2023屆湖南省衡陽市八中學初三英語試題下學期期末考試（第四次月考）試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、—Howmanylettershaveyougotfromyouronlinefriendssincelastyear?—_______.We’rejustchattingwitheachotherwhenwe’refree.A．Nothing B．None C．No D．Noone2、--Couldyoupleasetellme__?--Certainly.A．whatshouldIdotoimprovemyEnglishB．howcanIgettothereadingroomC．whatsheislookingforD．whenshallwehaveaparents'meeting3、―Look!HerecomesCindy!Sheisalwaysfullof.―Sosheis.Becauseshetakesalotofexerciseeveryday.A．courageB．prideC．energyD．knowledge4、VisitingShizuMountainisanunforgettable________formostofthestudents.A．experimentB．experienceC．expressionD．research5、Hehasasweetandoftenspendsmoneyonchocolatesandcandies.A．mouth B．tooth C．stomach D．neck6、Wouldyouliketogotothemuseumwithme?I’dloveto,______I’mafraidIhavenotime.A．but B．a(chǎn)nd C．or D．so7、―Whatelsecanwedotoprotecttheenvironment?―Wecan_____leafletstothepublic.A．handinB．handoutC．sendupD．sendout8、Lookatmynewjeans.Mymothergave________tomefor________birthday.A．it;me B．them;my C．they;mine D．its;I9、--MustItakethepillsafterthemeals?--No,you_______.It’sOKifyoutakethembeforethemeals.A．mustn’t B．can’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t10、---Tomissickinbed,sohecan’tgotoyourbirthdaypartytomorrow.---________A．That’snogood. B．That’sashame. C．Nodeal! D．Ofcourse.Ⅱ.完形填空11、Today,itisabigproblemforyounggraduatestogetgoodjobs.Itissaidthattherearethousandsofdifferentkindsofjobsintheworld.Choosingthe1oneisnotthateasy.Findingajobisnotthesameaschoosingajob.Manyyoungpeopleendupinajob,buttheyarenotsuitablefor(適合于)it.Sometimeschancemay2amoreimportantpartthanadecision.Hereareafewstepstohelpyou3jobswhichyoumightenjoyafterschooloruniversity.First,itisimportanttorealizewhatkindofpersonyouare,which4yououtstandingandhelpsyoufindoutwhatyouareinterestedin.Thereisadifferencebetweenaninterestanda5.Ifyoulikeartandenjoylookingatpictures,whichisaninterest.Butifyoucan6ahorsethatlookslikeahorsebutnotabigdog,thatisaskill.Thenask7aquestion,“Inthefollowingthreeareas—skillswithpeople,skillswithinformationandskillswiththings,8isyourbestskills?”Afterexaminingyourskills,thenextstepisresearch.Tryto9asmanydifferentkindsofjobsaspossible.10,trustyourownideasandyourownthinking!Itisyourownlife,sojustfindthejobyoureallyenjoydoing.1．A．leftB．rightC．trueD．real2．A．takeB．playC．haveD．choose3．A．thinkaboutB．thinkforC．thinkupD．thinkof4．A．bringsB．helpsC．pushesD．makes5．A．questionB．hobbyC．skillD．job6．A．rideB．feedC．drawD．find7．A．yourselfB．themselvesC．himselfD．myself8．A．whatB．whoC．whenD．which9．A．findoutB．watchoutC．carryoutD．lookout10．A．SuddenlyB．FinallyC．SimplyD．LuckilyⅢ.語法填空12、Whenyoufinishhighschooloruniversity,islearningdone?Theansweris“no”.Inmanycountries,peoplecontinuelearningalltheirlives.1．islifelong(終身的)learningimportant?Howcanithelpyou?Yougotoschoolandlearn.Youstudy.Youtaketests.2．learningdoesn’tonlyhappeninschool.Learningdoesn’t3．whenyougraduatefromhighschoolorcollege.Youarelearningallthetime.Forexample,learningcan4．whenyougotoamuseum.Itcan5．happenwhenyougetajob.Youlearnwhenyou6．sportsorwhenyoutakeatrip.7．islife!Weneverstoplearning.Everydayyoucanimproveyourselfbylearningsomething8．.Let’slookatoneexampleoflifelonglearninginJapan.InJapan,lifelonglearningisveryimportant.PeopleinJapanliketotrynewlearningactivities.Music,calligraphy(書法)andforeignlanguagesaresomeoftheir9．classes.Whenwegraduatefromschool,weshould10．onlearning.Makelifelonglearningoneofyourgoals!Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Livingabroadtostudycancertainlybeaninterestingexperiencebutisthataloneagoodenoughreasonforspendingyearsfarawayfromhome?Tomaketheexperiencetrulyvaluable,therehastobeapurposebehindthedecisiontostudyabroad.Thismaybeawishtoperfectlanguageskillsinaforeignlanguageenvironment,oraclevermoveinyourcareerdevelopment.Youmustalsoconsiderthecosts,notjustoflivingandstudyingabroad,butofapplying(申請).Mostuniversitiesnowrequireinternationalstudentstopayforapplication.Ifyouaresurethatyouwanttoapplytostudyabroadafterconsideringthesepoints,yournextstepistochoosetherightprogrammeofstudies.Researchyourchoicesandchoosecarefully.Youmustdoyourhomeworkwell.Mostuniversitieshaveinformationonlinebutyoucanalsoemailandaskthemtosendyoumoredetails.Youcanfindalotofinformationonschoolrankingfromeducationwebsites.Butreadcarefully.Differentuniversitiesemphasizedifferentstrengths(強調(diào)不同的強項).Don’tjustthinkabouttheuniversity’sreputation(名聲);lookforthemostsuitableforyourpurposes.Next,youmustdealwithalargepileofpaperwork.Thisincludesfillinginapplicationform,preparingyourschoolrecords,andgettingrecommendationletters.Readingtheinstructionsandrequirementsoftheuniversitiescarefullyisofgreatimportance.Sadly,manyfineapplicants(申請者)getkickedoutinthefirstround,simplybecausetheydon’tfollowtheapplicationprocedure(程序)properly.Moneyisanotherimportantconsideration.Somescholarshipsareprovidedbygovernments,othersbyschoolsandcolleges.Thisinformation,again,canbefoundontheInternet.Ifyoufindascholarshipthatissuitableforyou,followtheapplicationprocedurecarefully;theearlieryouapply,thebetteryourchanceofgettingit.1．Accordingtothearticle,studyingabroadistrulyvaluablebecause______.A．itisaninterestingexperienceB．a(chǎn)llyourfriendsaredoingsoC．itisagoodchancetodevelopyourcareerD．itisfuntotravelaroundtheworld2．Aschoolrankinglisttellsyou______.A．howmuchthecoursescostB．thenamesofalltheprofessorsC．howgoodtheschooliscomparedtoothersD．wheretheschoolislocated3．Whatarethethreethingstodowhenyouareapplyingtostudyinauniversityabroad?A．Studyhard,readtheinstructionsandrequirements,andbuyanairplaneticket.B．Preparerecommendationletters,prepareschoolrecords,andfillintheapplicationform.C．Prepareschoolrecords,dopaperwork,andworkhard.D．Writearecommendationletter,dopaperwork,andstudyhard.B14、Doyouloveholidaysbuthatetheincreaseofweightthatfollows?Youarenotalone.Holidaysarehappydayswithpleasureanddeliciousfoods.Manypeople,however,areworriedabouttheweightthatcomesalongwiththesedeliciousfoods.Withproperplanning,though,itispossibletocontrolyourweight.Theideaistoenjoytheholidaysbutnottoeattoomuch.Youdon’thavetoturnawayfromthefoodsthatyouenjoy.Thefollowingsuggestionsmaybeofsomehelptoyou.●Donotmissmeals.Beforeyouleavehomeforabigdinner,havesmall,lowfatfoods.Thismayhelptokeepyoufromgettingtooexcitedbeforedeliciousfoods.●Beginwithclearsoupandfruitorvegetables.Alargeglassofwaterbeforeyoueatmayhelpyoufeelfull.Useasmallplate(盤子);alargeplatewillencourageyoutohavemorethanenough.●Betternothavehighfatfoods.Dishesthatlookoilyhavemuchfatinthem.●Fillyourplatewithsaladandgreenvegetables.●Ifyouhaveasweettooth,trysomefruits.Theydon’thaveasmuchfatascream(奶油）andchocolate.●Don’tletexercisetakeabreakduringtheholidays.A20minutes’walkafteramealcanhelpburnoffcalories(卡路里).1．Thewritergivesussuggestionsaboutcontrollingweightduringholidays.A．fourB．fiveC．sixD．seven2．Beforeweleaveforabigdinner,weshouldeatsome________.A．highfatfoodsB．creamandchocolateC．oilydishesD．smallandlowfatfoods3．Whichofthefollowingisagoodwaytostopusputtingonweightduringholidays?A．Don’ttakeexerciseandhavearest.B．Justhaveclearsoupandfruitorvegetables.C．Drinkalargeglassofwaterbeforeeating.D．Useabigplateandfillitwithbeefandchicken.4．Fromthepassageweknowthatholidaysmaybringuspleasureand.A．bringweightproblemsB．makeushatedeliciousfoodC．forceustoeatlessfruitD．encourageustohavemorefoodC15、Therightnameisimportantinthebusinessworld.Allyouhavetodoistothinkofthenamesforsomeoftheproductsyoubuyeverydayandyou'llagreethatthenameandtheproductareconnectedineveryone'smind.Inmanycountries,successfultradeorbrand(商標)namesareprotectedbylawsothatothercompaniescannotmakethesameproductbycopying.Businessesregister(注冊)acompanyoraproductnamewiththegovernment.Infact,morethan1,000productandcompanynamesareregisteredeveryhour.Manycompaniesspendalotofmoneytofindtherightnamefortheirproducts.Agoodexampleofthisisinthecarindustry.Somesuccessfulnamesforcarshavepowerfulassociations(聯(lián)系).TheFordMustangandtheJaguarareonlytwoexamplesofchoosingthenamesofanimalsthatarefastandstrong.WhenaU.S.companydecidestosellitsproductinanothercountry,ithastomakesurethattheproductnametranslatesproperly.WhenCoca-ColaintroduceditssoftdrinktoChinaitlookedfortherightname.Itwantedanamethatwoulddotwothings.OnewastopresentitsimageinChineseandthesecondwastobeclosetoitsfirstbrandname-Coke.Ittooksomeeffortsbeforefindingtherightword-whichsoundssimilarandtranslatesas"happinessinthemouth".AsiancompanynamesarenotnewtotheUnitedStates.ThebrandnamesofSamsungandSonyhavebeensuccessful.Findingtherightbrandnameisabigbusiness.Asiancompaniesthatselltoforeignmarketspaytofindanamethatwillconnectwithitscustomers.Thereareevennamingcompaniesthatofferhelpininventingproductnames.Thesecompaniescancharge(要價)upto$100,000awordfortheirgoodnames.Butit'sworthit.Successfulcompaniesknowhowimportanttherightbrandnamesarefortheirdevelopment.1．Howmanybrandnamesarementioned(提及)inthearticle?A．Three.B．Four.C．Five.D．Six.2．Tradenamesareprotectedbylawinmanycountries.A．tomakecompaniespayfornamingserviceB．tohelppeoplechoosethebestproductsC．topresentgoodimagesoftheproductsD．topreventproductsfrombeingcopied3．Whatcanwelearnfromthearticle?A．Manycompaniescareaboutthecostoffindingtherightnames.B．Creativetradenamescanhelpcompaniestohavealargersale.C．Thegovernmentoftendoesbusinesswithnamingcompanies.D．Itisconsiderednecessaryforcarstobenamedafteranimals.4．Whatisthebesttitleforthearticle?A．TheImportanceofRightBrandNamesB．TheRulesofNamingBusinessC．TheDevelopmentofBrandNamesD．TheMethodsofChoosingNamesD16、Afamilymovedintoahouse,nexttoavacantlot（閑置的地皮）.Oneday,someworkerscametostartbuildingahousethere.Thefamily’s5-year-olddaughtertookaninterestinalltheactivitygoingonnextdoorandspentmuchofeachdaywatchingtheworkers.Theytalkedwithher,lethersitwiththemwhentheyhadcoffeeandlunchbreaks.Theyalsogaveherlittlejobstodohereandtheretomakeherfeelimportant.Attheendofthefirstweek,theyevengaveheranenvelope（信封）withtendollars.Thelittlegirltookthishometohermother.Hermothertoldhertotakeher“pay”tothebankthenextdaytostart_________.Whenthegirlandhermomgottothebank,theclerkwassurprisedandaskedthelittlegirlwhatshedid.Thelittlegirlsaid,“Iworkedlastweektobuildthenewhousenextdoortous.”“Oh,”saidtheclerk,“andwillyoubeworkingtobuildthehouseagainthisweek,too?”Thelittlegirlsaid,“Yes,ofcourse.”1．（小題1）Whatdidtheworkerswanttobuildonthevacantlot?A．Abank.B．Ahospital.C．Ahouse.2．（小題2）Whichofthefollowingactivitiesdidn’ttheworkersdo?A．Talkedwiththegirl.B．Sangwiththegirl.C．Gavethegirllittlejobshereandthere.3．（小題3）Whatdidtheworkersthinkofthegirl?A．Theydislikedher.B．Theylikedher.C．Theyhatedher.4．（小題4）WhatdotheunderlinedwordsmeaninChinese?A．一個基金賬戶B．一個儲蓄賬戶C．一個股票賬戶5．（小題5）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthegirl?A．Shewantedtobecomeaworker.B．Shelearnttomakealotofmoney.C．Shethoughtshewasimportant.E17、“Thedeliverydriver(送貨員)hasyourfoodandisonhisway.”Thisisamessageyoumightreceiveafterplacingatakeoutorder.Butinthenearfuture,aself-drivingcarmaybringfoodtoyourdoorinsteadofahumandriver.BaiduandMeituanarenowworkingtogethertouseself-drivingtechnologytodeliverfood.TheywillbeexperimentingwiththisintheXiong’anNewArea,BeijingEveningNewsreported.Theself-drivingcarswillmainlybeusedtosendgrouporders,andthesingleordersareusuallyhandledbydeliverydrivers.Forexample,ifacompanyordersfoodforitsstaff(員工),aself-drivingcarwillbringallthefoodtothecompany.SinaTechnotedthatusingself-drivingcarswillbearevolution(革命)inthefooddeliveryindustry,asitwillcutdownthecostoflabor(勞動力).OnlinefooddeliveryserviceshavedevelopedrapidlyinChina.Almost300millionusershaveusedonlineservicestoorderfood.In2016,MeituanWaimaiwastheNO1amongallfooddeliverycompanies.Self-drivingdeliveryserviceswillhelpthedevelopmentoftheindustry.Butthatdoesn’tmeanthatdeliverydriverswilllosetheirjobs.Therearestillsomeproblemstoworkout.Forexample,self-drivingcarscandrivesmoothlyoncement(水泥)roads,buthaveproblemsdrivingondirtroads.Thereareothersafety-relatedproblemsthatmustalsobesolvedbeforeself-drivingcarscanbeused.1．______areworkingtogetheronself-drivingdeliveryservices.A．BaiduandXiong’an B．BaiduandMeituanC．MeituanandBeijingEveningNews D．MeituanandSinaTech2．Whyisself-drivingdeliveryconsideredarevolution?A．Becauseitusescarsinsteadofpeople. B．Becauseitcanbetterdealwithlargeorders.C．Becauseitcostslessthanusingdeliverydrivers. D．Becauseitcanattractmorecustomers.3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutself-drivingdeliveryservices?A．TheywillbetestedintheXionganNewArea. B．Theywillmainlybeusedforsingleorders.C．Theywillcostcustomerslessmoney. D．Theyaresaferthanhumandeliverydrivers.4．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Noonewilldeliveryourtakeoutfoodinthefuture.B．Therearestillproblemswithself-drivingcars.C．FooddeliveryservicesaredevelopingrapidlyinChina.D．Self-drivingcarswillbeusedtodeliverfood.F18、Nowscientistshavediscoveredthatthedogsbehaveliketheirmasters,too.Justlikechildren,theyusea“l(fā)ookandlearn”wayswhentheygoabouttheirtasks.ScientistsatOxforduniversitiesdesignedanexperimenttotestifthedogshavetheabilitytocopyhumans’actionsbyusingasimplewoodenbox.10ownersshowedtheirdogshowtoopenthewoodenbox.Sometimestheyusetheirheadstopushitandsometimestheyusetheirhands.10dogsweredividedintotwogroups---Group1andGroup2.Inthefirstpartofthetest,Group1wererewardedwithapieceofmeatforcopyingtheirowner’sactions.Group2wererewardedwithfoodfornotcopyingandusingotherways.Witheachdogtheexperimentwasrepeatedhundredsoftimes.Scientistsrecordedthetimetoseewhichgroupwasfirsttoget85%right.TheyfoundthatGroup1finishedthetaskmuchsoonerthanGroup2.Inthesecondpartofthetest,allthedogswereonlyrewardedforcopyingthewaythattheirownersused.Group1reachedthe85%markmorequicklythanGroup2.Sothescientistsdrawaconclusion:“Likehumans,dogscancopyactionsthattheysee.Dogs’imitative（仿效的）behaviorisshapedmorebytheirinteractions（互動）withhumansthanbyevolution(進化).”Scientistssaid，“Adog’sbehaviorisinfluencedmuchlikethatofachild;theylookandlearnsimilarbehavior.Wehopethatownersunderstandtheimportanceoftheiractionsandusethisknowledgetosetgoodexamplesandthereforehaveagoodeffectonthebehavioroftheirpets.”1．Thescientistsbelievedog’simitativebehaviormainlycomesfrom______________.A．properrewardsB．domesticationC．human-doginteractionsD．evolution2．Thebesttitlemaybe“___________________”A．Dogscanfinishtheirtasksquickly.B．Dogsareinterestinganimals.C．Mastersalwayssetgoodexamples.D．Dogsbehaveliketheirmasters.3．Fromtheexperiment,weknow__________________.A．Ittookthetwogroupsofdogsthesam