t have better habits. Whether yu are trying t study fr a test, lse weight, r give up a bad habit, self-discipline always plays an imprtant rle. Hw t develp it? 31. _________
★ Share yur gals(目标) with smene.
Telling yur gals t peple yu respect is a better chance f achieving them. Yu can simply let yur friends knw that yu decided t wrk n yur self-discipline. 32. _________ Sharing yur ideas will give yu mre chances f succeeding.
★ Remve distractins(消除干扰)
Yu can’t get distracted by smething that isn’t there. 33. _________ Fr example, if yu always want t watch TV during yur study, yu shuld turn ff the TV and put the remte cntrl(遥控器) in a different rm.
★ 34. _________
Dn’t begin yur daily wrk with self-discipline by trying t d smething big. Instead, wrk n daily, weekly, and mnthly small gals. Yu just need t make sure that they are mving yu in the right directin(方向).
★ Frgive(原谅) yurself.
We are all cmmn men, s perfectin isn’t pssible. 35. _________ When yu d smething undisciplined, frgive yurself. Review why and where things went wrng, and if pssible, change yur envirnment s that it desn’t happen again.
第三节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
A Letter Brings a Dream Clser
Befre the Shenzhu XV crew(全体工作人员) came back t the earth after spending 186 days n China’s space statin, they sent a letter t the earth. It was t 16-year-ld Tsering Dargye.
Tsering is frm Lhkha, Tibet, and is studying at Beijing N. 80 High Schl. Over 10,000 peple sent letters t the crew, but Tsering was the nly ne t have an answer back. “What gd luck t hear frm the crew! I want t thank China Natinal Space Administratin(中国国家航天局) fr giving me the pprtunity t write the letter,” he said.
In his letter, Tsering shwed his strng interest in the sky. When he was a child, his grandfather tld him stries abut it. In 2021, he mved frm Tibet t Beijing — frm the place clsest t the sky n the earth t the place clsest t the heart f China’s aerspace industry(航空航天工业).
The astrnaut Fei Junlng wrte the letter t Tsering and encuraged him a lt. “As yu wrte in yur letter, the rad t success is never smth(平坦的). Only by wrking hard can yu make yur dreams cme true,” Fei wrte. He ended the letter by wishing Tsering and his classmates success in their studies.
Tsering is nw studying hard. “My dream is t learn cmputer science at Tsinghua University,” he said.
36. Hw lng did the Shenzhu XV crew stay n China’s space statin?

37. Did ther peple get the letter back frm the crew?

38. Hw did Tsering feel when he gt the letter?

39. Where did Tsering mve in 2021?

40. What can yu learn frm Fei Junlng’s letter?

III．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。
Mre than 700 years ag, there was a by named Wang Mian. He helped a rich family raise cattle(养牛) frm the age f seven.
Wang Mian didn’t g t schl because his family was 41 , but he enjyed reading very much. He ften std utside the classrm and listened t the children reading alud 42 . Smetimes his cattle wuld run away when he was listening. He had t run everywhere t 43 them.
One day Wang Mian lst the cattle and walked hme alne. His father was very 44 with him. Wang Mian 45 he wuld nt d it again, but the same thing happened a few days later. Seeing this, his mther said, “The by is s interested in 46 . We shuld supprt(支持) him.” His father agreed at last.
Frm then n, Wang Mian read in a temple every night until mrning. Sn peple started t talk abut the little by and his lve f reading. A man called Han Xin heard this and decided t be his 47 . With Han Xin’s help, Wang Mian learnt t read and paint very 48 .
Hwever, Wang Mian failed the imperial exam(科举考试) many times, and at last he gave up. He 49 as ften as pssible t better understand the whle cuntry. After traveling, Wang Mian knew a lt mre abut the wrld. He was mre pen-minded, and had friends all ver the 50 .
41. A. prB. bigC. gd
42. A. hardlyB. carefullyC. certainly
43. A. lk afterB. wrry abut C. lk fr
44. A. happyB. angryC. sad
45. A. prmisedB. askedC. tld
46. A. playingB. listeningC. reading
47. A. familyB. teacherC. student
48. A. quicklyB. terribly C. wrriedly
49. A. traveled B. readC. learnt
50. A. spaceB. cityC. cuntry
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。
A Difficult Decisin
It was a ht sunny summer day. A tired man was walking thrugh a desert. He lst his way and had n mre water with him. He felt helpless and thught, “I’ll die 51. _______ I dn’t find the water.”
Suddenly, he saw a small huse nt far away. He culd nt believe his eyes but he decided 52. _______ (walk) clser t have a lk.
He walked int 53. _______ huse. Then he fund a brken pump(坏的泵) and a bttle f water in the crner f the rm. And there was a piece f paper under that bttle. It said, “54. _______ (use) the water t start the pump. Dn’t frget t fill this bttle.”
What shuld he d nw? He stpped and thught fr a mment. He culd 55. _______ (simple) drink that bttle f water and save his life immediately. But, in that case(既然那样), he wuld nt be able t have any water n 56. _______ (he) way ahead. Als, n ne else wuld cme here. S he culdn’t get mre water 57. _______ (save) his life. But if he fllwed the instructin(指示) f the paper and that didn’t wrk, he wuld die.
In any case, he had t take a risk sner r later. He clsed his eyes and 58. _______ (chse) the secnd way finally. T his great pleasure, cl clear water came ut f the pump in a glug-glug nise. He drank it like a thirsty crw(乌鸦). After that, he filled the bttle 59. _______ water and put it back in the crner. Mrever, he added sme 60. _______ (wrd) n the paper, “Believe me. It wrks.”
He als refilled his wn water bttles, rested fr half an hur, and started his jurney nce again with a smile n his face.
= 4 \* ROMAN IV．书面表达（满分15分）
61. 秋冬季是呼吸道疾病的高发季节，许多同学受到流感、支原体肺炎等疾病侵袭。你最好的朋友Sally就是其中一位。临近期末，身患流感，她感觉到了身体与学习的双重压力，因此写信向你求助。假如你是李华，请你写一封回信，就提升体质以及缓解压力给予合理的建议。
要求：
1. 语句通顺，语法正确，行文连贯；
2. 须包含所给提示内容，可适当发挥；
3. 书写工整，卷面整洁；
4. 不少于80词（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。
参考词汇：deal with stress 应对压力；a balanced diet 均衡饮食
Dear Sally,
I’m srry t hear that yu feel terrible these days.











Yurs,
Li Hua
长沙市华益中学2023-2024学年度第一学期期末考试试卷
八年级英语 参考答案

Ⅰ．听力技能 略
Ⅱ．阅读
21—22：AC 23—26：AACB27—30：CBAC31—35：DACBE
36. Fr 186 days.
37. N (, they didn’t).
38. Lucky.
39. T Beijing.
40. The rad t success is never smth and nly by wrking hard can we make ur dreams
cme true.
Ⅲ. 语言运用
41—45：ABCBA46—50：CBAAC
51. if52. t walk53. the54. Use
55. simply56. his57. t save58. chse
59. with60. wrds
A. Or yu can share sme f yur gals with them.
B. Start small.
C. S the best way t deal with distractins is t remve them.
D. Here is sme advice fr yu.
E. We all make mistakes, and that’s kay!