2023—2024学年山东省烟台市开发区上学期八年级期末英语试卷

2023—2024学年山东省烟台市开发区上学期八年级期末英语试卷
一、阅读理解
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Bob and his sister Amy get some money by doing chores. Let’s see what they do.
1. What does Amy do on Tuesday?
A．She takes out the rubbish.B．She cleans the table.
C．She cleans the living room.D．She does the dishes.
2. When does Bob make breakfast?
A．On Monday.B．On Tuesday.C．On Thursday.D．On Friday.
3. How much can Amy get each week?
A．14 dollars.B．12.5 dollars.C．12 dollars.D．11.5 dollars.
4. Which of the following is True?
A．Amy doesn’t need to do the dishes.B．Bob cleans the living room twice a week.
C．Bob and Amy clean the car together.D．Bob and Amy make the same money each week.
(★★★) Dear Kate,
My dream job is to be an actress, but my parents don’t agree with me. They don’t understand how I feel when I act. They even didn’t let me play a role in Little Women last summer. They asked me to learn French. I was really angry. I argued with them. What should I do? Thank you.
JennyDear Jenny, Getting into acting is very difficult. I’m not saying that you can’t do well in it, but it’s important to be realistic.
If you really want to try, you should go to a good acting school in your free time and start learning. Then you should try to get leading roles, and then you’ll be close to success.
Talk to your parents and tell them you’d like to take some lessons you like. It would help you study well and make friends. That’s all true anyway. Don’t be angry. They love you and want the best for you. Good luck to you!
Kate 5. Why was Jenny angry?
A．Because her parents didn’t want her to take some lessons.
B．Because she wasn’t interested in French.
C．Because she didn’t get the role in Little Women.
D．Because her parents didn’t want her to be an actress.
6. What does the word “realistic” mean in Chinese?
A．现实的B．幻想的C．直接的D．标准的
7. What does Kate think of getting into acting?
A．Amazing.B．Truthful.C．Important.D．Difficult.
8. What does Kate think Jenny should do first if she wants to get into acting?
A．She should start learning acting first.B．She should go to the theater more often first. C．She should argue with her parents first.D．She should listen to her parents first.
9. According to the passage, which of the following is True?
A．Kate is going to help Jenny with acting.B．Jenny got a leading role in Little Women. C．Kate wants Jenny to talk to her parents.D．Kate asks Jenny to do whatever she likes.
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Here is a charity sale (义卖) for the poor kids in the mountain area. We’ll give away the money we raise in the charity sale. Come and see our things.
10. Who may get the money raised from the charity sale?
A．Poor families with three children.B．Poor kids in the mountain area. C．Homeless men from the countryside.D．Disabled men in hospital.
11. How long has Sandy had the toy bear?
A．For three months.B．For one year.
C．For twelve years.D．For thirteen years old.
12. According to the passage, what may Nick do when he is unhappy?
A．He may watch movies.B．He may play with toys.
C．He may read fictions.D．He may listen to music.
13. Which of the following is Not True according to the passage?
A．Sandy paid 50 yuan when she bought the toy bear.
B．Jack learns a lot from Harry Potter.
C．The three kids sell the same things.
D．If you buy two books from Jack, you will pay 15 yuan.
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Rohit and Sahil were two woodcutters (伐木工) in a village. Every morning they went to cut wood and sold it. They both could make enough to live. A story happened to them recently.
One day while they were taking a break and eating lunch, they saw a very thin beggar (乞丐). He said, “I’m very hungry. Would you give some food to me?” Robit felt pity about him and quickly looked for food in his bag. But Sahil stopped him.
Sahil looked at the beggar, “We both work hard all day and have enough food for ourselves. We can’t give you what we are eating. But if you want to borrow my axe (斧头), we’ll teach you how to cut wood. Then you can sell it and buy yourself enough food. This way you can live a normal life and never beg.”
The beggar joined them. Sahil taught him and they went to the market at the end of the day. A person bought all his wood, so the beggar was excited and showed the woodcutters his money happily. Sahil took him to buy a new axe with his own money. The beggar thanked them.
After the beggar left, Sahil told Robit, “If you have given him some food, he would eat it quickly and be hungry again tonight. By teaching him how to cut wood, he has a life skill. Now he will never go hungry.”
14. How can Robit and Sahil live?
A．They can live by cutting and selling wood.
B．They can live by begging others for food and money.
C．They can live by teaching others to cut wood.
D．They can live by selling axes to others.
15. When did Rohit and Sahil see the beggar?
A．They saw him while they were taking a break and eating lunch.
B．While they were cutting wood, they saw him.
C．They saw him while they were buying axes.
D．While they were selling wood, they saw him.
(★★★)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。

Like hundreds of other young people of all countries who take part in (参加) our language courses (课程), you can make the most of your holiday by studying French in an interesting way. 16 Our summer course lasts 3 weeks in July and August. 17 You can choose to stay at a host family, but we would like you to stay at our international (国际的) summer camp. 18 What’s more, you can have your classes in the same building which is close to the beach. A free bus service brings you to and from classes if you are living in a French host family or enables (使能够) you to get into the center of town if you are living at the summer camp.
Whenever you choose to come, we’ll organize short trips, parties, sports and other activities. 19 Your stay in Nice will be educational. 20 We will do everything to make sure your stay will be unforgettable.
A．They will make your stay in Nice meaningful.
B．It makes it easy to meet other people and make new friends.
C．It will also be an enjoyable experience.
D．You will also be able to enjoy one of France’s most beautiful cities—Nice!
E．You’re welcome to come at any time between July and August 15.
F．The teacher has learned French for five years.
二、完形填空
(★★★)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白
处的最佳选项。

The Greens have been to two of the _______ cities in the world. One is Beijing, and _______ is Toronto. The Greens have been in Beijing _______ half a month for the summer vacation. They enjoyed _______ there. They _______ many great places. _______ the first two days, they went to Tian’anmen Square. It is very large and there were many people taking photos there. Next, they
_______ to Beihai Park. They went boating there and had a boat race with other visitors. They had a great time there. The Great Wall is one of the most famous places of interest in the world. They spent the whole day _______ the Great Wall. There were so many people on the Great Wall. The Greens felt very _______ and they took lots of pictures there! For the last two days, they went to the Summer Palace.
________ beautiful Beijing is! They will go to Beijing again next summer.
21.A．great B．greater C．greatest D．most greatest
22.A．other B．another C．the other D．others
23.A．as for B．since C．to D．for
24.A．them B．themselves C．their D．theirs
25.A．have been to B．have been in C．have gone to D．have gone in
26.A．In B．During C．To D．While
27.A．go B．went C．will go D．has gone
28.A．visit B．to visit C．visiting D．visited
29.A．excited B．nervous C．strange D．silly
30.A．What B．Why C．Whether D．How
三、短文填空
(★★★)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。

What do you want to be when you grow up? People around the world like to ask their children 31 same question. Jake Schellenschlager from the USA had different answers 32 the question when
he was a little boy. However, he had his final answer 33 the age of 12. After 34 (see) his father doing weightlifting (举重), he had a big dream—he wanted to be the strongest kid in the world
one day. Jake told us, “Like father, like son.” He also said, “My dad is very strong, so I want to be as strong as my dad.”
To make his dream come true, Jack trained very hard. When his friends 35 (play) different games, he spent his time on weight (重量) training. After two years of hard work, the boy was able to
lift (举起) more than 36 (two) his own weight. Now he trains every day and he hopes to lift
37 (heavily) weights.
So far, Jake 38 (talk) about his love of weightlifting and his dream to many people. However, not everyone is 39 (excite) about it. Some people are 40 (worry) that too much training
may be bad to the growing boy’s body.
However, Jake’s parents say they don’t worry about their son’s health because he gets regular check-ups (定期体检) and good trainers.
四、任务型阅读
(★★★)阅读短文，根据短文内容回答后面的问题。

Mr. Black hated to do the housework. He wouldn’t stay at home on weekends, as his wife always
told him to do some washing, do some cleaning, or he had to cook for his family. So he always made some excuses on Friday evenings.
Recently Mr. Black became interested in playing cards, but he was afraid to let his wife know. So every Sunday afternoon he brought some fish home. It made his wife happy and she never asked where he spent his weekends.
Last Saturday morning, Mr. Black left home at 7 o’clock. He took a bus and got off at a stop near a small town. His friends were waiting for him in a small hotel. They played cards there. Mr. Black didn’t go home until 7 o’ clock on Sunday evening. He went into the shop near the bus stop as usual. As soon
as the shopkeeper saw him, the man said, “I’m sorry, Mr. Black. I have no fish today. What about some
chicken legs?”“Don’t be silly!” said Mr. Black, “I can’t tell my wife that I have fished some chicken legs, can I?”
41. What chores did Mr. Black’s wife always tell him to do?
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42. What was Mr. Black interested in?
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43. What made Mr. Black’s wife happy?
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44. What time did Mr. Black leave home last Saturday morning?
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45. Where were Mr. Black’s friends waiting for him?
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五、书面表达
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46. 假如你是林涛，你的笔友Tony因长时间打游戏与父母发生了争吵，他现在很难过。

请根据下面的要点提示，用英语给他写一封回信。

提示：
1. 长时间打游戏是不正确的，既浪费时间，又伤害眼睛，不利于学习；
2. 理解父母，与父母友好相处；
3. 向父母说声对不起，与父母保持沟通；
4. 以后不打游戏，努力学习，空闲时帮父母做家务。

要求：
1. 句子通顺，条理清晰，无语法、单词拼写及标点符号错误。

2. 所写信的内容与提示信息相符。

3. 字数在80以上。

4. 书信开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。

Dear Tony,
I have got your letter and I know you argued with your
parents.____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________
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Please be happy and everything will be better.
Yours,
Lin Tao。