2023-2024学年湖南省长沙市八年级上学期期末英语试题

2023-2024学年湖南省长沙市八年级上学期期末英语试题

A fun and educational summer camp for children aged 6 to 15. CAMP ACTIVITIES *Tree Climbing (June 28 ～ July 2, 2023)

Trees are everywhere at our campsite（营地）! You can have a picnic and play games under the trees.

*Go with the Flow (July 5 ～ 9, 2023)

Enjoy the Xiang River that runs through our campsite.

See all the animals that make the river their home. Go fishing. But remember that you can’t swim.

* The Wild Park Tour (July 12 ～ 16, 2023)

The wild park is 300 meters away from our campsite. Walk to the park and see wonderful plants and animals in it. You can also climb the mountain. FEES: $134 each week.

Early bird savings. Save $30 if you book before April 15. CAMP HOURS

Our camp begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. every day. CONTACT US

*********************************************.1. Who can take part in the summer camp?

A．Tina, 5 years old. B．Jim, 13 years old. C．Ben, 17 years old.

2. What can’t kids do in the summer camp?

A．Swim in the river.

B．Walk in the park. C．Play under the tree.

3. How much should Jim pay for the camp on April 10?

A．$30.

Everyone worries. But how do you deal with your worries? Whether your worries are big or small, you can take these three steps to deal with them. First, try to find out what youˈre worried about.

Sometimes, you might know what youˈre worried about. Other times, you might not. Try to find it out first; if you canˈt, you can ask for help. Second, think of ways to make it better.

There is always something you can do to help you feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it wonˈt solve your problem. Grades at school are often a top worry for kids. If youˈre worried about grades, ask yourself these questions:

◆Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?

◆How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isnˈt a test? ◆Do I have a good place to do my homework? ◆Have I tried different ways of studying?

If your worry is about a fight you had with a friend, you might write down all the things you could do: Write a note to him or her, invite him or her to a basketball game, say sorry to him or her, etc. Once you have a list of things you can do, you can choose the one that gets your friend back. Third, ask for help.

When youˈre worried, it can be helpful to find someone to talk to. You can ask your parents, friends, or teachers for help.

4. When you donˈt know what youˈre worried about, ________.

A．you should try to find it out B．you canˈt ask for help C．you donˈt need to think of ways

5. If youˈre worried about grades, you can ask yourself these questions EXCEPT“________”.

A．Why are grades important? B．What do grades mean to me? C．Who studies the best in my class?

B．$104.

C．$134.

6. According to the passage, if you have a fight with your friend, you can ________.

A．make a new friend

B．invite him or her to play with you C．say you are angry with him or her 7. Which of the following is NOT mentioned?

A．Keep your worries to yourself.

B．Make it clear what you are worried about. C．Make a list of things you can do.

People always work together to get shared goals, while researchers are busy working out how to make the teamwork work well. Now, two American researchers, Suzanne Bell and Eduardo Salas, have studied the “the Science of Teamwork”.

There are some important findings in their study. “The more you understand the science behind the teamwork, the better your teams will be,” says Bell, a university teacher.

A team's success often comes from its composition （组成）as Bell describes in her findings. Surface-level factors（表层因素）of team members—such as age, nationality and cultural backgrounds-can be important to the team's result.

However, the “deep-level” factors have a bigger influence （影响）on reaching the goal, such as the abilities, ideas, and feelings of the members. For example, if the goal is to make a new

instrument, it's a good idea to build a team with different thinkers who bring a lot of knowledge, ideas and abilities to the project. But if a team's goal is to finish the work quickly, different ideas might be less important. If a team member thinks the project will not have a good result, his feelings could badly influence the whole group. That's because feelings can spread in a team.

Salas also describes useful ways for improving teamwork in their study. “Team building is the best way to train teams,” Salas says. But the results of such programs are not the same.

If you send a group of leaders into the mountains for two days, they might have fun and learn from each other—but it doesn't mean they'll magically develop new teamwork skills. “Team training

works when we make them experience real teamwork, such as cleaning up a park or writing a report on a project.” Salas says.

Although there is still more work to do to understand teamwork, this study will encourage people to improve their teams in new ways by using science.

8. From the passage, Suzanne Bell probably agrees that ________.

A．team members must understand the science of teamwork B．building teams with right members can improve teamwork C．leaders' teamwork skills greatly influence the team's goals

9. Which is very important for a team when its goal is to make a new thing?

A．Finishing the work very quickly B．Asking more people to join the team. C．Having different knowledge and abilities. 10. What can we learn from the passage?

A．All team building programs can help build teamwork.. B．Cleaning up a park is a useful way to train teamwork. C．Researchers now fully understand how teams work together. 11. Why does the writer write this passage?

A．To encourage teams to reach their goals. B．To discuss different factors for teamwork. C．To suggest some ways of making better teamwork.

阅读下面短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

Now students’ English handwriting gets worse and worse. That makes their teachers feel worried. Is your English handwriting beautiful? 12 Use paper with lines

When you write English words or sentences, you can use paper with lines. That will make your handwriting straight. 13 Be sure to fill the lined space completely. Slow down

If your writing is hard to read, just slow down a little. If you write too quickly, it’s hard for you to stop where you should, and you may make more mistakes easily. Hold your pencil right.

When you hold your pencil in the correct way, writing is much better. 14 That makes the handwriting bad. Try to be relaxed and don’t hold the pencil so hard. Draw more pictures.

15 While you are drawing pictures, you need to use the skills to control your pencil better. Even though you have no chance to draw at school, you can practice by drawing at home.

A．But many kids press down really hard when they write. B．Drawing can improve your handwriting. C．Those lines on the paper can help you to write words in the right size.

D．If not,here are four steps that really work! E．You can improve your handwriting by practicing more. 阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A group of boys stood around a tree. “What a tall tree!” they said to each other, “It would be ________ to climb to the top!”

The group of boys then decided to play a game to ________ who could climb to the top of the tree first. Their mothers were sitting not far away, looking on at their ________ as they played. One of the climbers was an 8-year-old boy named David. He was the shortest child in the group. ________ thought he would win.

Then the game started. All of the boys tried their best to climb as high as they could. At first, the other boys climbed faster than David, ________ he got to the top of the tree fastest in the end. His mother was ________. She asked him, “David, how did you reach the top of the tree so ________?”

“It was easy,” David said, “The other children ________ looking down as they climbed. When they realized how high they were, they were afraid of ________. I, however, looked only up. When I saw how close I was, I kept going higher and higher, ________ I reached the top. ”

It is true in life that if we just keep going forward without looking back, we are more likely to reach our goals(目标). 16.

A．boring 17.

A．believe 18.

A．students 19.

A．Nobody 20.

A．and 21.

A．proud 22.

B．worried

C．sad

B．so

C．but

B．Somebody

C．Everybody

B．children

C．teachers

B．think

C．see

B．exciting

C．dangerous

A．carefully 23.

A．kept 24.

A．taking down 25.

A．if

B．after

C．until

B．falling down

C．turning down

B．prepared

C．practiced

B．quickly

C．quietly

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Everyone 26 (know) that fish is good 27 health. The fat in fish can help to protect our hearts. But many people don’t cook fish at home. Some people don’t know 28 to buy fresh fish, while others don’t know how to cook fish after 29 (buy) it. In fact, it just needs a little knowledge. This text is about how to buy and cook fish in 30 easy way. When you buy fish, you should first smell 31 . Fresh fish should smell sweet. Strong smell means the fish isn’t fresh. Do not buy it. When you have bought a fish and arrive home, you should put it in the fridge 32 (keep) it fresh. There 33 (be) many common ways to cook fish. The 34 (easy)way is to steam it. First, clean it and season(调味)it with your choice of spices(调料). Then put the whole fish on a plate and steam it in a steam pot for 8-10 minutes 35 it weighs about one pound.(A larger one will take more time.) 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

One of the great things about traveling alone is that you can decide where you go and what you eat. You’ll be surprised at what you discover about yourself without any influence.

Traveling alone really shows you what you’re made of and helps you to discover inner strength you didn’t know you had. Besides, it also gives you time to think, learn and grow. When your eyes are wide open, you’ll get a whole new outlook on the world.

It’s easy to think that traveling alone is lonely. Although that may sometimes be true, you’re hardly ever alone. When you travel in a one-person team, this can provide a chance for you to enjoy the most interesting part of travel—communicating with the local people.

In fact, traveling to know more about the world is not easy. There’s research to be done, flights to be booked and choices to be made. One of the main advantages of traveling with friends is being able to share these things and support each other through the process, even if it’s just someone who will wait with your bag when you go to the bathroom.

Just as your mother always says, it’s true that traveling with others can give you a sense of safety, especially if you’re new to travel. You know that if you get lost or have your wallet stolen, there’s someone to hold your hand when you try to explain your situation in a foreign police station.

There’s no right or wrong way to travel. Whether you travel alone or team up with friends, it is up to you.

36. What can you decide when you travel alone?

_______________________________________________

37. According to the writer, what is the most interesting part of travelling in a one-person team? _______________________________________________ 38. Why isn’t it easy to know more about the world by traveling? _______________________________________________ 39. What does your mother think of travelling with others? _______________________________________________ 40. Which way will you choose to travel?

_______________________________________________

41. 假如你是John,你的好朋友Jack邀请你下周六参观他的农场，但是你不能接受邀请。请你根据以下内容提示，给他发一封电子邮件说明原因。 内容包括：

1. 表达你想去但又不能去的歉意； 2. 说明你不能去的理由（至少三点）； 3. 建议下周日去看电影并说明原因。 要求：

1. 语句通顺，语法正确，行文连贯，书写工整； 2. 70词左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Jack,

Thank you for asking me to visit your farm.

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Yours, John