2023-2024学年江苏省泰州市姜堰区八年级（上）期末英语试卷（含解析）
2023-2024学年江苏省泰州市姜堰区八年级（上）期末英语试卷一、单选题：本大题共10小题，共10分。1.We all know that a day has 24 hours. But over a billion years ago, the days were much _, lasting _ than 19 hours.A. longer; lessB. shorter; fewerC. shorter; lessD. longer; fewer2.Some people, _ they are complaining that the boring days are hard, are unwilling to step out of their comfort zone (舒适圈). Thats true. Its important to take the first step towards growth.A. whileB. becauseC. andD. if3.Laba Festival, also called “Laba”, comes _ the eighth day of the twelfth month of the year. The twelfth month is also called “la” month _ Chinese. As the saying goes, “After Laba, its the Chinese New Year.”A. in; withB. after; withC. before; inD. on; in4.Where is your father? Is he cleaning the car? No, but he _ it the whole morning.A. cleanedB. was cleaningC. is cleaningD. cleans5.Hows the _ in your city? Not very good. There are always long lines of cars on roads especially on rainy days.A. foodB. weatherC. cultureD. traffic6.Why are you taking a basket with you for shopping? The store doesnt _ shopping bags for shoppers to protect the environment.A. giveB. countC. provideD. collect7.Your brother is seldom careless, _ he? _, he often does something wrong.A. isnt; YesB. isnt; NoC. is; YesD. is; No8.Simons favorite animal has long legs as well as a long thing neck. Which is his favorite animal?A. B. C. D. 9.Surprisingly, Marys beautiful hair _ below her knees and made _ almost a coat for her.A. reported; herselfB. rose; herC. reached; itselfD. received; it10.Its unhealthy to make yourself stay in the past. How about understanding yourself and looking back kindly at your past? _. I will no longer live in the past. I will learn from it and move on.A. Where there is a will, there is a wayB. What a pityC. Things are going fineD. That is so kind of you二、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共22.5分。Let me tell you a story. Long long ago there were _11_ mountains in northern China. One was Taihang Mountain; the other was Wangwu Mountain. In the north of the mountains, there was a big family. The grandpa in the family was called Yugong. Because the mountains were _12_ their house, he and his family had to walk long to get to the town on the southern side.One day Yugong thought, “Its so _13_ to go out like this! Im an old man now, but I have children. For them and their children and their _14_ children, the road to the outside world cannot be blocked that way by the mountains. We should try to let them have a chance to _15_ to know the world! “Hearing what Yugong said, people pulled _16_ together and made up their minds to remove the two mountains. However, the mountains were so _17_ that people cant see their tops. The whole family couldnt dig very much each day _18_ they didnt give up and kept on digging day after day.Their perseverance (坚持) deeply touched their _19_. Some children even came over to help.An old man named Zhisou in a neighboring village heard about this and came by just to talk with Yugong about it. “It was so unwise of you to make such a decision. You and your family dont have enough energy. How could you _20_ remove the huge mountains? Let them stop now. Dont waste any more time!” he said.Yugong _21_ and said slowly, “You are wrong. When my sons are getting old, I still have grandsons here. My grandsons will have their children and their childrens children. The family is _22_ . While the height of the mountains cannot be increased any more. We must make our dream _23_ one day.”The Jade Emperor (玉皇大帝) was touched by Yugongs perseverance. He ordered two deities (神仙) to _24_ the two mountains away on their backs, putting them in a place _25_ Yugongs house.11.A. oneB. twoC. threeD. four12.A. in front ofB. at the back ofC. across fromD. at the top of13.A. boringB. tiringC. excitingD. amazing14.A. grandfathersB. fathersC. childrensD. friends15.A. break downB. go outC. get intoD. breakup16.A. myselfB. ourselvesC. yourselvesD. themselves17.A. smallB. broadC. wideD. high18.A. andB. butC. soD. because19.A. familyB. teachersC. studentsD. neighbours20.A. possiblyB. politelyC. quietlyD. quickly21.A. criedB. leftC. smiledD. joined22.A. endlessB. aliveC. excellentD. hopeful23.A. get onB. get downC. come outD. come true24.A. pushB. carryC. takeD. put25.A. close toB. next toC. at the foot ofD. far away from三、阅读理解：本大题共20小题，共40分。AImagine waking up to find a cup of coffee ready and floor swept. With smart devices(装置) controlled by AI. All housework can be done while you are asleep.Now your kids can try these devices at the small home, show in our community science center from August 1st to August 14th
