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2024春八下英语期末模拟押题卷
一、单项选择
1． Although he is very old, ________ he works very hard.
A．and B．but C．so D．/
【答案】D
【详解】句意：虽然他很老了，但他工作很努力。
考查连词辨析。and而且；but但是；so因此；/不填。根据“Although he is very old”以及“he works very hard”可知，前后句之间表示的是转折关系，且although不能和but连用。故选D。
2．Water is the cheapest drink. And it’s also ________.
A．healthier B．healthiest C．the healthier D．the healthiest
【答案】D
【详解】句意：水是最便宜的饮料。同时也是最健康的。
考查形容词的最高级。healthier较健康的，比较级；healthiest最健康的，最高级；the healthier比较健康的；the healthiest最健康的，最高级。根据“cheapest drink”可知此处用最高级，且形容词最高级前要加the，故选D。
3．We went to watch the swans in Wuxi Zoo last Sunday. But we saw ________ of them in the morning because the fog was thick.
A．nothing B．none C．anything D．something
【答案】B
【详解】句意：上星期天我们去无锡动物园看天鹅了。但早上我们一只也没看到，因为雾很浓。
考查代词词义辨析。nothing什么也没有，指物，不与of连用；none一个也没有，可指人，也可指物，可与of连用；anything某物，常用于疑问句或否定句；something某物，常用于肯定句。根据转折连词“but”可知，此句是说一只也没看见，且根据“of them”可知，应用none，故选B。
4．It’s easy to make the paper bird. We just need ________ steps.
A．few B．little C．a few D．a little
【答案】C
【详解】句意；做纸鸟很容易。我们只需要几步。
考查代词辨析。few几乎没有，修饰可数名词复数；little几乎没有，修饰不可数名词；a few几个，修饰可数名词复数；a little一点，修饰不可数名词。根据“just need...steps”可知只需要几步，steps是可数名词复数，用a few修饰。故选C。
5．—Math is too hard for me, I just want to drop it.
—Don’t lose ________ , believe in yourself and you can do it.
A．heart B．mind C．plan D．idea
【答案】A
【详解】句意：——数学对我来说太难了，我只想放弃它。——不要失去信心，相信自己，你能做到。
考查名词辨析。heart心；mind头脑；plan计划；idea主意。lose heat失去信心，灰心。根据“believe in yourself and you can do it”可知此处在劝告对方不要失去信心，故选A。
6．—The English teacher is pretty friendly.
—Yes. I’m sure ________ likes him very much.
A．someone B．anyone C．everybody D．no one
【答案】C
【详解】句意：——英语老师很友好。——是的。我相信每个人都很喜欢他。
考查代词辨析。someone某人；anyone任何人；everybody每个人；no one没有人。根据“The English teacher is pretty friendly.”以及“likes him very much.”可知老师很友好，相信每个人都喜欢他。故选C。
7．—Mike, please move the box much ________ because there are glasses in it.
—OK, mom.
A．less carefully B．carefully C．most carefully D．more carefully
【答案】D
【详解】句意：——迈克，请更小心地移动盒子，因为里面有眼镜。 ——好的，妈妈。
考查副词比较级辨析。less carefully不那么小心，副词比较级；carefully小心，副词原级；most carefully最小心，副词最高级；more carefully更加小心，副词比较级。much修饰比较级，可排除BC两项。根据“because there are glasses in it.”可知，需更加小心，用副词比较级。故选D。
8．—Do you know if it ________ tomorrow
—I’ve got no idea. I’m afraid the New Year’s Party will be put off if it ________.
A．rains; rains B．will rain; rains
C．will rain; will rain D．rains; will rain
【答案】B
【详解】句意：——你知道明天会不会下雨吗？——我不知道。如果下雨的话，新年晚会恐怕会推迟。
考查时态。第一个句子是if引导的宾语从句，主句是现在时，根据“tomorrow”可知从句用一般将来时will do；第二个句子是if引导的条件状语从句，遵循主将从现，从句用一般现在时，主语是it，谓语动词用单三。故选B。
9．Shall we eat out or stay in It’s up ________ you.
A．in B．of C．for D．to
【答案】D
【详解】句意：我们是在外面吃饭还是待在家里？这取决于你。
考查介词辨析。in在里面；of……的；for为了；to到。be up to sb.“由某人决定”，固定用法。故选D。
10．—What will you do to become a reporter, June
—I will write articles and _________ them to magazines and newspapers.
A．send B．show C．share D．agree
【答案】A
【详解】句意：——琼，你将做些什么来成为一名记者？——我会写文章并把它们寄给杂志和报纸。
考查动词辨析。send发送；show展示；share分享；agree同意。根据空后“I will write articles and…them to magazines and newspapers.”可知，此处是短语send to意为“发送到”。故选A。
11．—I want to improve my English. What’s your _________
—Why not join an English club
A．mistake B．advice C．question D．step
【答案】B
【详解】句意：——我想提高我的英语。你有什么建议？——为什么不加入英语俱乐部？
考查名词辨析。mistake错误；advice建议；question问题；step步。根据“Why not join an English club ”可知，这是提出的建议，故选B。
12．—Can you come to my party on Saturday afternoon
—______. I have to study for the coming English test.
A．I’m afraid not B．Enjoy yourself C．Have a nice trip D．No way
【答案】A
【详解】句意：——星期六下午你能来参加我的聚会吗？——恐怕不行。我必须为即将到来的英语考试而学习。
考查情景交际。I’m afraid not恐怕不行；Enjoy yourself玩得开心；Have a nice trip一路顺风；No way没门。根据“I have to study for the coming English test”可知不能去参加聚会，因为要为考试而学习，选项A符合语境。故选A。
13．—I’ll have a tennis match (比赛) tomorrow.
—Believe in ______. You are the best in our club.
A．yourself B．myself C．herself D．himself
【答案】A
【详解】句意：——我明天有一场网球比赛。——相信自己。你是我们俱乐部里最好的。
考查反身代词。yourself你自己；myself我自己；herself她自己；himself他自己。根据“You are the best in our club.”可知，应说相信“你自己”。故选A。
14．To make the children keep quiet, Mrs. Miller ________ them some candy.
A．served B．filled C．described D．poured
【答案】A
【详解】句意：为了让孩子们保持安静，米勒太太给他们端来了一些糖果。
考查动词辨析。served端上；filled充满；described描述；poured倾倒。根据“To make the children keep quiet”可知为了让孩子们保持安静，米勒太太给他们端来了一些糖果。故选A。
15．Now some Chinese government officials (官员) ________ live streamers (网络主播) to support the development of tourism in their hometown.
A．turn into B．turn up C．turn over D．turn on
【答案】A
【详解】句意：现在，一些政府官员变身网络主播支持家乡的旅游业的发展。
考查动词短语。turn into变成；turn up调高（音量），出现；turn over翻转；turn on打开。根据“some Chinese government officials”和“live streamers”可知是政府官员变成网络主播。故选A。
二、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
An old man lives in a nice house with a large garden. He 16 his flowers all the time. One day a young man went past the garden. 17 at the beautiful flowers, he said to himself, “How happy I would be 18 I could live in this beautiful place.” Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was 19 . That’s why he was very 20 about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. Why are you busy taking care of 21 every day ”
The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you 22 reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t 23 these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can enjoy the nice 24 of them. As to the last one, that’s you.”
“Me But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s true that I don’t know you. But 25 are angels (天使) to everyone. Happiness can be brought by beautiful flowers and we all 26 that.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and 27 our hearts. It also made his life happier and 28 . It was just like Beethoven. He became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t 29 his wonderful music, but his music has taught lots of people to face their difficulties 30 . Isn’t it one kind of happiness
16．A．keeps clear of B．takes care of C．pays attention to D．is interested in
17．A．Smiling B．Laughing C．Pointing D．Looking
18．A．unless B．because C．if D．until
19．A．blind B．shy C．deaf D．pale
20．A．worried B．surprised C．excited D．careful
21．A．it B．him C．them D．you
22．A．four B．three C．five D．two
23．A．pick B．see C．feel D．understand
24．A．look B．taste C．smell D．sound
25．A．difficulties B．lives C．gardens D．flowers
26．A．study B．enjoy C．name D．notice
27．A．pleased B．protected C．hurt D．broke
28．A．harder B．cleverer C．easier D．luckier
29．A．imagine B．practise C．hear D．complete
30．A．gladly B．quietly C．bravely D．naturally
【答案】
16．B 17．D 18．C 19．A 20．B 21．C 22．A 23．B 24．C 25．D 26．B 27．A 28．C 29．C 30．C
【导语】本文主要讲述了一位年老的盲人向一位路过自己花园的年轻人解释自己种花的原因，年轻人深受启发。
16．句意：他一直照顾他的花。
keeps clear of避开；takes care of照顾；pays attention to注意；is interested in对……感兴趣。根据下文“Why are you busy taking care of”可知，此处是指老人一直照顾他的花。故选B。
17．句意：看着这些美丽的花朵，他自言自语道：“如果我能住在这个美丽的地方，我会多么幸福啊！”
Smiling微笑；Laughing笑；Pointing指向；Looking看。根据前文“One day a young man went past the garden.”可知，此处是指年轻人经过花园时，看着这些美丽的花自言自语。故选D。
18．句意：看着这些美丽的花朵，他自言自语道：“如果我能住在这个美丽的地方，我会多么幸福啊！”
unless除非；because因为；if如果；until直到……为止。根据空后“I could live in this beautiful place”可知，此处表示一种假设。故选C。
19．句意：然后，他突然发现老园丁是个盲人。
blind失明的；shy害羞的；deaf聋的；pale苍白的。根据下文“You can’t see these flowers.”可知，这位老人是个盲人。故选A。
20．句意：这就是为什么他对此感到非常惊讶，问道：“你看不见这些花。你为什么每天都忙着照顾他们呢？”
worried担心的；surprised惊讶的；excited兴奋的；careful仔细的。根据前文提到种花的老人是个盲人可知，年轻人对此感到非常惊讶。故选B。
21．句意：你为什么每天都忙着照顾他们呢？
it它；him他；them它们；you你。分析可知，空格处指代前文的“flowers”，所以应用指示代词them。故选C。
22．句意：我可以告诉你四个原因。
four四；three三；five五；two二。根据后文“First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second ... Third ... As to the last one, that’s you.”可知，老人一共说了四个原因。故选A。
23．句意：第二，虽然我看不见这些花，但我可以触摸它们。
pick摘；see看见；feel感觉；understand理解。根据前文提到老人是个盲人可知，此处老人应是在表达虽然自己看不见，但是摸得着。故选B。
24．句意：第三，我可以享受它们的香味。
look外貌；taste味道；smell气味；sound声音。此处“them”指代花，所以此处应是老人在说自己可以闻到花的香味。故选C。
25．句意：但花对每个人来说都是天使。
difficulties困难；lives生命；gardens花园；flowers花。根据下文“Happiness can be brought by beautiful flowers”可知，此处是指花对每个人来说都是天使。故选D。
26．句意：美丽的花朵可以带来幸福，我们都喜欢这样。
study学习；enjoy享受；name命名；notice注意。根据前文“Happiness can be brought by beautiful flowers”可知，此处是指“我们”喜欢花朵带来的幸福。故选B。
27．句意：盲人的工作打开了我们的眼界，使我们感到高兴。
pleased使高兴；protected保护；hurt伤害；broke打碎。根据前文提到花朵可以带来幸福可知，此处是指盲人的工作愉悦了“我们”的心。故选A。
28．句意：这也使他的生活更快乐、更轻松。
harder更难的；cleverer更聪明的；easier更容易的；luckier更幸运的。根据前文老人讲述自己种花的原因可知，此处是指他的生活因此变得更快乐、更轻松。故选C。
29．句意：贝多芬自己听不到他美妙的音乐，但他的音乐教会了许多人勇敢地面对困难。
imagine想象；practise练习；hear听到；complete完成。根据“He became deaf”可知，贝多芬听不到自己的音乐。故选C。
30．句意：贝多芬自己听不到他美妙的音乐，但他的音乐教会了许多人勇敢地面对困难。
gladly开心地；quietly安静地；bravely勇敢地；naturally自然地。根据空前“face their difficulties”可知，此处是指勇敢面对困难。故选C。
三、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)
A)阅读下面三篇短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选择最佳选项。
A
Dear Wang Mei, I was glad to get your letter last Sunday. And now I’m writing to tell you the seasons and weather in Canada. In Canada we have four seasons in a year. But in spring, it is usually cold. It comes in February. We can still go skating in some places. Autumn is warm season and it is the harvest time in Canada. In autumn, Canadians like watching maples (枫叶) in the parks. They are really beautiful. Winter is the coldest season. It is quite cold. There is thick ice on the rivers. Children like going skating there. Summer is cooler than that in China. Early in the morning, it is cold and we usually wear sweater. I have to stop now. Please write back soon. All the best! Yours, Helen
31．Why does Helen write the letter to Wang Mei
A．To tell her the seasons and weather in Canada.
B．To invite Wang Mei to visit Canada.
C．To show sorry for Wang Mei.
D．To go skating with Wang Mei in winter.
32．What do Canadians like doing in autumn
A．Planting trees. B．Growing flowers. C．Watching maples. D．Flying kites.
33．In winter, it’s very cold and children like ________ on the river.
A．going boating B．going skating C．racing D．swimming
【答案】31．A 32．C 33．B
【导语】本文是海伦写给王梅的信，介绍了加拿大的季节和天气。
31．细节理解题。根据“And now I’m writing to tell you the seasons and weather in Canada.”可知，为了告诉对方加拿大的季节和天气。故选A。
32．细节理解题。根据“In autumn, Canadians like watching maples (枫叶) in the parks”可知，秋天，加拿大人喜欢看枫叶，故选C。
33．细节理解题。根据“It is quite cold. There is thick ice on the rivers. Children like going skating there”可知，冬天孩子们喜欢在河上滑冰，故选B。
B
There were several kinds of greetings in ancient (古代的) China. Among them, fist and palm salute was quite common. Today, though Chinese would usually shake hands when meeting friends, people would still make fist and palm salutes when they are paying a visit to someone during the traditional Chinese New Year or attending someone’s birthday reception (接待).
Fist and palm salute is one of the typical Chinese etiquette (礼仪) with a history of more than 3000 years. In ancient times, if people met a stranger (陌生人), their hands were always ready to hold something used for fighting. Holding hands together showed that people could feel relaxed (放松的). Later it became the etiquette when meeting each other and showing thanks. In modern China, fist and palm salute has been used a lot on traditional occasions (场合).
The gesture of fist and palm salute: Firstly, stand straight. If you are a man, let your right hand be a half fist (拳头), and then your left hand hold your right hand in front of your chest (胸部). Watch each other in the eyes, raise both of your hands to your brow (额头), bent down and shake hands towards each other gently for three times. Meanwhile, you could say some lucky greeting words such as “gong xi fa cai” (Wish you much money), “ni hao” (Hello), “xing hui” (Nice to meet you), “xin nian kuai le” (Happy New Year) to each other according to different occasions. It’s believed that people considered the left as the important side for men in Chinese history, while for women, the important side is the right. So, if you are a woman, you should make fist and palm salute in the other way—put your right hand on your left hand. At last, please remember when someone makes fist and palm salute to you, you need to do it back as well.
34．The history of fist and palm salute is ________.
A．2000 years B．more than 2000 years
C．3000 years D．more than 3000 years
35．In ancient times, people thought holding hands together could ________.
A．make them feel relaxed B．protect strangers quite well
C．show they were friends D．cause strangers to have a fight
36．The underlined word “gesture” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”.
A．涵义 B．姿势 C．形成 D．分析
【答案】34．D 35．A 36．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了古代中国的问候方式之一——抱拳礼。
34．细节理解题。根据“Fist and palm salute is one of the typical Chinese etiquette with a history of more than 3000 years.”可知，抱拳礼有3000多年的历史，故选D。
35．细节理解题。根据“Holding hands together showed that people could feel relaxed”可知，在古代人们认为握住手可以让人放松，故选A。
36．词义猜测题。根据“Firstly, stand straight....At last, please remember when someone makes fist and palm salute to you，you need to do it back as well.”可知，后面主要讲了抱拳礼的姿势，故gesture是“姿势”的意思，故选B。
C
While most musicians try their best to stay away from the cold feeling at concerts, for Norwegian ( 挪 威) artist Terje Isungset, a cold feeling is nothing to fear: He made a set including ice horns (喇叭), ice drums and others in a recent performance in London.
He sees his work as being about more than making music. He also tries to show the beauty of ice which is easily broken. “I see it as a part of something bigger.” he said. He made his work with a background music from Norwegian traditional jazz.
Terje is the person who starts an ice music festival in Norway and plays at about 50 festivals and concerts a year, many in the cold conditions of Norway, Canada or Russia.
At concerts in warmer weather, however, hotter temperatures can meet difficulties because spending more than 50 minutes at room temperature could hurt the ice set. All of the ice set for the London show were made in Norway and shipped over in special boxes. It shows the fact that not any cold water can be used to make ice musical sets.
“If ice is from polluted water, it doesn’t sound that good. If it’s from tap (水龙头) water, it doesn’t work because there are some chemicals in it,” he said.
“The best ice was from 2003 in the north of Sweden,” added he, “ ▲ ”
37．From Paragraph 1, we know Terje made an ice set in a recent performance in ______.
A．London B．Norway C．Canada D．Russia
38．The main idea of Paragraph 2 is ________.
A．how Terje made the ice musical set B．who made the ice musical set
C．where Terje made the ice musical set D．why Terje made the ice musical set
39．Which of the following sentences can be put in the___▲___
A．tap water can take the place B．it’s time to make ice sets now
C．I’m very interested in that ice D．I can find that ice everywhere
40．What would be the best title of the passage
A．Use Special Ice to Make Music B．Save the Water in Norway
C．What Water Is Used as Ice Sets D．Why Is the Ice Set Interesting
【答案】37．A 38．D 39．C 40．A
【导语】本文介绍使用冰来制造音乐。
37．细节理解题。根据“He made a set including ice horns, ice drums and others in a recent performance in London.”可知是在伦敦。故选A。
38．主旨大意题。根据本段他认为他的工作不仅仅是制作音乐，还试图展示冰的美丽，并把它看作是更大的一部分，所以是解释了为什么制作了冰音乐的合集。故选D。
39．推理判断题。根据“The best ice was from 2003 in the north of Sweden”最好的冰是2003年在瑞典北部，所以横线上应是对这个冰的评价，所以选项C“我对那个冰感兴趣”符合语境。故选C。
40．最佳标题。本文介绍使用冰来制造音乐。故选A。
B)阅读短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The Art of Paper
Chen Zijiang is a paper-cutting expert whom I interviewed for my article on Chinese Art. Paper-cutting is something that he learned to do from an early age.
"It is a Chinese folk art with a long history," Mr. Chen told me, "Paper cuts of animals have been found in tombs(坟墓). 41 " He added that by the Southern Song Dynasty, paper-cutting had become an important part of everyday life.
42 They are paper cuts for decoration, for religious purposes(宗教目的) and for design patterns.
Paper cuts for decoration are often seen on windows and gates. 43 They are also used on presents. A present for parents whose child has recently been born might show a paper cut of children, for example. Paper cuts which show the Chinese character for double happiness are often used to celebrate weddings.
Paper cuts for religious purposes are often found in temples. 44
The third kind of paper cuts are those used to make patterns on clothing. They are also sometimes used to decorate jewellery boxes. 45
A．They are usually put up during holidays to bring good luck.
B．They are also used as offerings to the dead.
C．Dragons are very popular patterns for these designs.
D．They can date back to the time of the Northern and Southern Dynasty.
E．Mr. Chen went on to explain that there are three types of paper cuts which people still make.
【答案】41．D 42．E 43．A 44．B 45．C
【分析】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍剪纸艺术的发展以及它的三种类型。
41．根据前文It is a Chinese folk art with a long history,可知，上文讲述了这是一种有悠久历史的艺术，此处在讲剪纸的悠久历史，选项D “它们可以追溯到南北朝时期”，符合语境。故选D。
42．根据下文They are paper cuts for decoration, for religious purposes(宗教目的) and for design patterns.可知，此处在讲剪纸的三种类型。选项E “陈先生继续解释，现在人们做三种剪纸”，符合语境。故选E。
43．根据前文Paper cuts for decoration are often seen on windows and gates.可知，下句应该讲剪纸贴在墙上和窗户上的用处，选项A “它们经常在节日被张贴起来，代表带来好运”，符合语境。故选A。
44．根据前文Paper cuts for religious purposes are often found in temples.可知，下句应该介绍剪纸和死亡的关系，选项B “它们也被用作死者的祭品”，符合语境。故选B。
45．根据前文The third kind of paper cuts are those used to make patterns on clothing.可知，此处应该介绍用于衣服装饰的剪纸，选项C“龙是这些设计中最受欢迎的图案”，符合语境。故选C。
四、词语运用(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
A)选用方框内的单词或词组填空，其中有一个单词或词组是多余的。
46．Little Tom has never being rich one day.
47．After a long walk, I was out and didn’t want to say a word.
48．Xuzhou is a city in the part of Jiangsu Province.
49．Reading can a whole new world to us.
50．—How do you keep in with your friends
—By WeChat.
【答案】46．dreamt of 47．tired 48．northern 49．open up 50．touch
【解析】46．句意：小汤姆从来没有梦想过有一天会发财。根据空前的“has never”可知此句时态为现在完成时，结合备选词可知填dreamt of“梦想”，dreamt是dream的过去分词。故填dreamt of。
47．句意：走了很长一段路，我累了，一句话也不想说。根据“After a long walk”及“didn’t want to say a word”可知走了很长的路，应是很累才不想说话，结合备选词可填形容词tired“累的”，在句中作表语。故填tired。
48．句意：徐州是江苏省北部的一个城市。根据“in the…part of Jiangsu Province”可知讲的是地理位置，结合备选词可知填形容词northern“北部的”。故填northern。
49．句意：阅读可以为我们打开一个全新的世界。根据“a whole new world”及备选词可知，应填动词短语open up“打开”，放在情态动词“can”的后面用动词原形，此处指的是打开一个全新的世界。故填open up。
50．句意：——你如何与朋友保持联系？——通过微信。根据“By WeChat”可知询问联系的方式，keep in touch意为“保持联系”，故填touch。
B)用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。
Joe Smith is a singer. He and his wife like 51 (travel) very much. Every year they visit a small town 52 (call) Gum Tree in January and July and sing for the people there. They 53 (be) there many times.
One summer, they went there again. On the first day, they 54 (plan) to go camping in the mountains, but it rained a lot. They decided 55 (go) to the only cinema in town and watch a movie.
There were only nine people in the cinema hall. When people saw the Simths, they started clapping（鼓掌）. Joe was 56 (excite) and said to his wife, “Aha, I can’t believe people here all know me and they are 57 (friend) than I thought. They must like my songs.”
After they took their seat, a young man said to 58 (they), “Thanks for your coming! The cinema usually 59 (show) the movie only after ten people buy the tickets. There are eleven now, so the movie 60 (be) on soon.”
【答案】
traveling/travelling/to travel 52．called 53．have been 54．planned
55．to go 56．excited 57．friendlier 58．them 59．shows 60．will be
【导语】本文讲述了史密斯夫妇到一个小镇上度假时去看电影的趣事。
51．句意：他和他的妻子非常喜欢旅行。like doing sth或like to do sth意为“喜欢做某事”，动词travel的动名词为traveling或traveling，动词travel的不定式为to travel。故填traveling/travelling/to travel。
52．句意：每年1月和7月，他们都会去一个叫做“Gum Tree”树的小镇，为那里的人们唱歌。a small town为名词，与动词called存在逻辑上的被动关系，此处应用call的过去分词作后置定语。故填called。
53．句意：他们去过那里很多次了。根据“many times”可知此处表示“去过某地很多次”，句子应用现在完成时，其谓语结构为：have/has+过去分词。主语They表示复数，助动词为have，动词be的过去分词为been。故填have been。
54．句意：第一天，他们计划去山里露营，但下起了大雨。这里是讲述过去的事情，句子应用一般过去时，动词plan的过去式为planned。故填planned。
55．句意：他们决定到镇上唯一的电影院去看一场电影。decide to do sth意为“决定做某事”，动词go的不定式为to go。故填to go。
56．句意：乔很兴奋，对妻子说：“啊哈，我真不敢相信这里的人都认识我，他们比我想象的还要友好。他们一定喜欢我的歌。”be动词was后接形容词作表语。主语是人，形容词用excited。故填excited。
57．句意：我真不敢相信这里的人都认识我，他们比我想象的还要友好。be动词are后接形容词作表语。根据“than”可知此处应用friendly的比较级friendlier。故填riendlier。
58．句意：他们就座后，一个年轻人对他们说：“谢谢你们的到来！电影院通常只有在十个人买票后才放映电影。现在有十一个人，所以电影很快就要上映了。”to为介词，后接人称代词they的宾格them作宾语。故填them。
59．句意：电影院通常只有在十个人买票后才放映电影。根据“usually”可知句子应用一般现在时，主语The cinema为第三人称单数，谓语用动词show的三单形式shows。故填shows。
60．句意：现在有十一个人，所以电影很快就要上映了。结合语境，此处应用一般将来时表示电影即将上映，其谓语结构为：will+动词原形。故填will be。
五、任务型阅读(共10小题;61.-65题每小题1分，66-70题每小题2分，满分15分)
A)根据短文内容及首字母提示，写出所缺单词，使短文完整、通顺。
Can you live without a home, food or clothes Very few of us can, but Robinson Crusoe did it in the book by Daniel Defoe.
In the story, Crusoe got on an island a 61 after a shipwreck (沉船). On that island, Crusoe experienced a lot of d 62 . However, he didn’t lose hope. He got water, food and some tools from the ship and built himself a shelter on the island. He even grew barley and raised a few goats. He didn’t know that there were other people u 63 one day he saw some cannibals(食人者) performing a ceremony to kill and eat two men. He s 64 one of them and named him Friday. They stayed together after that and became good friends. Not long after that, some other people came to this island and Crusoe went back home.
This book has been very p 65 with all ages around the world. People admire Crusoe for his bravery and courage.
【答案】61．(a)lone 62．(d)ifficulties 63．(u)ntil 64．(s)aved 65．(p)opular
【导语】短文介绍了《鲁滨逊漂流记》中鲁滨逊在荒岛上的一个小片段。
61．句意：在这个故事中，克鲁索在沉船之后独自来到了一个岛屿上。根据“built himself a shelter”和“He didn’t know that there were other people”可知他是独自一人。alone“独自地”符合语境。故填(a)lone。
62．句意：在那座岛上，克鲁索经历了很多的困难。根据“However, he didn’t lose hope.”可知，经历了困难。difficulty“困难”，可数名词，此处应该用复数。故填(d)ifficulties。
63．句意：他不知道还有其他人，直到有一天，他看到一些食人族在举行仪式，杀死并吃掉两个人。这是一个固定的结构not...unitl意思是“直到……才”。故填(u)ntil。
64．句意：他救了他们中的一个，并把他叫做Friday。根据“They stayed together after that”可知他救了其中一个，save“救”，本文使用一般过去时。故填(s)aved。
65．句意：这本书在全世界各个年龄阶段都很受欢迎。根据“People admire Crusoe for his bravery and courage.”可知，这本书很受欢迎。be popular with“受……欢迎”。故填(p)opular。
B)阅读短文，回答短文后的五个问题。
We will have a writing competition next month. Most of us think we can write a story. Here’s your chance to show that you can! Your story should be no longer than 800 words, and it can be as few as 500. So, what sort of story should you write You may want to write about your own town or city, but we are asking for stories set in the countryside. We want to give everyone more chances to use their imagination (想象). You can choose the season yourself—you might like winter because it’s dark and cold, or spring because it’s windy and sunny. The judges are well-known writers themselves: Jack Harris wrote an award-winning novel, The Lion, Carol Simmons works for the magazine Creative Writing, and Andy Williams, the famous short-story writer. You can email your stories directly to us at shortstory@. The closing date is February 29. Any stories we receive after this date will not be judged. The winning story will be put onto our website for everyone to read. There are several prizes including books and CDs. The first winner will be given a notebook computer. That should encourage everyone to try and write a good story!
注：每题答案不超过5个单词。
66．How many words should people write at most for the writing competition
________________________________________________
67．What sort of story should people write for the writing competition
________________________________________________
68．What does Andy Williams do
________________________________________________
69．When is the last date of handing in the writing
________________________________________________
70．What prize will the first winner get
________________________________________________
【答案】
66．800./800 words./No longer than 800 (words).
Stories set in the countryside./In the countryside./Countryside.
The famous short-story writer./Short-story writer./Writer.
February 29.
70．A notebook computer.
【导语】本文是一篇应用文，是一篇征文启事。文章介绍了征文的主题、字数、评委、截止日期以及奖品等。
66．根据“Your story should be no longer than 800 words, and it can be as few as 500.”可知，文章不超过800字。故填800./800 words./No longer than 800 (words).
67．根据“You may want to write about your own town or city, but we are asking for stories set in the countryside.”可知，参加写作比赛的人应该写农村的故事。故填Stories set in the countryside./In the countryside./Countryside.
68．根据“Andy Williams, the famous short-story writer.”可知，安迪·威廉姆斯是著名的短篇小说作家。故填The famous short-story writer./Short-story writer./Writer.
69．根据“The closing date is February 29.”可知，征文递交的截止日期是2月29日。故填February 29.
70．根据“The first winner will be given a notebook computer.”可知，第一名获胜者将获得一台笔记本电脑。故填A notebook computer.
六、书面表达(满分20分)
71．八（9）班将举行一次主题班会，畅谈一年来自己的收获与变化。请为Tom 准备一份演讲稿，具体内容如下表：
过去 现在
学习 读书少，花时间在…… 喜欢读书，原因……
礼仪 插队、喧哗 举止文明……
爱心 不知道关心他人 参加慈善活动
展望未来
要求：
1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯
2）必须包括提示中所有要点内容，并适当发挥；
3）词数：100词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）；
4）不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。
Hello, everyone. I’m Tom from Class 9, Grade 8. Back to the life in the last year, I think I have changed a lot and made great progress in many ways. _______________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thanks for listening!
【答案】
Hello, everyone. I’m Tom from Class 9, Grade 8. Back to the life in the last year, I think I have changed a lot and made great progress in many ways.
First, in the past, I seldom read books. I used to spend most of time playing computer games. Now I find it interesting to read because good books help me relax after a busy day. Second, I was impolite before. I sometimes shouted loudly or pushed in before others. Now I behave politely in public. I always queue and keep my voice down. Finally, I used to care little about others. But now I take part in charity activities and help more people in need. I often work as a volunteer and donate money to the children in poor areas.
I am sure I will do much better in the future.
Thanks for listening!
【详解】1. 题干解读：本文是一篇演讲稿。针对一年来自己的变化进行写作，包括自己过去和现在的对比，从学习、礼仪、爱心三方面进行叙述。具体的内容要包含所给的提示。
2. 写作指导：本文采用一般现在时和一般过去时，人称以第一人称为主。第一段已给出；第二段介绍自己过去和现在的变化情况；第三段表达自己的希望。写作时保持主谓一致性，做到无语法和标点错误。
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2024春八下英语期末模拟押题卷
一、单项选择
1． Although he is very old, ________ he works very hard.
A．and B．but C．so D．/
2．Water is the cheapest drink. And it’s also ________.
A．healthier B．healthiest C．the healthier D．the healthiest
3．We went to watch the swans in Wuxi Zoo last Sunday. But we saw ________ of them in the morning because the fog was thick.
A．nothing B．none C．anything D．something
4．It’s easy to make the paper bird. We just need ________ steps.
A．few B．little C．a few D．a little
5．—Math is too hard for me, I just want to drop it.
—Don’t lose ________ , believe in yourself and you can do it.
A．heart B．mind C．plan D．idea
6．—The English teacher is pretty friendly.
—Yes. I’m sure ________ likes him very much.
A．someone B．anyone C．everybody D．no one
7．—Mike, please move the box much ________ because there are glasses in it.
—OK, mom.
A．less carefully B．carefully C．most carefully D．more carefully
8．—Do you know if it ________ tomorrow
—I’ve got no idea. I’m afraid the New Year’s Party will be put off if it ________.
A．rains; rains B．will rain; rains
C．will rain; will rain D．rains; will rain
9．Shall we eat out or stay in It’s up ________ you.
A．in B．of C．for D．to
10．—What will you do to become a reporter, June
—I will write articles and _________ them to magazines and newspapers.
A．send B．show C．share D．agree
11．—I want to improve my English. What’s your _________
—Why not join an English club
A．mistake B．advice C．question D．step
12．—Can you come to my party on Saturday afternoon
—______. I have to study for the coming English test.
A．I’m afraid not B．Enjoy yourself C．Have a nice trip D．No way
13．—I’ll have a tennis match (比赛) tomorrow.
—Believe in ______. You are the best in our club.
A．yourself B．myself C．herself D．himself
14．To make the children keep quiet, Mrs. Miller ________ them some candy.
A．served B．filled C．described D．poured
15．Now some Chinese government officials (官员) ________ live streamers (网络主播) to support the development of tourism in their hometown.
A．turn into B．turn up C．turn over D．turn on
二、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
An old man lives in a nice house with a large garden. He 16 his flowers all the time. One day a young man went past the garden. 17 at the beautiful flowers, he said to himself, “How happy I would be 18 I could live in this beautiful place.” Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was 19 . That’s why he was very 20 about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. Why are you busy taking care of 21 every day ”
The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you 22 reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t 23 these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can enjoy the nice 24 of them. As to the last one, that’s you.”
“Me But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s true that I don’t know you. But 25 are angels (天使) to everyone. Happiness can be brought by beautiful flowers and we all 26 that.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and 27 our hearts. It also made his life happier and 28 . It was just like Beethoven. He became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t 29 his wonderful music, but his music has taught lots of people to face their difficulties 30 . Isn’t it one kind of happiness
16．A．keeps clear of B．takes care of C．pays attention to D．is interested in
17．A．Smiling B．Laughing C．Pointing D．Looking
18．A．unless B．because C．if D．until
19．A．blind B．shy C．deaf D．pale
20．A．worried B．surprised C．excited D．careful
21．A．it B．him C．them D．you
22．A．four B．three C．five D．two
23．A．pick B．see C．feel D．understand
24．A．look B．taste C．smell D．sound
25．A．difficulties B．lives C．gardens D．flowers
26．A．study B．enjoy C．name D．notice
27．A．pleased B．protected C．hurt D．broke
28．A．harder B．cleverer C．easier D．luckier
29．A．imagine B．practise C．hear D．complete
30．A．gladly B．quietly C．bravely D．naturally
三、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)
A)阅读下面三篇短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选择最佳选项。
A
Dear Wang Mei, I was glad to get your letter last Sunday. And now I’m writing to tell you the seasons and weather in Canada. In Canada we have four seasons in a year. But in spring, it is usually cold. It comes in February. We can still go skating in some places. Autumn is warm season and it is the harvest time in Canada. In autumn, Canadians like watching maples (枫叶) in the parks. They are really beautiful. Winter is the coldest season. It is quite cold. There is thick ice on the rivers. Children like going skating there. Summer is cooler than that in China. Early in the morning, it is cold and we usually wear sweater. I have to stop now. Please write back soon. All the best! Yours, Helen
31．Why does Helen write the letter to Wang Mei
A．To tell her the seasons and weather in Canada.
B．To invite Wang Mei to visit Canada.
C．To show sorry for Wang Mei.
D．To go skating with Wang Mei in winter.
32．What do Canadians like doing in autumn
A．Planting trees. B．Growing flowers. C．Watching maples. D．Flying kites.
33．In winter, it’s very cold and children like ________ on the river.
A．going boating B．going skating C．racing D．swimming
B
There were several kinds of greetings in ancient (古代的) China. Among them, fist and palm salute was quite common. Today, though Chinese would usually shake hands when meeting friends, people would still make fist and palm salutes when they are paying a visit to someone during the traditional Chinese New Year or attending someone’s birthday reception (接待).
Fist and palm salute is one of the typical Chinese etiquette (礼仪) with a history of more than 3000 years. In ancient times, if people met a stranger (陌生人), their hands were always ready to hold something used for fighting. Holding hands together showed that people could feel relaxed (放松的). Later it became the etiquette when meeting each other and showing thanks. In modern China, fist and palm salute has been used a lot on traditional occasions (场合).
The gesture of fist and palm salute: Firstly, stand straight. If you are a man, let your right hand be a half fist (拳头), and then your left hand hold your right hand in front of your chest (胸部). Watch each other in the eyes, raise both of your hands to your brow (额头), bent down and shake hands towards each other gently for three times. Meanwhile, you could say some lucky greeting words such as “gong xi fa cai” (Wish you much money), “ni hao” (Hello), “xing hui” (Nice to meet you), “xin nian kuai le” (Happy New Year) to each other according to different occasions. It’s believed that people considered the left as the important side for men in Chinese history, while for women, the important side is the right. So, if you are a woman, you should make fist and palm salute in the other way—put your right hand on your left hand. At last, please remember when someone makes fist and palm salute to you, you need to do it back as well.
34．The history of fist and palm salute is ________.
A．2000 years B．more than 2000 years
C．3000 years D．more than 3000 years
35．In ancient times, people thought holding hands together could ________.
A．make them feel relaxed B．protect strangers quite well
C．show they were friends D．cause strangers to have a fight
36．The underlined word “gesture” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”.
A．涵义 B．姿势 C．形成 D．分析
C
While most musicians try their best to stay away from the cold feeling at concerts, for Norwegian ( 挪 威) artist Terje Isungset, a cold feeling is nothing to fear: He made a set including ice horns (喇叭), ice drums and others in a recent performance in London.
He sees his work as being about more than making music. He also tries to show the beauty of ice which is easily broken. “I see it as a part of something bigger.” he said. He made his work with a background music from Norwegian traditional jazz.
Terje is the person who starts an ice music festival in Norway and plays at about 50 festivals and concerts a year, many in the cold conditions of Norway, Canada or Russia.
At concerts in warmer weather, however, hotter temperatures can meet difficulties because spending more than 50 minutes at room temperature could hurt the ice set. All of the ice set for the London show were made in Norway and shipped over in special boxes. It shows the fact that not any cold water can be used to make ice musical sets.
“If ice is from polluted water, it doesn’t sound that good. If it’s from tap (水龙头) water, it doesn’t work because there are some chemicals in it,” he said.
“The best ice was from 2003 in the north of Sweden,” added he, “ ▲ ”
37．From Paragraph 1, we know Terje made an ice set in a recent performance in ______.
A．London B．Norway C．Canada D．Russia
38．The main idea of Paragraph 2 is ________.
A．how Terje made the ice musical set B．who made the ice musical set
C．where Terje made the ice musical set D．why Terje made the ice musical set
39．Which of the following sentences can be put in the___▲___
A．tap water can take the place B．it’s time to make ice sets now
C．I’m very interested in that ice D．I can find that ice everywhere
40．What would be the best title of the passage
A．Use Special Ice to Make Music B．Save the Water in Norway
C．What Water Is Used as Ice Sets D．Why Is the Ice Set Interesting
B)阅读短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The Art of Paper
Chen Zijiang is a paper-cutting expert whom I interviewed for my article on Chinese Art. Paper-cutting is something that he learned to do from an early age.
"It is a Chinese folk art with a long history," Mr. Chen told me, "Paper cuts of animals have been found in tombs(坟墓). 41 " He added that by the Southern Song Dynasty, paper-cutting had become an important part of everyday life.
42 They are paper cuts for decoration, for religious purposes(宗教目的) and for design patterns.
Paper cuts for decoration are often seen on windows and gates. 43 They are also used on presents. A present for parents whose child has recently been born might show a paper cut of children, for example. Paper cuts which show the Chinese character for double happiness are often used to celebrate weddings.
Paper cuts for religious purposes are often found in temples. 44
The third kind of paper cuts are those used to make patterns on clothing. They are also sometimes used to decorate jewellery boxes. 45
A．They are usually put up during holidays to bring good luck.
B．They are also used as offerings to the dead.
C．Dragons are very popular patterns for these designs.
D．They can date back to the time of the Northern and Southern Dynasty.
E．Mr. Chen went on to explain that there are three types of paper cuts which people still make.
四、词语运用(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
A)选用方框内的单词或词组填空，其中有一个单词或词组是多余的。
46．Little Tom has never being rich one day.
47．After a long walk, I was out and didn’t want to say a word.
48．Xuzhou is a city in the part of Jiangsu Province.
49．Reading can a whole new world to us.
50．—How do you keep in with your friends
—By WeChat.
B)用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。
Joe Smith is a singer. He and his wife like 51 (travel) very much. Every year they visit a small town 52 (call) Gum Tree in January and July and sing for the people there. They 53 (be) there many times.
One summer, they went there again. On the first day, they 54 (plan) to go camping in the mountains, but it rained a lot. They decided 55 (go) to the only cinema in town and watch a movie.
There were only nine people in the cinema hall. When people saw the Simths, they started clapping（鼓掌）. Joe was 56 (excite) and said to his wife, “Aha, I can’t believe people here all know me and they are 57 (friend) than I thought. They must like my songs.”
After they took their seat, a young man said to 58 (they), “Thanks for your coming! The cinema usually 59 (show) the movie only after ten people buy the tickets. There are eleven now, so the movie 60 (be) on soon.”
五、任务型阅读(共10小题;61.-65题每小题1分，66-70题每小题2分，满分15分)
A)根据短文内容及首字母提示，写出所缺单词，使短文完整、通顺。
Can you live without a home, food or clothes Very few of us can, but Robinson Crusoe did it in the book by Daniel Defoe.
In the story, Crusoe got on an island a 61 after a shipwreck (沉船). On that island, Crusoe experienced a lot of d 62 . However, he didn’t lose hope. He got water, food and some tools from the ship and built himself a shelter on the island. He even grew barley and raised a few goats. He didn’t know that there were other people u 63 one day he saw some cannibals(食人者) performing a ceremony to kill and eat two men. He s 64 one of them and named him Friday. They stayed together after that and became good friends. Not long after that, some other people came to this island and Crusoe went back home.
This book has been very p 65 with all ages around the world. People admire Crusoe for his bravery and courage.
B)阅读短文，回答短文后的五个问题。
We will have a writing competition next month. Most of us think we can write a story. Here’s your chance to show that you can! Your story should be no longer than 800 words, and it can be as few as 500. So, what sort of story should you write You may want to write about your own town or city, but we are asking for stories set in the countryside. We want to give everyone more chances to use their imagination (想象). You can choose the season yourself—you might like winter because it’s dark and cold, or spring because it’s windy and sunny. The judges are well-known writers themselves: Jack Harris wrote an award-winning novel, The Lion, Carol Simmons works for the magazine Creative Writing, and Andy Williams, the famous short-story writer. You can email your stories directly to us at shortstory@. The closing date is February 29. Any stories we receive after this date will not be judged. The winning story will be put onto our website for everyone to read. There are several prizes including books and CDs. The first winner will be given a notebook computer. That should encourage everyone to try and write a good story!
注：每题答案不超过5个单词。
66．How many words should people write at most for the writing competition
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67．What sort of story should people write for the writing competition
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68．What does Andy Williams do
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69．When is the last date of handing in the writing
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70．What prize will the first winner get
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六、书面表达(满分20分)
71．八（9）班将举行一次主题班会，畅谈一年来自己的收获与变化。请为Tom 准备一份演讲稿，具体内容如下表：
过去 现在
学习 读书少，花时间在…… 喜欢读书，原因……
礼仪 插队、喧哗 举止文明……
爱心 不知道关心他人 参加慈善活动
展望未来
要求：
1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯
2）必须包括提示中所有要点内容，并适当发挥；
3）词数：100词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）；
4）不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。
Hello, everyone. I’m Tom from Class 9, Grade 8. Back to the life in the last year, I think I have changed a lot and made great progress in many ways. _______________________________
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