2023—2024學(xué)年湖北省仙桃市八年級(jí)上學(xué)期期末考試英語試卷

一、單項(xiàng)選擇(★★★)1.—________doyougotothemovies?—Aboutonceamonth.I’mbusywithmystudies.

A．HowlongB．HowoftenC．HowsoonD．Howmuch(★★★)2.—Ibelieve“Nopains,nogains”.—______youdon’tgiveup,youwillmakeprogresslittlebylittle.

A．AslongasB．AssoonasC．AsmuchasD．Aswellas(★★)3.—Whatanicescarfyouarewearing!—Thankyou.Mymother________itforme.

A．buyB．buysC．boughtD．willbuy(★★★)4.—Ofthefourgirls,whodoyouthinkwrites________?—Hmm,Nelly,Ithink.

A．morebeautifulB．themostbeautifullyC．themostbeautifulD．morebeautifully(★★★)5.—CanyouhangoutwithusonSaturdaynight?—Sure!________youonSaturday!

A．MissB．AgreeC．FindD．Catch(★★★)6.—Excuseme,isthetablebythewindow________?—Sorry,sir.Ithasbeenbooked.I’llgetanotheroneforyou.

A．emptyB．enjoyableC．comfortableD．a(chǎn)vailable(★★★)7.—Oh,mygod!I’m45kgnow.—ButIthinkit’squite________foragrowingteenagegirl.

A．normalB．impossibleC．surprisingD．fantastic(★★★)8.—WhydomanypeoplebuythingsonlineonNovember11th?—Becausetherearesomanysales,andthethingsaremuch________.

A．lowerB．higherC．cheaperD．moreexpensive(★★★)9.—Yourmotherlookssoyoung.—Yes,sheisingood________forawomaninherage.

A．lifeB．sizeC．shapeD．example(★★★)10.—Nomatterhowsmartyou________be,youstillhavetostudyhard.—Maybeyouareright.

A．mayB．canC．mustD．should(★★★)11.—Isthereadingroomforallpeople?—No.Youcan’tgetin________youshowyourstudentIDcard.

A．thoughB．ifC．unlessD．however(★★★)12.—Myparentswantmetobeadoctor,butI’mnotsureaboutthat.—Don’tworry.Justmakesureyoudoyourbest.Thenyoucanbe________youwant!

A．a(chǎn)nythingB．somethingC．nothingD．everything(★★★)13.—I’llletitgobecauseit’ssodifficult.—Youcan’tjust________theproblem.Youshouldhaveatry.

A．turndownB．lookforwardtoC．catchupwithD．runawayfrom(★★★)14.—CanyoucometomybirthdaypartyonSundayafternoon?—________.

A．Comeon.B．Ofcourse,thankyou.C．Mypleasure.D．Youarewelcome.(★★★)15.—IwonderifIcanwintheEnglishsingingcontest.—________.It’sreallyagoodchanceforyou.

A．GoodjobB．NoproblemC．GoforitD．Noway二、完形填空(★★★)“What’swrong,dear?”saidMrs.Smithtothelittleboy,TomBlair,whohadtears(眼淚)inhiseyes.“Wehaveallgota________calledLittleJimtolearn,”saidTom,“andtheonewhosaysitbestwillgeta________fromtheteacher.ButIdon’tthinkIcanlearnit,”“Whynot?”saidMrs.Smith.“Itissolongandhardforme.Andotherboysalways________me,andcallme‘SlowTom’,”saidTomina________voice.“Well,dear,don’tmind________otherssay,”saidMrs.Smithkindly.“Lookatthatsnail(蝸牛)onthewall;how________itis!Butifyouwatchit,youwillseeitwillgettothetopatlast.Whenyoufeellikelosingheart,________thesnailonthewall.”Atlast,thedaycame.Theteachercalleduptheboystorepeatthepoem.Whenfiveorsixboyshadtried,itcametoTom’sturn.________Tomgotup,therewasalaughbecausemostoftheboysthoughthewouldfail.Buthedidnot________aword.Andhisheartwasfullof________whentheteachersaid,“Welldone,TomBlair!”Afterthe________oftheclasshadtried,theteachersaidTomhaddone________,andhegavehimtheprize.“Andnowtellme,”saidtheteacher,“howyoulearnedthepoemsowell?”“Please,sir,itwasthesnailonthewallthat________mehowtodoit,”saidTom.“Isawitcrawlup(爬行)thewallbitbybit.Itdidnotstop,norturnback,butwentonandon.AndIthoughtIwoulddothesamewithmytask.SoI________learneditbitbybit,anddidnotgiveup.”“Now,boys,letusgiveagood________forTomBlairandthesnailonthewall,”saidtheteacher.Andtheoldhouserangwithaloud,longcheer.Forallweregladthat“SlowTom”hadgotaprizeatlast.16.A．letterB．poemC．bookD．passage17.A．giftB．prizeC．snailD．chocolate18.A．laughatB．a(chǎn)rguewithC．waitforD．lookafter19.A．sadB．bigC．kindD．sweet20.A．howB．whyC．whatD．when21.A．slowB．fastC．sillyD．clever22.A．listentoB．knockatC．pickupD．thinkof23.A．IfB．UnlessC．ThoughD．Assoonas24.A．useB．missC．make.D．catch25.A．happinessB．painC．pityD．surprise26.A．numberB．restC．endD．side27.A．worstB．leastC．mostD．best28.A．gotB．madeC．taughtD．ordered29.A．evenB．justC．neverD．once30.A．partyB．silenceC．welcomeD．cheer三、短文填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所給單詞、首字母或語境的提示，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個(gè)單詞)或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式，使短文意思完整、行文連貫。Birthdaymeansparty,dress,cakes,sweets,giftsandsoon.Abirthdaypartyisatime31(have)alotoffunandrelaxyourself.MybirthdayfallsonO3218th.Onthemorningofmybirthday,Igotallmyfamilymembers’w33.Inschool,Igavesweetstomyclassmatesandteachers.Allmyclassmatessangthebirthdaysongforme.Myfriendsgavemebirthdaygifts.Ontheeveningofmybirthday,myparents34(organize)abirthdaypartywhichwasfullydecoratedwithflowers,colorfulballoons,lampsandribbons(絲帶).Seeingallthe35(prepare),Iwassurprisedandexcited.Itookoffmyschooluniformandput36anewdress.Icutthecakewhileallothersaroundmesangthebirthdaysong.Alltheguestsgreetedmewithbeautifulgifts.Myparentsgiftedmealaptop.Weallenjoyedtheparty37celebratedmygrowth.Weallplayedalotof38(interest)games.Theguestswereservedcoffeeandsnacks.ThenmyfriendsandIsangsongsanddancedtogether39(happy).Everyonehaddinnerataround10:00p.m.andthenthepartywasover.Itwasawonderfulparty.NowI’mlookingforwardto40(go)tomyfriends’birthdayparties.Ibelievetheywillbewonderful,too.四、閱讀理解(★★)

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A．onSundayB．onTuesdayC．onMondayD．onThursday42.Mr.andMrs.BlackvisitedSweetTomatoeswiththeirtwokids,Sara,aged10andTom,aged5.Howmuchshouldtheypayforthemeal?

A．￥110.B．￥120.C．￥150.D．￥180.43.Whereisthepassagefrom?

A．Anovel.B．Anewspaper.C．Amathbook.D．Astorybook.(★★★)DearMike,Myschoolisabouttoholdabasketballcompetition.Manyofmyclassmatescheer(加油)forourplayersandwatchthempracticeeveryday.Idon’talwayshavetimetocheerwiththem,sinceI’msobusywithmyschoolwork.ButIfeellikeIwillbeleftoutifIdon’tjointhem.WhatshouldIdo?AdamDearAdam,Thisdoessoundlikeadifficultsituation(情境).Ontheonehand,itcanbefuntocheerforyourteam,andofcourseit’snicetohangoutwithyourfriendsandcheeralongwiththem.Theyprobablywishthat.Youcouldbetheretohavefunwiththem.Butyourstudiesarealsoimportant.Youneedtogetgoodgradesinschool.Actually,thatmakesmewonder—whydoyourclassmateshavetimetocheerfortheteam,butyoudon’t?Shouldn’ttheyalsobebusywiththeirschoolwork?Maybeyoucanaskthemhowtheymanagetohavesomuchfreetime.Ormaybeyoujustneedtousesomemoretimeintheeveningstocatchuponyourwork.Ifyoucanfinishmoreschoolworkathome,youshouldhavemoretimetocheerwithyourfriendslater.Hopefullyyoucancheerforyourteamsoon.Mike44.WhatisAdamworriedabout?

A．Hecan’tplaybasketballwell.B．Hecan’tjointhecheeringteam.C．Hehastoomuchhomeworktodo.D．Hisclassmatesdon’tlikehimanymore.45.WhatdoesMikeadviseAdamtodo?

A．Toaskclassmatesforhelp.B．Tostayuplatedoinghomework.C．Tospendmoretimeonbasketball.D．Tocheerfortheteamwithhisfriendslater.46.Whichopinion(觀點(diǎn))doesMikeprobablyagreewithmost?

A．Teenagersneedteamlife.B．Everybodyhaslotsofproblems.C．Peopleshouldtrytosolveproblems.D．Studentsneedfriendstoshareworrieswith.(★★★)Henryisgoingthroughaveryhardtime.Hiswifehasjustpassedaway.Hefeelsthatlifewithoutherishopeless.Formonths,Henrysitsinhishouse,doingnothing.Hisfamilytrytoencouragehimtodonewthingsandenjoylife,butthey’renotsuccessful.Henry’sneighbor,anoldwomannamedLisa,seeshimfromheryardoneday.Shehasnotseenhimoutsideindays!Sheaskshimtocomeclosertothefence(籬笆)nexttoherhouse.“Hello,Henry!Justlookatthisfence.Itisfallingapart.Youareastrongman.Canyouhelpmefixthisfence?”Lisaasks.Henryisangryinside.Heistheonewhoneedshelprightnow.Hethinkstheoldladyisbeingkindofrude.Butsheistoooldtofixthefenceherself,soheagrees.Henryworksonthefencefordays.Lisabringshimorangejuicewhileheworks.Whenhefinishes,shethankshim.Henrysmilesforthefirsttimeinmonths.“Whatawonderfuljob!Couldyoupleasepaintitforme?”Lisasaystohim.Henrycannotbelievesheisaskingformorehelp.Doesn’tsheknowhowsadheis?Butbecauseherespectsher,heagrees.Heworkshardpaintingthefenceinthehotsun,butLisa’sorangejuiceandencouragementarehelpful.Astheirneighborspassby,theyalltellHenrywhatabeautifuljobhehasdone.Henryfeelsveryhappy.Henrynolongerfeelsthatlifeishopeless.HefinallyrealizesthatLisawasn’tbeingrude.Sheknowsthatstayingbusycanhelpusforgetoursadness.Hehelpedher,butshetrulysavedhim.47.Henryfeltthatlifewashopelessbecause________.

A．helosthiswifeB．hehadnothingtodoC．hewasoutofhisjobD．hisfamilyworriedabouthim48.WhichofthefollowingshowshowHenry’sfeelingschangedovertime?

A．Sad—angry—happy—thankfulB．Sad—upset—thankful—wonderfulC．Unhappy—respectful—bored—sadD．Respectful—wonderful—thankful—sad49.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“realizes”mean?

A．AcceptsB．PredictsC．UnderstandsD．Experiences50.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A．Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.B．Itisgoodtomakefriendswithneighbors.C．Wecansaveourownlivesinmanyways.D．Wecangetridofsadnessbystayingbusy.(★★★)Dreamsarelikestars.Youmaynevercatchthem,butifyoufollowthem,theywillleadyoutosuccess.51Yanisarising-starinthescienceworld.WhenYanNingwasonlyalittlegirl,shedreamedofbeingagreatscientist.52AftergraduatingfromTsinghuaUniversityin2000,shewenttoPrincetonUniversityandfinishedherstudyabroadin2007.ThenshereturnedtoTsinghuaUniversityandsetupherownlab.Attheageof30,shebecametheyoungestprofessor(教授)atTsinghuaUniversity.In2017,YandecidedtojoinPrincetonUniversityagainandbecamealeadingbiologyresearcheratPrinceton.53.OnNovember22nd,2023,YanNingwaselectedasanacademicianoftheChineseAcademyofSciences(中國科學(xué)院院士).However,itwasalonganddifficultroadforhertomakesuchachievements.Shesaidthatinordertorealizeherdream,sheexperiencedalotoffailuresandpains.Butshenevergaveupherdream.54Sheusuallyworksatleast14hoursaday.55Shenevergetstiredbecauseshethinksdoingresearchisthemost“comfortable”jobforher.InaTVinterview,Yanencouragedyoungpeopletoworkhardfortheirdreams.“Allourdreamscancometrueifwehavethecouragetofollowthem.”

A．YanNingissuchadreamfollower.B．Instead,shefollowedherdreamandfoughtforit.C．SheleftPrincetonandreturnedtoChinafiveyearslater.D．Sometimessheevenforgetstoeatan