2023-2024學(xué)年江蘇省蘇州市工業(yè)園區(qū)八年級(jí)（下）期末英語試卷（含答案）

第=page11頁，共=sectionpages11頁2023-2024學(xué)年江蘇省蘇州市工業(yè)園區(qū)八年級(jí)（下）期末英語試卷一、單選題：本大題共10小題，共10分。1.Ithasbeenmorethan30years

ProjectHopewassetupinChina.（）A.when B.since C.before D.till2.—Joseph，don'tjumptoanyconclusion，

whenyoumeetsomeoneonlyforthefirsttime.

—Don'tworry，Iwon't.（）A.exactly B.specially C.closely D.especially3.—Havetheymadeuptheirmind？

—Notyet.Mostofthedetailsarestillunder

.（）A.discussion B.treatment C.communication D.condition4.—Shenever

herselftomakeamistakeinhomework.

—That'swhyshealwayscomesfirst.（）A.asks B.allows C.supports D.expects5.—Kevin，how'syourtripinFrance？

—Everythinggoeswell_________greetingwithakiss.Itmakesmeuncomfortable.（）A.

like B.

without C.

except D.

including6.—Mum，whenshallIwatchTV？

—Afterallthehomework

.（）A.wasdone B.hasbeendone C.isdone D.willbedone7.—You

behungryafterallthatwalking.

—Exactly!Iamashungryasawolf.（）A.must B.could C.can't D.needn't8.—I'vecollectedalltheinformationabouttheproject.Canyoutellme

？

—BeforenextFriday.（）A.whattowriteaboutinthereport B.howtowritethereport

C.wheretosearchforinformation D.whentohandinthereport9.Whichofthefollowingtransitionsisusedtoshowcauseandeffect？（）A.Afterreadingthebook，Iamnotasshyasbefore.

B.Ialsowanttotravelaroundtheworldinthefuture.

C.Icantellheranythingbecauseshecankeepasecret.

D.Somestudentsenjoyreadingnovels，whileothersdon't.10.Bystudyingabroad，youcanlearnEnglishandexperienceanewculture，killingtwobirdswithonestone.WhichofthefollowingsituationsistheunderlinedEnglishsayingproperfor？（）A.Cyclingtowork，Icansavemoneyandkeepfit.

B.Healwaysgiveshisfriendshelpwhentheyneedit.

C.PracticespeakingEnglish，andyouwillbebetteratit.

D.Mycousinmadehisdreamcometruethroughhardwork.二、完形填空：本大題共10小題，共10分。Wehumanslovemusic.Butwhataboutplants？Wejusthaveto（1）______.

Anewreportshowsthatnearly67%ofUKgardenersplaymusic（2）______theirplants!Well，Iknowmygrandadsingsoperatohistomatoes.Manypeopledobelievemusichelpsplantstogrowbetter.They'resaidtogrowwelltoclassicalmusic（3）______arelessinterestedinrockmusic!

Butisittrue？Plantsreact（反應(yīng)）tolight，water，temperatureandmanyother（4）______things-sowhynotmusic？Infact，plantscanfeelsoundsthatmovethroughthe（5）______asvibrations（震動(dòng)）.Thatincludesvibrationsmadebysomeflyinginsectslikebugsandbees.So，mighttheyreacttovibrationsfrommusic，too？We'renot（6）______.Wehavetodoalotofcarefulteststhesamewayovertimeasdifferenttestsshow（7）______results.Weneedtocheckthequalityofsoil，waterandlight，aswellasthemusic.ButI（8）______ifsingingandtalkingtoyourplantsmeansyoucareaboutthem.Coulditbethecarethatmakesthemhealthierinsteadofthemusicitself？

Herecomesanotherquestion：canplants（9）______music？Icouldn'tbelieveitwhenIheardabouttheplantssingingshowinItaly!Aretheyforreal？Yes，devices（裝置）aretiedtoplantleaves.Theyturnplantsounds（10）______synthesizer（合成）music.Buttherealvoicesofplantsaremuchmoreinterestingthanweyetknow.Youcanevenbuyanexpensivemachinethatletsyoulistentothe'music'ofyourhouseplants.11.A.runout B.lookout C.findout D.putout12.A.in B.to C.of D.with13.A.but B.though C.so D.as14.A.living B.natural C.dangerous D.harmful15.A.light B.water C.soil D.air16.A.interested B.right C.sure D.alone17.A.similar B.different C.good D.bad18.A.wonder B.understand C.know D.learn19.A.hear B.feel C.notice D.make20.A.into B.up C.down D.off三、補(bǔ)全對(duì)話-填空：本大題共1小題，共5分。21.Rosa：It'stimeforanewdiscussion.（1）______

Amy：Yes.

Rosa：Thistimeweshouldtalkaboutlightpollution!

Wendy：Butpollutionharmsthings.Howcanlightbebad？

Rosa：Well，（2）______Lightthatiscreated（造成）byhumans.

Wendy：It'sstillgood.IalwayskeepmynightlightonbecauseIamafraidofghosts.

Simon：Yes，butourtownsandcitieskeepcreatingmorelighteveryyear.

Charlie：Nightsaregettingbrighterandbrighter.（3）______

Amy：ButIbelieveRosaisthinkingofthebadresultsforanimals.Iknowthebrightnessofourcitiescanconfuse（迷惑）birdsastheyflyoverhead.

Rosa：Exactly.（4）______

Charlie：Ialsoknowthatseaturtlesliketogivebirthtobabiesondarkbeaches.

Amy：Yes，babyturtlesenjoynaturalmoonlight.

Charlie：So，lightpollutionmustmaketheirlifeharder.

Rosa：（5）______Thatiswhatwearegoingtotalkabouttoday.

A.Buthowcanwesolvethisproblem？

B.I'mtalkingaboutunnaturallightatnight.

C.Soit'sbecominghardertoseemanystars，atnight.

D.Soyoumeanlightfromtownsarelessthanbefore.

E.Somebirdsevencrashintobrightlylightedbuildings.

F.Iguessdaylightmakesiteasierforpeopletoseethem.

G.Rememberhowwediscussednoisepollutionafewmonthsago？(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)四、閱讀理解：本大題共12小題，共24分。A22.Whatdoesthepriceinclude？______

a.Adinnerwithdrinks.

b.Asouvenirnotebook.

c.Avideoofthetrip.

d.Aphotoofthetourists.A.bc B.bd C.ac D.ad23.Whenistheidealtimetotakethetour？______A.Attheendofasunnyday. B.Duringastormonthesea.

C.Whilefishingwithfriends. D.Onanightfilledwithstars.24.Ifyoutakethetourwith3ofyourfriends，youcan______.A.bookthetouronlyonline.

B.payforthetourwith20%off.

C.finishthesunsettourbefore6：30p.m.

D.reachtheboardingplaceafter5：30p.m.BAstudyoftreeshasshownthatlastsummerwasthehottestin2，000years.Scientistsusuallystudychangesintemperaturebycomparing（對(duì)比）temperaturerecordsindifferentperiods.However，therecordsbefore1850arenotindetail，soscientistsdecidedtouseadifferentwaytostudyhistoricaltemperatures.Theydidthisbylookingatthetree-ringrecordsfromthousandsoftreesacrossninedifferentareasintheEarth'sNorthernHemisphere（北半球）.

Treeringsarethecirclesyouseeonastump（樹樁）ofwoodwhenatreeiscutdown.Theyholdimportantinformation.Thenumberofringsshowhowmanyyearsthetreehasbeenalive，andtheringscanalsoshowlocalclimate（氣候）conditions.

Usingtree-ringdata（數(shù)據(jù)），thescientistswereabletoworkoutthetemperaturesintheNorthernHemisphereeverysummerbetweentheyearsAD1and1849.Theycomparedthesetolastyear'ssummertemperaturesandfoundthat2023waswarmerthananysummerduringtheperiodstudied.

Scientistssaythattreeringsareusefulforstudyinghowtheclimatehaschangedovertime.However，thereisn'tenoughtree-ringdatafromtheSouthernHemisphere.BecausetheclimatetheremaynotbeasseasonallychangeableasthatintheNorthernHemisphere.Besides，theSouthernHemispherehaslessforestedarea.Historically，morestudyhasbeendoneintheNorthernHemisphere，somoredatahasbeencollected.25.Whatdoes"adifferentway"inparagraph1referto（指代）？______A.Visitingninedifferentareas. B.Studyingthetree-ringrecords.

C.Comparingtemperaturerecords. D.Checkingtherecordsbefore1850.26.Whatinformationcantreeringsprovide？______A.Thetimewhentreeswerecutdown.

B.Theplaceswherethetreesgrew.

C.Theheightofthetreesinwarmerplaces.

D.Theagesofthetreesandlocalclimate.27.Howisthelastparagraphorganized？______A.Timeorder. B.Spaceorder.

C.Generaltospecific. D.Specifictogeneral.COnedayIwillwriteabigbookabouttheLilliput.Iwillnotdescribeallthecustoms（習(xí)俗）here，butIdowanttosaysomethingaboutthisinterestingcountry.

TheLilliputiansarewelleducatedpeople，buttheirwayofwritingisstrange.TheydonotwritefromlefttorightliketheEuropeansorfromthetopofthepagedownwards，liketheChinese.Theywritefromonecornerofthepapertotheoppositecorner!

Theirideasaboutchildrenareverydifferentfromours.Theydonotbelievethatparentsshouldchoosetheirchildren'seducation.Allchildrenaretakenawayfromtheirparentswhentheyareyoung，andaresenttonurseryschools（幼兒園）.Whentheyareolder，childrengotodifferentschools.Somechildrengotoschoolswheretheylearnaboutequality，honorandbravery.Someothersgotoschoolswheretheylearndifferentjobskills.

Theirteachersarealwayswiththem.Theirparentsareallowedtovisitthemtwiceayearandkissthemongreetingandleaving，buttheymaynotwhispertotheirchildren，uselovingwords，orbringthempresentsorsweets.

Girlsalsogotoschools，wheretheylearnthesamethingsasboys.Theyarealsotaughtaboutfamilylife.Buttheyneverhearthestoriesofsillywomen.Asaresult，thewomenofLilliputaresmartandwise.28.ThewayofwritinginLilliputis______.A.fromthebottomupwards B.fromrighttoleftlikeEuropeans

C.fromonecornertotheopposite D.fromtoptobottomlikeChinese29.Accordingthepassage，whatcanweinfer（推斷）aboutLilliput？______A.PeopleinLilliputhavegreatdifficultyreadingorwriting.

B.GirlsinLilliputdon'treceivethesameeducationasboys.

C.Theonlypurposeofeducationistoteachstudentsjobskills.

D.Schoolsaremoreimportantthanparentsinchildren'seducation.30.Inwhichpartofthenewspapercanyoureadthepassage？______A.LIFESKILLS B.GREATNOVELS C.SCIENCEWORLD D.SCHOOLTIMED"Ifoundit!Ifoundit!"asecondgradershoutedwithexcitementasherushedtoMs.Liao，thelibrarian."ThisisexactlywhatI'vebeenlookingfor--JourneytotheWest."

Liaocheckedthestudent'slibrarycard."Haveagoodread，mydear，"shesaid."Whydon'tyouhaveachatwithmenexttime，sothatIcanrecommendabookIliketoyou？"Seeingtheboyrushbacktoaplasticchairinthecorneroftheroom，holdingthebooklikeaboxoftreasure，Liaoletoutabroadsmile.

"Childrenneedastable（穩(wěn)定的）environmenttodevelopreadingskills，"shesaid.Thelibrary，coveringlessthan20squaremetersandholdingabout5，000books，providessuchanenvironmentforthechildrenofmigrantworkers（外來務(wù)工者）inTongzhou，Beijing.

ThelibraryispartoftheWeilanLibraryproject，whichworkstosetuplibrariesformigrantchildren.ZuoQiao，whostartedtheproject，believesthateverychildshouldhavethechancetoreadinlibraries."Threerulesareimportantinanyoneofourlibraries：alargenumberofhigh-qualitychildren'sbooks；consistent（連貫的）openinghours；andallowingthekidstomaketheirownchoiceofbookstoborrowandread，"hesaid.

LibrarianLiaosaidthatwhenitopenedonFeb13thisyear，thesmallroomwasfilledwithsomanystudentsthatshehadtoorganizedifferentvisitinghoursfordifferentgrades.31.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph2mean？______A.Ms.Liaohadagoodtimechattingwiththeboy.

B.Ms.Liaowashappytoseetheboyenjoyreading.

C.Ms.Liaowasgladtogetaboxoftreasurefromtheboy.

D.Ms.Liaowassurprisedtoseetheboyrushbacktothechair.32.WhatdoesWeilanLibraryprojectdotohelpthechildrenofmigrantworkers？______A.Toofferachattingroom. B.Toprovideareadingenvironment.

C.Tosellhigh-qualitybooks. D.Tohelpthemwithhomework.33.Accordingtothepassage，whatwouldMs.LiaoprobablyshareinherWeChatMoment？______A.IamhappytohelpasecondgraderfindJourneytotheWest.

B.Iamtoobusytoorganizevisitinghoursfordifferentgrades.

C.Workinginsuchabigandmodernlibrary，Ifeelreallyproud.

D.Workingasalibrarian，Igettohelpchildrenofmigrantworkers.五、任務(wù)型閱讀-多任務(wù)混合：本大題共1小題，共6分。34.April22，2024marksthe55thWorldEarthDay.Thisyear'sthemeis"Planetvs.Plastics"（全球戰(zhàn)塑）.So，Idecidedtotrysomethingdifferent：awholedaywithoutusinganyplastic.Itsoundedexcitingbut，itwasquitehard.

Mymorningstartedwithahomemadebreakfastinaglassbowl.ButlaterwhenItriedtoorderjuiceasusual，Ihadtogiveupbecauseofthoseplasticcups.Ifacedabiggerproblematthesupermarket.Almosteverythingwaswrapped（包裝）inplastic—fromfruitsandvegetablestomeat.Itmademerealizethatplasticiseverywhere，makingithardtocarryonwithmyno-plasticplan.

Plasticiswidelyusedinourdailylife.Itcanbemadeintoallkindsofthingssuchasbags，bottlesandtoys.It'stough（牢固的）andit'sreallylight.Sowedependheavilyonit.

Butthere'sonething：Usingtoomuchplasticcanbeharmfultotheenvironment.Humansuseaboutonemillionplasticbottleseveryminute，andmorethan5trillionplasticbagsareusedeachyear，accordingtoaUnitedNationsreport.Theworldproduces200milliontonsofplasticwasteeachyear，butonlylessthan10percenthasbeenrecycled.Mostofthemendupinthelakes，riversandoceans，hurtinganimalsandnature.

Tomakeadifference，Chinastoppedtheproduction，saleanduseofplasticshoppingbagswithathicknessoflessthan0.025mmin2008.From2010to2020，Chinarecycled170milliontonsofwasteplastic.Thesehavehelpedreduceplasticwaste.

Let'sjoinhandsandmakeacleanandbeautifulworld.(1)WhatdidthewriterdecidetodotosupporttheWorldEarthDay？______(2)Accordingtothepassage，whyisplasticusefulbutharmful？（Nomorethan20words.）______(3)Whatcanyoudotohelpreduceplasticwaste？______六、選詞填空-短文：本大題共1小題，共5分。35.throwpollutemakeadifferenceprogrammeprizeMateoLange，a15-year-oldfromMichigan，US，ishelpingimprovetheenvironmentandhiscommunitythroughhisweekendrecycling（1）______.Hegottheideawhenhesawcansandbottlesalwayswere（2）______aroundtheroad.InMichigan，cansandbottlescanbecollectedandredeemed（兌換）formoney.Since2020，Lange'splanhasraised＄350，000andsupportedover50localyouthgroups.Besides，ithaspreventedmorethan2millionbottlesandcansfrom（3）______Michigan'sroadsides，lakesandrivers."Ithas（4）______toourcommunity."Langesaid.

In2023，LangereceivedtheGloriaBarron（5）______forYoungHeroes.Whenaskedabouthiscleanupsuccess，Langesaid，"Becreative.Haveanideaandbuildonit."七、單詞拼寫-單句：本大題共5小題，共5分。36.Mygranddadusedtobeahistoryteacher，andI'veheardlotsof______（戰(zhàn)爭）storiesfromhim.37.Moneymaynotbuyushappiness，butweshouldstillspendit______（明智地）.38.Allthestudentslistenedquietlyand______（禮貌地）untilthemeetingwasover.39.It'simportanttopreventthes______ofsomeseriousdiseasesamongchildren.40.—Isnatureourgreatesttreasure？

—Ofcourse，wedependonitsr______resourcestolive.八、書面表達(dá)：本大題共1小題，共20分。41.旅行，拓寬視野；閱讀，滋養(yǎng)心靈。本月校園廣播站"英語時(shí)光"欄目擬開展主題為"ReadingorTravelling"的分享活動(dòng)，請(qǐng)以"Ilike_____（travelling/reading）more"為題，用英語一篇發(fā)言稿，要點(diǎn)如下：

（1）Explainwhyyouliketravellingorreading