2023-2024学年鼓楼区八年级（上）英语期末试卷考试时间：100分钟满分：100分选择题（共50分）一、听力（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）（略）二、单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下列各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1John, you are ten minutes lateSorry! I was leaving _ my phone rangAnd it was from my sister.AwhenBwhileCafterDbefore2There will be a talk on natural disasters tomorrow afternoonWonderfulBut it takes two hoursIm afraid I cant sit _ the whole talk.AfromBacrossCoverDthrough3What does it mean when people say “Dont live in fear, just live”?Never care too much about the fearTry to live life to the fullest _.AeitherBalreadyCinsteadDtoo4Reading is important to us because it can make our minds _ a pool of water.Aas cool asBas clear asCas deep asDas wide as5The old artists works always _ peoples daily life in the countryside.AfollowBwriteCdiscussDdescribe6We form a new word “_” in a different way from the other three.AfirefighterBnoticeboardCimpatientDgreenhouse7I called you yesterday afternoon but you didnt answerSorryI _ a report about animal protection.Awork onBworked onCam working onDwas working on8Which of the following has the same sentence structure as “Miss Li teaches us English.”?AMiss Li works hard all the time.BMiss Li tells us stories in class.CMiss Li asks us to work for our dreams.DMiss Li is the best teacher in my heart.9What can we learn from the note?Hi Sam, Thanks for taking me to the cinema last nightI didnt say at the time but I was a bit afraid!I think I need to watch a funny one next time!MayAMay was in fear during the film.BMay enjoyed the film very much.CMay doesnt like watching funny films.DMay doesnt want to see a film with Sam.10There are no tickets left for The adventure of Shuke and Beita_I really want to watch it.ANo problemBIt doesnt matterCThats a pityDThats amazing三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Every year in Australia, the long-distance (长距离) runners run more than 500 miles from Sydney to MelbourneThe competition 11_ more than five days to finishMany world-famous runners 12_the race (比赛)They become spokespeople for sports goodsIn 1983, 13_, as the runners waited in a line to start the race, a 61-year-old farmer joined them, wearing sports clothes and rubber bootsHis name was Cliff YoungThe other runners thought he was just a watcherBut Cliff told them 14_ that he was there to join the raceHe told them that on his familys sheep farm, he often had to bring about 2,000 animals together by himself“Sometimes I had to 15_those sheep for two or three days,” he saidWhen the race began, the younger runners flew 16_ CliffInstead of catching up with them, Cliff ran slowly along in an unusual wayThe other runners and the watchers thought he would never finish the raceBut 17_ happenedWhen all the other runners took a break to sleep, Cliff kept runningThe other runners caught up to him each morning, but finally Cliff was too 18_ in front of themOn the fifth day, the sheep farmer ran into first placeCliff got $10,000 for winning the raceHe didnt know there would be prize money (奖金), and he gave the money to runners like himDoing this 19_ him a hero in AustraliaSince then, many runners have started to use his 20_ way of runningNo one sleeps during the race any moreThe farmer changed long-distance racing and showed that age and style arent everything.11AspendsBtakesCcostsDpays12Ago forBgo throughClook forDlook through13AmoreoverBhoweverCinsteadDotherwise14AcarefullyBsuddenlyCclearlyDslowly15Alook afterBpick upCwait forDrun after16ApastBoverCbyDupon17AanythingBnothingCsomethingDeverything18AearlyBlateCnearDfar19AmadeBledChelpedDlet20AawfulBfreeCusualDspecial四、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)请认真阅读下列材料，从材料后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMoonlight shines in the clear blue sky, Reflecting the twinkling stars in my eyesGentle breeze floats through the _, Sweeping through my curly hairSweet music laps gently to my ears, As my eyes glitter with my tearsAye, what a beautiful sight that is, With my thoughts so lost in the mistI sit alone by the sea, Enjoying the silence surrounding meSoon after I leave the place, As the dark clouds fill up the spaceThen comes the pouring rain, Reaching for the shelter is my aimGoodbye silence, goodbye fear, To home I return that is so nearMini-dictionary;1reflect/riflekt/v反射2twinkle /twinkl/ v闪烁3breeze/bri:z/ n微风4lap/lp/ v拍打5glitter /glit/ v闪烁6mist /mist/ n薄雾7surround /srand/ v围绕8shelter /elt/ n庇护(处)21How did the writer feel in the poem?AVery happy.BVery excited.CA bit