2023-2024学年武汉八年级上册
期末真题综合填空(改编版)
黄陂、江夏、蔡甸区
In China, the traditional Chinese lunar calendar (阴历) divides a year into 24 solar terms (节气), which were created by people thousands of years ago 1. (guide) agricultural production (农业生产). But the solar term culture is still useful today in guiding people’s 2. (life).
Spring Equinox (春分) is 3. fourth solar term of the year. Days begin to be longer than nights after this day. As for activities, 4. (fly) kites is a common activity during this time. People often write good words 5. their kites. They all hope that their wishes will come true when the kites are flown high in the sky.
Great Heat (大暑) is the 12th solar term of the year. During this time, most parts of China enter the 6.
(hot) season of the year and the sunshine, high temperatures, and heavy rainfalls are good for the plants. 7.
many natural disasters (灾害) also happen.
Frost’s Descent (霜降) is the 18th solar term of the year, the last solar term of autumn, during this time, the weather 8. (become) much colder than before and the temperature changes 9. (great) from day to night. The chrysanthemums (菊花) are in bloom (盛开).
Major Snow (大雪) is the 21st of the solar terms, and the third one of winter, marking the arrival of mid winter. The temperature drops day by day, as the year is coming to an end. The snow in North China may last a whole day, and heavy snow brings 10. (we) a fantastic ice world of pure white.
青山区
June 5 is the World Environment (环境) Day. Now more and more people are trying different kinds of ways to face 1. (environment) problems around the world. What are people doing to protect (保护) our home — the earth
Most people are changing their shopping 2. (habit). On the one hand, people may want to buy the secondhand clothes to wear in special situations 3. they only wear them once or twice. On the other hand, there are some companies (公司) for renting (租) clothes and renting clothes 4. (be) cheaper than buying them. So people are able 5. (save) money and protect the environment.
Several large companies have used paper bottles (瓶子) to take the place 6. glass and plastic ones because there are many customers 7. (worry) about the environment. They think paper bottles are easy to recycle and weigh 8. (little) than glass or plastic ones.
A zero-waste life is that people hardly create any rubbish (垃圾). A zero-waste store 9. (provide) a number of everyday and pleasant zero-waste products. The store helps people start on a one-stop, zero-waste life trip. A zero-waste life follows the 6R rules — Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle and Rot.
All in all, 10. earth is our home and it’s our duty to protect it.
江岸区
Buyinza Farduk is a boy in Uganda. In 2019, he received a backpack 1. (fill) with school and daily supplies. He loved the backpack very much. He found that there was a panda painted on the backpack. He 2.
(write) a thank-you letter to its sender in China.
“Thank you, although I don’t know who you are,” the letter said. “I hear that many Chinese people are giving similar backpacks to students in my country. I hope that I can go to 3. university in China to get further 4. (educate) in the future. Thank you all again.”
Buyinza is one of over a million 5. (child) who have received such backpacks. In February 2019, the Chinese government started the Panda Pack Project to give away backpacks with supplies to students 6.
need. It hopes to improve the learning 7. living conditions of local students and help them know more about China.
According to research, over 90% of students who received the backpacks 8. (learn) more about China through them. And over 70% of students said the backpacks were very 9. (use) at school and home.
In the future, students in more counties will receive the panda backpacks. And more information or knowledge will be introduced to them, such as how 10. (protect) the environment.
东西湖区
The TV is an important part in many families. And watching TV is a culture of 1. (today) life. I like watching TV, too. I don't know when the first TV 2. (appear) but its really a great thing. However, my mom doesn't expect me to watch too much TV 3. my free time. But when I watch my favorite TV program, The National Geographic, she is often ready 4. (watch) with me together.
The National Geographic is 5. famous documentary program. It 6. (tell) something around the world, such as the animals, plants, mountains, rivers and people. Every time 7. I turn on the TV, the whole world is before me. It's so amazing. In fact, it often makes me feel surprised.
I like this program because it is 8. (education). It helps me learn what's happening around the world. It is interesting, and that's also one of the main 9. (reason) why I like it. I never think such a program could be very interesting. I just sit 10 (comfortable) in my home, but get a chance to enjoy the beautiful world.
洪山区
The traditional Chinese Longtaitou festival, or Dragon Head Raising Day, 1. (fall) on the second day of the second lunar month every year. A well-known saying goes, “Er yue er, long tai tou”. The dragon is very important 2. Chinese culture. It is said that it has power over the wind and rain.
Old people 3. (believe) that after the day of Longtaitou, there would be more and more rain, because the rain-bringing Dragon King woke up from his winter sleep. 4. the day of Longtaitou marked (标志) the end of winter and the start of spring. Farmers believed that. 5. the help of Dragon King, farming would be 6. (easy) and they could expect—for a good harvest (丰收) in autumn.
There are many ways to celebrate the festival. The most famous tradition is 7. (get) a haircut. Many believe that going to the barber's on this day gets rid of (除去) bad luck. Among Chinese festival 8.
(tradition), there is always a place for food. For example, people in East China 9. (usual) eat tofu balls during the festival. They make tofu and vegetable balls 10. (wish) a good wish for family and business. Other foods, like noodles, dumplings and spring rolls, are named after dragon body parts to mark the day.
武昌区
Hey, I’m a raccoon dog (貉), not a raccoon (浣熊), though we look similar. I used to live in the wild. But these days, I moved to the big. city of Shanghai and 1. (become) a neighbor of humans.
These years, many raccoon dogs like me moved to cities. One big reason 2. (be) that the cities are greener. There are many plants and pools in your neighborhood. I like 3. (live) near the bushes (灌木) and water.
As for food, in the wild, I had to try hard to hunt for 4. (mouse) and rabbits. But now, I can find food in trash cans (垃圾捅) . Many people feed homeless cats. Sometimes, I also eat the tasty cat food. Life in the city is very 5. (comfort) and convenient. I’m getting much 6. (fat)!
What’s more, my human neighbors are kind. They never drive 7. (I) away, though they may not be very clear about 8. animal I am.
But there is also 9. problem. Scientists find about 3, 000-5, 000 of us in 300 communities (社区) in Shanghai. Some communities are crowded. Scientists hope some 10. us could move to other places. They got smelly tiger urine (尿液) from the zoo and left it on the wall to scare us away. But I’m a clever raccoon dog. I was not fooled by it!
东湖高新区
Cooking is fum. But can you cook 1. yourself Do you like homework of making 2. meal at home for your family These days, primary and middle school students are asked to take the Practical Activity Class at 3. (little) one hour every week. Learning life skills 4. (play) an important role in shaping a person’s character for sure.
Some schools and students have already practiced many practical 5. (activity). Li Lei, 13 years old, from No. 1 Middle School hardly ever did 6. (some) housework before. But things have changed since No. 1 Middle School 7. (make) housework part of its students’ homework last September. Doing the dishes, 8. (cook) and making the bed... All of these tasks become part of Li Lei’s daily life.
At first, he felt them difficult, but he always try 9. (he) best to finish them. Now the tasks are easy for him. He thinks he can 10. (well) understand his parents than before and he wants to help them more. His parents are happy about his changes.
汉阳区
My grandpa has been living with us for more than twenty years since he retired. My aunt and my uncle are living in another city, so we 1. (hard) get together on weekdays.
The day after tomorrow is Wednesday. We are going to have a big party for grandpa! 2. It’s his 85th birthday. All the family members are going to come to the party. The party will be in Hanyang, Wuhan. My grandpa was born and 3. (grow) up here. He always wants to go back to have a look. Now we help him make his dream come true. I believe my grandpa must be very 4. (excite).
My uncle is 5. famous cook in a restaurant in Shanghai. He is going to do all the dishes at the party. I’m sure he will give us a great meal. Each of the family 6. (member) will give my grandpa a gift on that day. I’m the 7. (young) grandson. I have a gift for my grandpa too. I’m making a model bus. Grandpa was a driver. He spent all his youth (青春) 8. (serve) people who went to work by bus. He must love the gift and we are all looking forward 9. the party!
Oh, I tell you too much! You must 10. (promise) you won’t tell my grandpa. They are secrets!
硚口(经开)区
Dear Maddy,
I have two good friends, but they don’t like each other. When we play together, they always quarrel (争吵). 1.
both of them are my friends. What should I do How should I help them
Alice
Dear Alice,
That must make you feel 2. (comfortable). So, it’s 3. good idea to talk with your friends about it. Tell them 4. it makes you feel. 5. (hopeful), they will try to solve their problems. A good friend should be willing 6. (do) that. But if they don’t, it’s not your problem. Sometimes, people just don’t get along. And if they try to say mean 7. (thing) about each other to you, don’t pick sides. Tell them they should talk it out with each other, not you. If you’re 8. (plan) an outing or party, invite them both and tell them that the other friend is coming. But don’t be sad 9. they don’t want to come. They are 10. (luck) to have such a caring friend as you!
Maddy
江汉区
These days short videos of Zhang Jianna, a sanitation worker (环卫工人), helping foreigners have become a hit online. Her good English showed in the videos have impressed (使印象深刻) the viewers.
A lot of hard work 1. (make) her English excellent. In 2012, Zhang Jianna took on the role of a sanitation worker in the embassy area (使馆区) of Sanlitun in Chaoyang, Beijing. A special experiencing while working has moved Zhang to learn English by 2. (her), and she keeps it to this day.
“What I want to do is quite simple. I just want to help whenever someone is in need, whether asking for directions (方向) 3. telling them about the embassy area I am working for,” said Zhang.
Thus, at the age of 40, Zhang has set out on a 4. (person) challenge (挑战). Without a teacher, she began learning English from her children’s 5. (textbook), starting with words and phrases commonly used for giving directions.
She made full use of free time. While others rested, she learned vocabularies and 6. (practice) speaking. Upon arriving home after work, she would write down important points and make sure she knew them clearly. Over the years, she filled over more 7. ten notebooks with his notes.
“It’s hard to take up a language at an older age. I would 8. (easy) forget the words I learned the other days. Never giving up is the key 9. learning English. Learn step by step, learn every day,” Zhang said.
When asked about the reason of 10. (take) learning English seriously, she smiled and answered, “Every time I help a stranger in English, I feel happy. Tiring, but enjoyable. To serve others makes me feel good, and it’s where I see the meaning of my self-improvement.”
参考答案
(一)
to guide 2. lives 3. the 4. flying 5. on
hottest 7. But 8. becomes 9. greatly 10. us
(二)
environmental 2. habits 3. because 4. is 5. to save
6. of 7. worrying 8. less 9. provides 10. the
(三)
filled 2. wrote 3. a 4. education 5. children
6. in 7. and 8. learned /learnt 9. useful 10. to protect
(四)
today’s 2. appeared 3. in 4. to watch 5. a
6. tells 7. when 8. educational 9. reasons fortably
(五)
falls 2. in 3. believed 4. So 5. with
6. easier 7. getting 8. traditions 9. usually 10. to wish
(六)
became 2. is 3. to live 4. mice 5. comfortable
6. fatter 7. me 8. what 9. a 10. of
(七)
By 2. a 3. least 4. plays 5. activities
6. any 7. made 8. cooking 9. his 10. better
(八)
hardly 2. Why 3. grew 4. excited 5. a
members 7. youngest 8. serving 9. to 10. promise
(九)
But 2. uncomfortable 3. a 4. how 5. Hopefully
to do 7. things 8. planning 9. if 10. lucky
(十)
makes 2. herself 3. or 4. personal 5. textbooks
practiced 7. than 8. easily 9. to 10. taking