2023—2024学年湖南省衡阳市衡阳县八年级下学期期末质量检测英语试卷

2023—2024学年湖南省衡阳市衡阳县八年级下学期期末质量检测英
语试卷
一、阅读理解
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There will be many activities in our neighborhood this weekend.
1. Who is cake-making competition for?
A．Children.B．Teachers.C．Parents.
2. How long will Shajiabang last?
A．For 1.5 hours.
B．For 2 hours.
C．For 2.5 hours.
3. Which is right for “________”?
A．Yard sale B．Board game C．Football game
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In the 13th century, the famous Italian traveler, Marco Polo, he saw many wonderful things. One of the things he discovered was that the Chinese used paper money. In western countries, people didn’t use paper money until 15th century. However, A Chinese man called Cai Lun invented paper almost 2, 000 years ago. He put these pieces of paper together and made them in a book.
Now paper comes from trees. We use a lot of paper every day. If we keep on wasting so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth. If there are no trees, there will be no paper. So how can we save paper? We can use both of every piece of paper (小包). We can also use handkerchiefs (手帕) and not paper ones. When we go shopping, we can save it and reuse it later.
Everyone can help to save paper. If we all think carefully, we can help protect trees. We should do it now, before it is too late.
4. When Marco Polo was in China, he ________.
A．discovered Cai Lun invented paper
B．learned to make paper
C．discovered Chinese people used paper money
5. People in Western countries first used paper money in the ________ century.
A．7th B．15th C．13th
6. Which of the following is NOT the way of saving paper?
A．To use both sides of every piece of paper.
B．To use the paper bags from shops more than once.
C．To grow more trees.
7. Which is the best title of the passage?
A．Saving Paper
B．The History of Paper
C．Cotton Handkerchiefs Back Again
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One day, Jay and Web were camping in the forest. They were old friends, and they camped together every summer.
It was just about lunchtime. Jay and Web were looking for a place to eat some lunch. Suddenly a bear appeared from behind the trees and stopped in their way. The bear was very surprised when it saw the two men. It roared (咆哮). They started to run away from the bear. After a few steps, Jay fell down. He shouted for his friend to help him, but he remembered something his grandpa told him, “If you pretend to be dead (装死), the bear will leave alone.”
Jay then pretended to be dead. When the bear came up, it smelled all over his body. The bear’s breath was hot and dirty. Jay was scared, but he didn’t move. Several minutes later, Web came down from the tree. He was happy that Jay was okay. “How are you?” he asked Jay.
Jay looked very upset, “Well, Web, I have just learned a very important lesson.”
“What did you learn, Jay?” asked Web. “I learned that you should never walk with a friend who leaves you at the first sign of danger.” Jay walked away from Web. Web tried to apologize (道歉), but it was too late.
8. When did the story happen?
A．In spring.
B．In summer.
C．In.autumn.
9. What did Web do after he heard Jay call for help?
A．He kept running.
B．He hid behind a tree.
C．He told Jay how to protect himself.
10. The bear left Jay alone because it ________.
A．was afraid of him
B．thought he was dead
C．just wanted to scare him
11. What does the story mainly want to tell us?
A．We should first run away from danger.
B．We should be nice to bears when we see them.
C．We should make friends with people who help us when we are in trouble.
(★)阅读下面短文，从所给的A～E五个选项中，选出正确的答案填空，使短文通顺、内容完整，其中有一个选项是多余的。

New rules and behavior standards for middle school students came out. Middle schools used a new way to decide who the most excellent students are. The best students won’t only have good grades. They will also be kids who don’t dye (染) their hair, smoke or drink. 12
Tell the truth. Have you ever copied others’ work during an exam? Don’t do it again. 13 If you played computer games for two hours in your room, don’t tell your parents you were doing your homework.
Do more at school. 14 April is Bird-Loving Month in China. Is your school doing anything to celebrate? You should join! That way, you can learn more about animals and learn how to protect them. And when your classmates are in trouble, remember to give them a hand. You know a friend in need is
a friend indeed.
15 Try to stay away from web pages that are bad for you. Find good websites and use them for homework.
Be open to new ideas. Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon? Maybe you can discover a new planet some day. Don’t look down on new ideas. You should welcome them because new ideas can make life better.
A．Good students love animals and care about others.
B．Use the Internet carefully.
C．Do more sports everyday.
D．That’s not what an honest student should do.
E．The following are some of the new rules.
二、完形填空
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Noah is only 13 years old, and he’s a hero. He has helped his ________ out of a fire.
On 10th May, Noah was at home alone. Suddenly he heard someone ________ “Fire! Fire!” He ran ________ . He saw a lot of smoke from next door. He went in and saw his neighbor, the 79-year-old Mrs. Smith, in the kitchen. She could not get out ________ she had hurt her leg. Anything could happen to her at that moment.
Noah ________ ran back to his house and poured water over his jacket. Then he rushed into Mrs. Smith’s kitchen to ________ her. There was a lot of smoke and the fire was very hot. But he was not scared. He ________ the fire with a blanket and helped Mrs. Smith out.
The fire burnt (燃烧) Noah’s neck, arms and face. As a result, he was ________ for a month. Many people visited him and ________ him flowers and presents. “What a brave young man!” they said.
Noah was ________ that he helped Mrs. Smith. “We should help each other,” he said. Noah also said, “Fire can be very dangerous. It is important to be careful with fire.”
16.A．neighbor B．classmate C．teacher
17.A．saying B．singing C．shouting
18.A．here B．outside C．inside
19.A．however B．so C．because
20.A．carefully B．quickly C．completely
21.A．save B．teach C．call
22.A．found B．fought C．lighted
23.A．on vacation B．at home C．in hospital
24.A．thanked B．brought C．provided
25.A．glad B．surprised C．afraid
三、短文填空
(★★★)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Mario and Mary give up 26 (watch) TV on weekends. They spend their free time 27 (help) others.
Mario dreams 28 (be) an animal doctor. He works at an animal hospital as a volunteer on Saturday morning. 29 it is hard work, he can learn more about how to care for animals by volunteering there. 30 his help, the animals get better. Mario gets a strong 31 (feel) of satisfaction when he sees the joyful look on the owners’ faces.
Mary is a book 32 (love). She could read by 33 (she) at the age of four. Last year, she decided to try out for a job at an after-school reading program and she succeeded in keeping working there to help kids learn reading. She is pleased to see kids going on a 34 (difference) journey with each new book. She 35 (think) volunteering here is a dream come true for her because she can do what she loves to do and help others at the same time.
四、任务型阅读
(★★★)阅读下面短文，按要求完成下列各题。

Peter was a 12-year-old boy. He was the only child in his family. His birthday was coming up soon. He wished he could have a bike. (4)但是他的家没有很多钱。

His father said they were too (太) poor to buy him a bike. But Peter wasn’t too bad about this. A week later, when Peter was on his way home from school, he saw a boy riding a bike. But the bike was too small for the boy. Suddenly (突然地) the boy fell down (摔倒) and got hurt (受伤), Peter went over to him and asked others to help him to send the boy to the hospital. The boy’s parents arrived at the hospital later and gave Peter some money to thank him for his help. But Peter didn't take it. Later, the boy’s parents knew that Peter didn’t have a bike. They gave the child’s bike to Peter. They said, "The bike is too (太) small for our child and that is why he fell down". Peter was surprised at first, but he accepted (接受) this gift. (5) His birthday wish finally came true.
36. How many children are there in Peter’s family?
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37. What did Peter want for his birthday?
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38. Was Peter’s family very rich?
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39. 将文中划线句子译成英语：
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40. 将文中划线句子译成汉语：
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五、书面表达
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41. 著名作家Francis Bacon曾说过：“Reading makes a full man.”阅读对于每个人的成长都有着举足轻重的作用。

假如你是李华，在学校读书会上，你将与同学们分享你读过的一本书。

请根据以下信息写一篇英语短文。

要求：1. 包含以下信息，可适当拓展，使行文流畅；
2. 词数：80词左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Hello, everyone. My name is Li Hua. Today I’d like to share one of my books with
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