20222023學年陜西省西安市長安區(qū)八年級（下）期末英語試卷1.Pleaselearnto_________thedifficultyatthefront.A.send B.make C.face D.have2.Itiscruel_________youtokillthecatinthisway.A.in B.of C.with D.at3.Whenhecalledme,I_________inmyroom.A.is

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heavily7.Ihopeyoucanmake_________apologytoyourmomsoon.A.a B./ C.an D.the8.Theboyisspeakingallthetime.Heissucha_________one.A.quiet B.quietly C.noisy D.noisily9.Wouldyoupleaseshowme_________choice,Jenny?A.your B.yours C.you D.yourselves10.Tomwas_________withtheresult,sohejumpedwithjoy.A.pleasing B.worried C.pleased D.worrying根據(jù)下面短文內(nèi)容，從A、B、C、D四個選項中選擇一個最佳答案。Oneafternoon,Iwenttopickupmymotherfromwork.Igottherealittleearly,soIstoppedmycarbyasmallpark,and___11___forher.WhenIlookedout___12___thecarwindow,Isawalittleboyrunninghappilyonthegrassashismotherwatchednearby.Hewasabouttwoyears___13___.Therewasabig___14___onhisface.Theboythenfellontothegrass,gotup,without___15___athismother.Heranas___16___ashecould,thenhefelltothegrassagain,buthestillhasasmileonhisface.Itseemedthatnothinghadhappened.Atthattime,Ithoughttomyself,“Whyaren’tmostadults(成年人)thisway?Mostadultswillbesoembarrassed(尷尬的)thattheywon’ttryagainif___17___seethemfall.Or,aftertheyfall,theywillfindagoodexcuse(借口)for___18___”.However,withkids,whentheyfalldown,theydon’tthinktheyfail.Theyhavenotconnected“fallingdown”with“failure”.Theyallowthemselvesto___19___mistakes,andtheynevergiveup.Theytryagainandagain____20____theysucceed.Whathavewelearnedfromthelittleboy?11.A.left B.waited C.prepared D.asked12.A.on B.to C.for D.of13.A.young B.tall C.old D.short14.A.smile B.nose C.mouth D.eye15.A.seeing B.looking C.watching D.finding16.A.well B.long C.fast D.quick17.A.someone B.nobody C.something D.nothing18.A.himself B.yourselves C.themselves D.ourselves19.A.help B.give C.take D.make20.A.since B.until C.when D.afterANameIqiyiDoubanXunleiSinaIconWebsiteiqiyi.douban.xunlei.sina.FounderGongYuYangBoZouShenglong&ChengHaoWangZhidongFoundingtimeApril2010September,2004January,2003December,1998Idea(觀念)LetthewholeworldwatchusJoinusmore,andyou‘llgetmore.Nooneisfasterthanme.AllstartwithyouFeatureSharevideoswithotherpeople.Makefriendswithothersandedit(編輯)whatyoulike.Download()whatyouneed.Findeverythingyoulike:news,sports,stories,videos.Notes:founder創(chuàng)始人founding創(chuàng)建feature特點21.Whosefoundingtimeistheearliest?A.Iqiyi’s. B.Xunlei’s. C.Douban’s. D.Sina’s.22.IfyouwanttomakefriendsontheInternet,you’dbettervisit_________.A.iqiyi. B.douban. C.xunlei. D.sina.23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.XunleiisolderthanDouban.B.YangBofoundedIqiyiinApril,2010.C.YoucandownloadwhatyouneedonSina.D.YoucaneditwhatyoulikeonIqiyi.BWhat’syourfavoritecartoon?Itmaybedifficultforyoutodecide.ButforpianistLangLang,TomandJerryisthebestone.WhenLangwastwoyearsold,hesawTomplaythepiano.Thiswashisfirsttimetoenjoywesternmusicandthisexperienceencouragedhimtolearntoplaythepiano.HistalentatthekeyboardhaspropelledhimfromShenyangtotheworld.Langbecameagoodpianostudentatthree.Eversince,theboyhasbeendoingbetterandbetter.In1997,the15yearoldboystudiedatafamousAmericanmusiccollege.Lang’sperformancesareenergetic.Heiswellknownformakingfacial(面部)expressionsandmovingaroundwhileplayingthepiano.Theroadtosuccesshasneverbeeneasy.Lang’sfatherstoppedhisjobtolookafterhim,whilehismotherstayedinShenyangtomakemoney.ButLangthinkshimselfluckyandbelievesheshouldgivesomethingback.Hehashelpedthechildreninpoorareasalot.24.WhatmadeLangLangfirstenjoywesternmusic?A.Whenheplayedthepianoatthree.B.WhenhesawTomplaythepianoattwo.C.Whenhelistenedtothewesternmusicontheradio.D.Whenhisfathertaughthimtoreadmusic.25.Theunderlinedword“propel”means“_________”inthepassage.A.take B.stop C.refuse D.sell26.WhydidLangLang’smotherstayinShenyang?A.BecauseshelikedShenyang,shedidn’twanttoleave.B.BecauseshehadtolookafterLangLang’sgrandparents.C.BecauseshehadtomakemoneyforLangLang’seducation.D.Becauseshedidn’tlovehersonfromherdeepestheart.CHappinessisforeveryone.Youdon’tneedtoworryaboutpeoplewhohavebeautifulhouseswithlargegardensandswimmingpoolsorthosewhohavenicecarsandalotofmoneyandsoon.Why?Becausethosewhohavebighousesmayoftenfeellonelyandthosewhohavecarsmaywanttowalkonthecountrymadsintheirfreetime.Infact,happinessisalwaysaroundyouifyouputyourheartintoit.Whenyouareintroubleatschool,yourfriendswillhelpyou;whenyouarestudyinghardatyourlessons,yourparentsarealwaystakinggoodcareofyou.Whenyougetsuccess,yourfriendswillsaycongratulationstoyou;whenyoudosomethingwrong,peoplearoundyouwillhelpyoutocorrectit.Allyourhappinessisalwaysaroundyou.Happinessisnotthesameasmoney.Itisafeelingofyourheart.Whenyouarepoor,youcanalsosayyouareveryhappy,becauseyouhavesomethingelsethatcan’tbeboughtwithmoney.Whenyoumeetwithdifficulties,youcansayloudlyyouareveryhappy,becauseyouhavemorechancestochallengeyourself.Soyoushouldnotalwayssayyouarepoorandyouhavebadluck.Asthesayinggoes,lifeislikearevolving(旋轉(zhuǎn)的)door.Whenitcloses,italsoopens.Ifyoutakeeverychanceyouget,youcanbeahappyandluckyperson.27.Whenyouareindifficultyatschool,_________.A.yourclassmateswilllaughatyouB.youwillhavenochancetochallengeyourselfC.peoplearoundyouwillhelpyougetitrightD.youwillbealwaysveryhappy28.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Whenyougetsuccess,yourfriendswillsaycongratulationstoyou.B.Youcan’tgethelpfromotherswhenyoumakemistakes.C.Youcan’tbeahappypersonifyouhavelittlemoney.D.Happinessisnotafeelingfromyourheart.29.Whydowesay“Happinessisnotthesameasmoney”?A.Becausemoneyalwaysbringshappiness.B.Becausemoneydoesn’talwaysbringpeoplehappiness.C.Becauseeverythingcanbeboughtwithmoney.D.Becauseonlyrichpeoplehavehappiness.30.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Lifeandsuccess. B.Luckylife.C.Dosomethinggoodtoothers. D.Happinessisforeveryone.It’seasytotellsomeonegoodnews,butwhataboutbadnews?Arethereanygoodwaystogivebadnewsthatdoesn’tmakepeopletoosad?____31____Saysomethinggood.Trytostarttheconversationwithsomethinggood,sothatwhatyousayisnotallbad.Forexample,“Iknowyouplaysoccerverywell,____32____.”O(jiān)ryoumayendtheconversationwithapromise,“I’msureyouwilljoinusinthenextgame.”Prepareyourlistenerforthenews.Usewordstointroducewhatyou’regoingtosay,like“I’mreallysorry,but...”or“I’mafraidI’vegotsomebadnews”.____33________34____Peopleliketoknowwhythingsgowrong.Trytoexplainthedecision:Ifyouhavetocutoffatripwithfriends,canyouexplainwhy?Useasoftfriendlyvoice.Ifyou’regivingsomeonebadnews____35____.Saythingstoshowyouunderstand,like“I’mreallysorry.Iknowthismustbedisappointing.”A.Thisgivesthelistenertimetoprepareforthenews.B.trytouseasoftfriendlyvoicetomakeyousoundkindC.Badnewsalwaysebeforegoodnews.D.Thefollowingwaysmighthelp.E.butweonlyneedoneteammateF.Makeatripforhim.G.Trytogiveareason.36.我們每個人應(yīng)該有責任意識。Allofusshouldhavethesenseof_________.37.日本是一個亞洲國家。Japanisa(n)________.38.當我們在外面的時候，要照顧好我們自己。Please_________ourselveswhenweareout.39.帳篷里有一只蚊子。Thereisamosquito_________.40.他當然會接受你的建議的。Hewillacceptyouradvice_________.choose；good；sad；nervous；day；excite；sing；success；one；findTheschooltalentshowwasing!Iwasso____41____becauseIlikedsingingverymuchandwantedtotakepartinit.SoIsignedupforitatonce.Thenthe____42____audition(試唱)came.IwasinsuchahurrythatIdidn’tgetfullyprepared.ButIstilldidmy____43____forit.Sinceitwasmyfirsttimesinginginfrontofsomanypeople,Iwasreally____44____.WhenIfinished,theonlyproblemwasthatIwasn’tloudenough.Forthe____45____oftheweek,Ipracticedhardtoimproveit.ItwassuchagreatchallengeformebecauseIwasaquietgirl.ButIknewIhadtogetitover.I____46____tosingthesongwhichwassungbyafamousgirlsinger.WhenIpracticedduringmyfreetime,I____47____itwasveryhardtosingit.IneededtopayattentiontonotonlythesongIwas____48____,butalsomyfacialexpressions.Duringmyaudition,Ievenforgotsomelyrics(歌詞)____49____.ButasIkeptpracticing,Igotbetterandbetter.Onthedayweperformed,about300peoplecametoseetheshow.Itookadeepbreath(呼吸)andtriedtocalmdown.Theshowwas____50____finally.Theschooltalentshowwasagoodexperienceforme,andIhadlearnedalotfromit.Treesareimportanttous.Theyprovideuswithfood,woodandoxygenwebreathe.Whatelse?Stories!Americancouple(夫婦)DianeCookandLenJenshelcan’tagreemore.Thecouplearetwofamousphotographers.Theyspentovertwoyearstravelingaroundtheworldtotakepicturesofdifferenttreesfortheirbook“WiseTrees”.Theysaidtheygottheideaofthebookin2012.Whentheywerephotographingcherryblossoms(櫻花)inJapan,CookgotacallthatherfatherwasdyingintheUS.Theywatchedniceflowersfloatdowninthewindandstartedthinkingaboutthewisdom(智慧)thattheygotfromtrees.“WiseTrees”showsreaderspicturesof59unusualtreesfrom12countries.Mostofthetreesareamongtheworld’smostbeautiful,oldestandbiggesttrees.TaketheMontezumacypress(墨杉)asanexample.It’ssaidtobethewidestandoldesttreesofitskind.Thelocalgovernmentandpeopleareproudofthetreeandlookafteritwell.ManyMexicanchildrenoftengoonschoolfieldtripstoadmirethetree,too.“Treescanlivewithoutus,butwecan’tlivewithoutthem,”saidthecouple.“Theyreallyplayaveryimportantpartinourlife.”51.Whatdotreesprovideuswith?Theygiveusfood,wood,and_________.52.Whendidthecouplehavetheideaofthebook?Theyhadit_________.53.Whydidtheyspendovertwoyearstravelingaroundtheworld?Theytraveledto_________ofdifferenttreesfortheirbook“WiseTrees”.54.WhatwasCookdoingwhenshegotacallinJapan?Shewasphotographing_________there.55.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?Weshould_________.A:LiLei,whatareyougoingtodotomorrow?B:Oh,Ihavenoplans.________56________?A:I’mgoingtoChongqingSichuanOperaMuseum.Ha