初中英语八年级上册
期末专项试题
一、单项选择(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
1．Sandylovesdrawingandshewantstobe artistinthefuture.
A．a B．an C．the D．/
2．Thestudentsreallyenjoyed duringtheschooltriptotheWorldPark.
A．they B．them C．their D．themselves
3．Inwinter,children makesnowmenorhavesnowballfightstohavefun.
A．may B．shall C．should D．need
4．Lastsummer,Itookashipandhadanicetrip theseaofLianyungang.
A．in B．on C．from D．by
5．The19thAsianGamesmakepeopleinHangzhou moreinterestedinsports.
A．become B．became C．becoming D．tobecome
6．Avocabularytreecanhelpusrememberthe ofnewwordsquickly.
A．minds B．mistakes C．meanings D．magazines
7．—________didXiWangweighwhenshewaseightmonthsold?
—Over35kilograms.
A．Howmany B．Howmuch C．Howlong D．Howoften
8．Theinstructionshereareusedfor________.
A．paintingaroom B．makingacard
C．fixingabicycle D．puttingupapicture
9．—MissLi,I’mafraidIcan’tbeagoodEnglishlearner.
—_______!Ifyouworkhard,youwillbeabletolearnEnglishwell.
A．Goon B．Turnon C．Tryon D．Comeon
10．—ShallwegotoZhalongtohelpcountanddescribethebirds?
—________!I’dloveto.
A．I’mfine B．That’sright C．Soundsgreat D．Goodluck
二、完形填空
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选
项。
Nevergiveup!ThatisonelessonIlearnedwhenIwasveryyoung.
At the age of four, not knowing a single word of 11 , I started school. I
felt 12 because I couldn’t talk to other kids Maybe I was 13 because I didn’t
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know how to talk with others. I only know Spanish, and English is just a mixture
of 14 . When theteacherspoke English,the 15 becamefaster andfaster andthenbecameatornado( )rippingthroughmymind.Icouldn’t 16 .Igotsoconfused(
龙卷风 困
) and I didn’t know what to do. I sometimes felt like crying, but I kept telling myself never
惑
to 17 .
I started to learn English hard. At the end of the year, I could understand, read, speak and
write English. The next year I 18 my friend Jack. It was his first year of school and he
didn’t 19 English like me in the beginning. So I started to 20 him this difficult
language. At first it was very 21 , but at last he was interested in English and picked it up
quickly.We 22 learningmoreandmoreeveryyear,andnowwearebothverygoodEnglish
23 .IalsobegantoteachmyyoungersisterssinceIdidn’twantthemtofeellonelyandshyas
Idid.
ThisyearIaminthe eighthgradeandhavegotstraightA’sineveryclasssincekindergarten.
My 24 ?Inevergiveup.NowIamlearningJapanese.Itmaybealittle 25 ,butIwill
keep on learning it. No matter how hard something is, I never give up. I keep trying until I do it
right.
Nothingisdifficultintheworldifyouputyourheartintoit.
11.A.Chinese B.English C.Japanese D.French
12.A.interested B.funny C.happy D.lonely
13.A.friendly B.shy C.smart D.clever
14.A.sound B.subject C.voice D.language
15.A.phrases B.stories C.words D.music
16.A.hear B.see C.understand D.believe
17.A.giveup B.putup C.lookup D.getup
18.A.found B.met C.watched D.looked
19.A.know B.find C.see D.hear
20.A.offer B.give C.teach D.send
21.A.exciting B.boring C.surprising D.amazing
22.A.stopped B.liked C.hated D.kept
23.A.speakers B.actors C.writers D.players
24.A.skill B.knowledge C.secret D.idea
25.A.easy B.difficult C.strange D.good
三、阅读理解
第一节：阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
TheCoffeePotRestaurant FilmExtrasWanted
We’re looking for Saturday-helper in our Have you ever wanted to be in the
busy town centre restaurant. The job is about movies? Are you interested in acting?
settingand clearing tables, serving customers and We’remakingafilminthelocalareaduring
helping in the kitchen. We’re looking for polite July and August and we’ll need several
andpatientpeoplewhocanworkhere. young people as extras. We’re looking for
Hours: 10 a.m.﹣4 p.m. including a half-hour active and social persons of 14-18. If you
lunchbreak. like,pleaseprovideaphoto.
Pay:£5anhour+lunch Pay:£50aday+meals.
NewspaperBoys/Girls PART-TIMEHELPERWANTED
We’re looking for honest young people to Save Supermarket needs two young
send newspapers and magazines. We need one people (14-18) for evening and weekend
personformorningwork(7-8)andtwopeoplefor work. The job includes helping customers,
eveningwork(5-6).Youmustbeatleast13years putting things on the shelves, collectingold and have your own bicycle. For morning trolleys(手推车),etc.
workyouneedtobegoodatgettingupearly,too! Hours: 5 p.m.-7 p.m. every evening or
Ifyoulikeit,pleasechoosemorningsor evenings 10a.m.-5p.m.SaturdaysandSundays.
first. Pay: £4 an hour and free lunch for
Pay:£30aweek. weekendhours.
26.Tobeafilmextra,onehastobe_______.
A.politeandpatient B.activeandsocial C.honestandstrong D.helpfulandcareful
27.Apart-timehelperatSaveSupermarketneedsto_______.
A.setandcleartables B.provideaphoto C.sendnewspapers D.helpcustomers
28.If13-year-oldTomisfreefrom5:00p.m.to7:00p.m.,whichjobcanheget?
A.Afilmextra. B.Arestauranthelper.
C.Anewspaperboy. D.Asupermarkethelper.
B
Bacolod, the fifth largestcity of Philippines, is called the city of smiles. It shows the positive
feelingtowardsdaily life—kindandactive.Bacolod,whichiscalledoneofthecitieswiththebest
qualityoflifeinPhilippines,hasfreshairandwonderfulgreenspace.
Masskara began in the early 1980s. It starts from October 1st every year. There are various
celebrations,suchasstreetdance,rockclimbing,mask-makingcompetitionandsoon.
During the festival, people who put on masks and colorful clothes all go into the streets,
whichchangednarrowstreetsintoaseaofjoy.
If you pay a little attention, you will find that expressions(表情) on every mask are all the
same:smile.
The most exciting part of Masskara usually appears in the weekend’s afternoon of the third
week in October. There will be a number of competitions in the city. Large restaurants and small
restaurants will also prepare special food and wine in order to welcome guests from far away.
Although Bacolod doesn’t have special places of interest, it is worth visiting because of the wide
andcleanstreets,fantasticmarketsandaffordablehousingchoices.
29.Bacolodiscalledthecityofsmilesbecausepeoplethere_______.
A.wearsmilingmasks
B.wearsmilesontheirfaces
C.areverypositiveindailylife
D.enjoyawealthyandhappylife
30.Masskaraisthenameofa_______.
A.festival B.city C.food D.man
31.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutBacolodistrue?
A.Bacolodisthe4thlargestcityofPhilippines.
B.PeopleinBacolodalwayswearcolorfulclothes.
C.TherearenotspecialplacesofinterestinBacolod.
D.PeopleinBacolodenjoysthebestlifeintheworld.
32.Youmayfindthispassageina_______.
A.storybook B.filmintroduction C.housingadvertisement D.travellingguide
C
Haveyoueverwatchedanykungfumovies?Doyoulikethistypeofmovie?What comes to your mind when you think of kung fu? Maybe Shaolin monks (和尚) with a
seriouslookintheireyes.Butdoesitreallyshowthemeaningofkungfu?
Laurence J. Brahm, a documentary filmmaker from the United States, looked for the answer
inSearchingforKungFu.Inthemovie,BrahmtraveledtocitiesinChinaandtheUStosearchfor
thevalueofkungfu.
Brahm himself is a kung fu lover. He has been practicing the art for more than 40 years. For
him, it is more than fun. Ages ago, Brahm was unable to use one of his legs for two years. Butby
practicing kung fu, hewas able to get well step by step.Now, kung fuhas become a daily activity
forhimandalsothewayhebeginstheday.
Still,thereareotherdeepmeaningsinthepractice.Peaceisonevalue,whichisshownbothin
the name and practice of kung fu. The Chinese character Wu (武) has two parts — ge, meaning
“tofight”,andzhi,meaning“tostop”.So,themeaningofkungfuin Chineseistheartofstopping
fighting. Kung fu artists always greet people with baoquan. This lets each person know that there
arenohiddenweapons(武器)andshowstrust.
“Thelastingvaluesofkungfu,actually,areinthemindsofallChinesepeople,”Brahmsaid.
33.Accordingtothepassage,LaurenceJ.Brahm_______.
A.doesnotlikekungfu
B.can’tuseoneofhislegsnow
C.beginshisdaybypracticingkungfu
D.travelsaroundtheworldtomakefilms
34.Theunderlinedwordcharacterinparagraph5means_______.
A.aspecialartform B.afamousmovie
C.akindofkungfu D.awrittenmarkorletter
35.Whatvaluescanbeshownfrom“baoquan”?
A.Peaceandtrust. B.Courageandsafety.
C.Powerandenergy. D.Wisdomandbeauty.
36.Whatisthethemeofthepassage？
A.Science. B.Culture. C.Nature. D.Fashion.
第二节：阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，
使短文通顺连贯，其中有两项是多余选项。
I love reading in my free time. I have read many books. 37 I have read all of the
booksfromtheseries.
TheHarryPotterseriesisabouttheworldofwizardsandmagic. 38
Firstly, it teaches us the importance of friendship. I have never come across a friendship like
thatofHarry,HermioneandRon.Theysticktogetherthroughthebooks. 39
Secondly,itteachesusthatnooneisperfect. 40 Wearetheoneswechoosetobe.
41 Theyhavetaughtmethevalueofhope.Theseriesgivesmethestrengthtocling
tohopeevenintheworsttimes.
Though I will read more books in the future, the Harry Potter series will always ones of my
favouritebooks.A.Finally,thesebooksgiveushope.
B.Everyonehasgoodandbadsides.
C.Theseriesisaboutfriendshipandhope.
D.Theseriesteachmethevalueofagoodfriend.
E.MyfavouritebookseriesistheHarryPotterseries.
F.Italsocontainsalotoflessonsforyoungpeopletolearn.
G.TheHarryPotterseriesissowell-knownallovertheworld.
四、阅读表达
阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每个题目的答案不超过 5 个单词。
In the Northern Song dynasty, there was a man called Yang Shi. He entered the school to
studyattheageoffourandcouldreadandwritepoemsattheageofseven.Oneday,YangShiand
one of his schoolmates had different ideas on a question. In order to get a correct answer, he went
to visit Cheng Yi, the famous philosopher(哲学家). However, at Cheng Yi’s house, the guarding
boysaid thatMr.Chengwassitting inmeditation(坐禅)in hisstudy.SoYangShi decidedtowait
atthedoor.
After a while, it began to snow heavily. The little boy came out to ask Yang Shi to go back
home.ButYang kept onstanding in the snow andwaitingfor Cheng. Thenthe boyinvited him to
warm himself in the house, but Yang still waited outside. When Cheng Yi’s meditation was over,
the boy opened the door. Everyone was surprised. Yang stood still, without moving his feet. He
wascoveredwithsnow.
Cheng Yi was so moved that he accepted Yang Shi as his student and taught him very
carefully.
42.WhencouldYangShireadandwritepoems?
43.WhydidYangShigotovisitChengYi?
44.WherewasChengYiwhenYangShicame?
45.WhatdidYangShidointheheavysnow?
46.WhatcanyoulearnfromYangShi?
五、词汇运用(共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)
根据短文意思和首字母提示，写出一个完整正确的单词。
My name is Millie. I live n 47 a wetland. It is a beautiful place and I really e 48
visiting it. It is home to many w 49 animals such as birds, fish and so on. And the wetland
alsop 50 usfromfloods.
H 51 , in the past few years, things have changed.Some people want to turn the wetland
into s 52 , houses, restaurants and car parks. Last year, a large shopping mall was built there.
What’s worse, bad things are s 53 going on. What will happen to these p 54 animals?
They are our friends. Ithink itis important for us to do something to help t 55 . We sharethe
samenaturalworld,solet’stakea 56 rightaway!Ibelievewecanfindawaytolivetogether
withthewetlandandanimals!
六、书面表达
57.“立于春始，不负春光。”连云港文广旅局正在筹划2024年“连云港之春”活动。假如你
是李明，请根据以下文字提示，以 “SpringofLianyungang” 为题写一篇英语短文，向前来参
加活动的外国友人介绍连云港的春天。注意：
（1）词数80左右，文章开头已给出，不计入总词数；
（2）文中应包括所给内容要点，可适当发挥，使文章连贯；
（3）文中不得出现考生的真实姓名、校名等信息。
SpringofLianyungang
Hello, I’m Li Ming. Welcome to “Spring of Lianyungang”.
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