四川省眉山市仁寿县城北实验初级中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题

四川省眉山市仁寿县城北实验初级中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末
英语试题
一、听力选择
1．What does Ted want to be?
A．B．C．
2．Where are the two speakers probably?
A．In a hotel.B．In a restaurant.C．In a fruit store.
3．When did Henry go to Malaysia?
A．In June.B．In August.C．In October.
4．How often does the woman go to the library?
A．Once a week.B．Twice a week.C．Three times a week.
5．Who is the tallest?
A．Linda.B．David.C．Tony.
听对话，回答下列各小题。

6．What does the girl love?
A．Game shows.B．Sports shows.C．Soap operas.
7．How does the boy like news and talk shows?
A．They’re boring.B．They’re exciting.C．They’re useful.
听对话，回答下列各小题。

8．What does Jenny want to make for Tom?
A．Fruit salad.B．Fruit pizza.C．Fruit juice.
9．How many kinds of fruit do they need?
A．Three.B．Four.C．Five.
10．What do they add at last?
A．Honey.B．Sugar.C．Yogurt.
听对话，回答下列各小题。

11．What did Jack do in the countryside?
A．He went fishing.B．He went shopping.C．He went swimming. 12．How many days did Helen stay in Sanya?
A．Three days.B．Five days.C．Seven days. 13．What was interesting in Sanya?
A．Paragliding.B．Swimming.C．Shopping.
听对话，回答下列各小题。

14．What’s the date today?
A．October 4th.B．October 14th.C．October 24th. 15．What does Tim’s father do?
A．A teacher.B．A cook.C．A driver.
16．What do Tim and Jane plan to do?
A．To visit Ms. Smith.
B．To buy Ms. Smith a gift.
C．To have a party for Ms. Smith.
听独白，回答下列各小题。

17．Why do children and old people need robots?
A．Because they need someone to talk to.
B．Because they need more help and care.
C．Because they can’t do anything by themselves.
18．How can robots help children to sleep?
A．By singing songs.B．By telling stories.C．By dancing to music. 19．What will the old people’s life be like with robots?
A．Happy.B．Lonely.C．Exciting.
20．What does the writer think of the robots in the future?
A．They’ll be cheaper.B．They’ll be bigger.C．They’ll be more popular.
二、阅读理解
21．How much money will you make a day if you get Job D?
A．$ 6.B．$ 30.C．$ 48.D．$ 50.
22．How many jobs have an age requirement (年龄要求)？
A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.
23．Where do you think the passage may come from?
A．On TV.B．In a magazine.C．In a newspaper.D．On the Internet.
Mr. Bean is a famous TV play. Rowan Atkinson acts Mr. Bean in the TV play. He has a big nose, big eyes and dark eyebrows (眉毛). He looks like a child and makes people laugh with the funniest performances (表演) of all.
Mr. Bean always makes all kinds of troubles (麻烦). But Rowan Atkinson is nothing like the role in real life.
Atkinson comes from the UK. He has nothing in common with Mr. Bean. Atkinson usually does things carefully and beautifully. He is really a creative performer. Atkinson is also a generous man, and he always gives his money to people who are poor. He also makes good examples to those people to help them live good lives.
Mr. Bean made Atkinson a popular star around the world after he played the TV play from 1990 to 1995. Atkinson acted other two great movies, Bean (1997), and Mr Bean’s Holiday (2007). Although many people love him, when he was 66 years old, Atkinson said that he decided to stop playing Mr.Bean. He was just too tired! 24．From Paragraph 1 we can know ________.
A．how old Mr. Bean is B．why Mr. Bean is clever
C．where Mr. Bean is from D．what Mr. Bean looks like
25．What does the underlined word “generous” in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese?
A．沉着的B．富有的C．慷慨的D．热情的
26．The last paragraph goes on in the order of ________.
A．time B．space C．persons D．ideas
27．What’s the best title for the passage?
A．A Terrible Actor B．A Wonderful Movie C．The Real Mr. Bean D．The Most Famous Film
Kara’s neighborhood was filled with many children at her age. She knew everyone on the street and how talented they were.
She could hear Joanne playing her guitar every afternoon when they got home from school. And she could hear Tommy practicing the piano for hours at a time. And Sylvia had a great singing voice (声音).
“There is so much talent and I hope everyone can get a chance to show themselves better.” Kara said hopefully (有希望地). “Have you ever thought about setting up a talent show?” her mother said. “So the kids can show themselves.”
“Great,” Kara said. Then she started to do it. To attract (吸引) more people, Kara made beautiful pictures and put them up around her neighborhood. Soon, everyone was talking about what they were going to do in the show.
Kara was happy because everyone wanted to be in her talent show. Then she felt a little sad. “I wish I had a talent and I could be in the show, too.” she said.
Her mother said, “I think you will find something about yourself at the end of the day.”
Kara went to the park and set up a stage (舞台) for the performers. Everyone brought chairs to sit on. Soon Kara’s friends started to show. People cheered (欢呼) loudly. When it was over, everyone told Kara how wonderful her talent show was.
“What a success your show was! I think we have found your talent.” said Kara’s mother. And Kara was also
proud (骄傲的) of herself.
28．Who sings well according to the passage?
A．Kara.B．Sylvia.C．Joanne.D．Tommy.
29．What did people think of the talent show?
A．Creative.B．Boring.C．Educational.D．Fantastic.
30．Which of the following shows how Kara’s feelings changed?
A．Hopeful→happy→sad→proud.B．Sad→happy→sorry→surprised.
C．Sad→surprised→angry→happy.D．Hopeful→sad→angry→proud.
31．What is the text?
A．A story.B．A diary.C．A report.D．An invitation.
It’s not easy to advertise (打广告) a thing everyone knows in a new way. But Pippi’s Place Pet Rescue, a volunteer organization (志愿组织) from America, makes it. It was named after a black cat, Pippi. She was a street cat and then found a loving family. But at one year old, Pippi was hit by a car and died. Pippi’s Place Pet Rescue then came into being (成立). The organization runs not for money, but for helping more street cats find a home. How does it do this?
Well, it shows their cats as if (仿佛) they were cars. On its website, people can learn about the cats’ age, color and other information. Kayla Delcoure, a member of the organization, had this idea when her family was thinking about buying a car. This is really helpful. Lots of people become interested in these cats. Some people give money to help these cats live better. A man from Canada came to take an old cat home from the organization. People give these cats a home, and the cats help make people happy, too. They are important to people’s lives. A little girl gets a cat from the organization. She sleeps with it every night. This makes her feel safe and warm. A woman sees her cat as a good friend. The “friend” always walks behind her and makes her laugh. Do you want to take a cat from the organization? Well, before doing it, you’d better learn more about keeping a cat as a pet.
32．The underlined word “this” refers to “________.”
A．getting a name from a cat B．finding home for cats
C．advertising for old things D．making money for cats
33．How do people know the information of the cats?
A．By making a call.B．By writing a letter.C．By visiting the website.D．By coming to the organization.
34．Why does the writer talk about the girl and the woman at last?
A．To say cats are strong animals.B．To make more people like cats.
C．To tell people why cats are funny.D．To show cats are important to people.
35．What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．In a cat’s eyes, all things are its things.
B．Think in a new way, nothing is so difficult.
C．It’s difficult to catch a black cat in a dark room.
D．Let animals go into your life, and you will live better.
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有一项为多余选项。

Hi, everyone. I’m Tim. What will our life be like in 2090? 36 .
◆Robots in the future
I think our life will be more interesting and convenient (方便的) in the future. There will be more robots in many places like hospitals and restaurants, 37 . They can take humans’ place to do dangerous jobs. They will do many kinds of work for twenty-four hours every day. So people will have more time for sports or travel,
38 . They will have a healthy life.
◆Living in the future
Maybe people will live in space. There will be no cars, no trains, no buses or taxis. 39 . Or maybe we will live in the sea like fish. How interesting it is!
◆Education in the future
40 . For students they won’t take heavy schoolbags to school. They will have lessons on computers or smart phones at home. Maybe they will learn more in this way.
Are you looking forward to the life in 2090?
A．So people can fly to work
B．Here are my predictions
C．There will be no schools in 2090
D．these robots will be very smart
E．people need to do nothing in 2090
F．and then they can do what they like
三、完形填空
Once upon a time, two friends were traveling together in a forest. Suddenly (突然), a bear jumped out onto the path.
One friend saw the bear first. He 41 climbed up a tree and hid. He did not stop to help his friend. The other friend tried to climb on the tree. But he couldn’t. “What can I do? Help me please!” he 42 to his friend. But his friend did 43 .
The bear moved closer to the man. The man fell down to the ground and pretended to die (假装死). He held his breath. The bear smelt him and thought he was dead (死的). Soon, the bear lost 44 in the man and left.
When the bear was gone, the man in the tree came down to the ground. “That bear was so close that it looked like it was talking to you!” he joked. “What did it say?”
“The bear gave me this advice,” said the man. “ 45 make friends with someone who deserts (丢弃) you when you are in trouble. A friend in need is a friend indeed.”
41．A．slowly B．quietly C．quickly D．happily
42．A．said B．spoke C．asked D．shouted
43．A．nothing B．everything C．anything D．something
44．A．hobby B．interest C．surprise D．resolution
45．A．Never B．Often C．Usually D．Always
When Betty was young, she was really interested in skating. But she took up a new 46 in 2021. That was swimming. Because she was inspired (激励) by Zhang Yufei who got the first place in an Olympic swimming competition. After that, Betty looked up to Zhang and 47 to be a world swimming champion (冠军), too.
Everyone wants to be a champion, 48 it is not easy. Because a(n) 49 player must spend time practicing over and over again.
Betty wants to become a real swimming champion when she 50 . She also wants to become her 51 champion. So she is trying her best to do it.
Swimming well has to do 52 speed (速度). To improve her speed, Betty decided to swim 53 every time. Betty faced many difficult 54 but she never gave up. She 55 her family that she would become the winner by exercising hard.
46．A．habit B．hobby C．game D．lesson
47．A．left B．wanted C．disliked D．started 48．A．so B．and C．or D．but 49．A．serious B．outgoing C．excellent D．creative 50．A．gets up B．wakes up C．grows up D．stands up 51．A．last B．own C．terrible D．popular 52．A．with B．for C．in D．about 53．A．deeper B．higher C．slower D．faster 54．A．plans B．activities C．things D．programs 55．A．promised B．taught C．learned D．followed
四、单词拼写
五、短文填空
There were no wine houses in his hometown. 68 , Li Bai did not mind and laughed about Wang Lun’s little joke. He knew that Wang Lun just wanted to see him and they 69 (final) became good friends. How interesting the story is!
Li Bai and other poets of the Tang Dynasty are part of Chinese cultural treasures (中国的文化宝藏). Their poems are helpful for us to understand people’s lives in the Tang Dynasty. We 70 (remember) them forever (永远).
六、完成句子
七、书面表达
76．假如你是李华，你打算参加学校“英语角”，学校要求通过演讲的形式进行评选。

请你根据以下内容和要求写一篇介绍自己的英语演讲稿。

1.短文应包括以上全部信息，条理清楚，行文连贯；
2.短文中不能出现真实的姓名和学校等信息；
3.词数不少于90，开头和结尾已给出但不计入总词数。

Hello, everyone! My name is Li Hua.
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I hope I can be in the English Corner.。