2022-2023学年山东省烟台市芝罘区八年级（下）期末英语试卷（五四学制）

第一部分阅读理解（共两节）第一节（满分30分）阅读下列短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

• 1．Celebrate beauty of Lantern Festival Many traditional Chinese festivals remind us of the special foods.As zongzi are to Dragon Boat Festival and mooncakes are to Mid-Autumn Festival，yuanxiao—sweet dumplings made of sticky rice flour—are special to Lantern Festival.
      Lantern Festival falls on the 15th of the first lunar month，marking the end of the Spring Festival celebrations.
      Apart from the round-shaped yuanxiao，another beloved part of the celebration is the lanterns，which come in almost every possible size and shape.In old times，riddles（谜语）were pasted onto them so that people could try to solve then while looking at the beauty of the lanterns.However，both tradition and handicraft have become less popular among young people.
      Lantern Festival was at its height in the Tang and Song dynasties.It was a day of great fun back then.In the evening，people went into the streets with all kinds of lanterns，watching lion or dragon dances，eating yuanxiao and setting off firecrackers.
      The festival also provided a chance for unmarried young girls to go out freely in search of their true love，since they weren't normally allowed to do so.The famous Song Dynasty poet Ouyang Xiu recorded this romantic tradition with the well-known line： "Atop the willow tree hangs the moon；my date comes in the evening soon."
  
  （1）Besides eating yuanxiao，what other tradition is popular during Lantern Festival？

  
  A．Setting off fireworks.
  B．Solving riddles on lanterns.
  C．Watching movies.
  D．Eating mooncakes.
  （2）During which dynasties was the Lantern Festival most popular？

  
  A．Tang and Song.
  B．Ming and Qing.
  C．Qin and Han.
  D．Sui and Tang.
  （3）Why did unmarried young girls go out during the festival in ancient times？

  
  A．To admire their stars.
  B．To become a poet.
  C．To search for true love.
  D．To enjoy nice food.
  （4）How do you translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph？

  
  A．月上柳梢头，人约黄昏后。
  B．床前明月光，疑是地上霜。
  C．海上生明月，天涯共此时。
  D．明月几时有，把酒问青天。
  组卷：7引用：1难度：0.5

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• 2．Cameron Patterson，a British student，spent his childhood in China.He has seen many great changes in the country over the past 15 years，especially trains.
      At the age of 8，Patterson moved from Wales to join his father in Shanxi.In the following years，he and his parents lived in a few cities.They also travelled a lot during holidays.However，traveling itself wasn't always relaxing.When his family moved from Jiaingsu to Guangdong，they took the old green train and spent one and a half days on the trip.
      Now with high-speed train，life become much easier.Long and boring trips in the past have become shorter.Also，the modern trains are more comfortable. "A coin（硬币）wouldn't move at all on the table of a fast moving train."He said excitedly.
      Patterson was glad to see these changes in China，but he also wondered how they happened.When he read a poem about China' s role model Jiao Yulu in 2015，he got the answer.Jiao was seriously ill at that time，but still kept working to help people till the end of his life.Jiao devoted（献身）himself to improving people' s life. "He was really great.I learn a lot from him，" said Patterson.
      Patterson now works as a Confucius Institute（孔子学院）volunteer at Lancaster University."I'm proud to act as a bridge between the UK and China and help the two peoples know about each other' s cultures better."
  
  （1）From the first two paragraphs，what do we know about Patterson？

  
  A．He moved to China at an early age.
  B．He didn't feel any changes in China.
  C．He took great interest in China's history.
  D．He was always excited when taking the old green train.
  （2）The writer shows the modern trains are more comfortable by

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  A．playing a trick
  B．asking a question
  C．giving an example
  D．showing a picture
  （3）Why does Patterson mention （提及） the story of Jiao Yulu？

  
  A．To ask readers to study harder.
  B．To tell readers to read poems.
  C．To make foreign readers learn Chinese.
  D．To show that people like him help China become stronger.
  组卷：5引用：1难度：0.5

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• 3．Sick while in motion（运动） As the weather gets warmer，there are few things that are better to do than travel.But traveling might not be that fun for everyone，especially for those who have motion sickness.
      Motion sickness is also called travel sickness.It is a common experience for many people.Depending on how you travel，it can be called carsickness or seasickness.People with motion sickness feel very uncomfortable while they are in motion.They feel sick and dizzy，like the room around them won' t stop spinning.
      It is generally believed that motion sickness happens when your senses（感 知）become confused（困惑）with each other，Scientific American reported.
      We use different parts of our body to sense movement.Our eyes tell us if we are moving.The inner ears contain a special liquid that helps us sense our direction and balance.Our muscles react to movement.
      When you move around，these body parts work well together.But when you are in a car or an airplane，they get confused.Your inner ear signals that you' re moving，but your eyes say you' re sitting still because you can' t see that you' re moving.This mismatch gives ús motion sickness.
      But some people are less sensitive（敏感的）to motion sickness.This may be because they have certain genes that prevent mismatching senses，Bethann Hromatka，a genetics expert from the US，told the Atlantic.
      Although there are many ways to deal with motion sickness，scientists believe that the key is to simply try to adapt to it.For example，some astronauts do special exercises that give them mild motion sickness.After a week or two，the astronauts become used to it and don't feel uncomfortable anymore，Sam Puma，a NASA flight doctor，told the BBC.
  
  （1）People with motion sickness feel very uncomfortable while they are

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  A．sleeping
  B．driving
  C．in motion
  D．in bed
  （2）According to paragraph 3，if your senses become confused with each other，

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  A．you may have cold
  B．you may have motion sickness
  C．you cannot drive
  D．you should sleep
  （3）The special liquid in the inner ears can sense

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  A．movement and.sickness
  B．direction and balance
  C．movement and balance
  D．direction and movement
  （4）What's the purpose of the passage？

  
  A．To introduce motion sickness.
  B．To introduce sickness.
  C．To introduce gene.
  D．To introduce the parts of body.
  组卷：5引用：1难度：0.5

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第三部分书面表达（共两节）第一节阅读表达（满分10分）阅读下面短文，完成短文后的问题。

• 8．'Made in China' means quality
  For a long time， "made in China" made people think of cheap，low-quality goods.China was just the world's factory.But now Chinese brands are going global and being recognized.
     Time magazine recently released a list of the 100 most influential companies in the world.Several Chinese companies were included，such as tech giants Alibaba，Huawei，Tencent，DJI，TikTok and DiDi Chuxing.
     These companies are shaping the world with advanced technology.Time reported that DJI holds 70 percent of the global drone market.This year，it launched a new drone with a set of glasses that give users a first-person view of their drone's flight.TikTok has become one of the most popular apps in the US with its never-ending stream of videos.Some 50 million US users spend an average of 46 minutes on it every day.
     Chinese fashion has also attracted global consumers.In 2011，Chinese sneaker brands Feiyue，Huili and Li-Ning gained international attention.More recently，Shein has become one of the most popular Chinese fast fashion brands overseas.In 2020，its operating income reached over 10 billion dollars，an increase of 100 percent over the previous year，Global Times reported.Many European consumers say Shein is affordable，fashionable and of high quality.
     In the future，Chinese brands will continue to develop.Thanks to a bigger market，improved supply chains and efficient manufacturing， "this is the best era for the development of local brands，" Yan Qiang，a partner with Beijing-based Hejun Consulting，told Global Times.
  （1）What will come to people's minds when we mention "made in China" in the past？
  

  
  （2）How did many Chinese companies enter the Time's list？
  

  
  （3）What's the advantage of DJI's new drone？
  

  
  （4）Why do many European buyers like Shein？
  

  
  （5）Why will Chinese brands develop quickly in the future？
  
  组卷：8引用：2难度：0.5

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第二节写作（满分20分）

• 9．请根据下面的提示，以"How I've Changed!"为题，写一篇英语短文。
  提示：（1）可以从学习状况、人际关系、个人习惯等方面选取，谈谈你过去与现在的变化；
  （2）是什么促使你做出改变？他人的帮助还是不寻常的经历？
  （3）现在的你是什么样子？你的感悟是什么？
  要求：（1）注意时态的转换；
  （2）词数80 左右；
  （3）题目与开头已给出，不计入总词数。
  
  How I' ve Changed! My life has changed a lot in the last few years.
                
  组卷：5引用：2难度：0.5

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