湖北省武汉市硚口区2023-2024学年上学期期末学业质量检测八年级英语试题

—Jake, let's meet at 7 o'clock in the evening.

—OK. ____. 

 —Spring Park is a newly opened park. ____?

—It's big and beautiful.

 —Do you think the party ____ a big success? 

—Sure. I do hope everything goes well. 

 —Do you have time for a coffee? 

—Sorry, I'm really busy today. Maybe ____ time.

 ____ the old worker has little knowledge, he has a lot of experience

 —This dictionary has many ____ of how words are used. 

—Great! They'll be very useful.

—I would like to have something ____. I'm a little hungry.

—Here is some bread and milk. 

 —Swimming is ____ the best form of exercise you can get. 

—Sure it is. As you know I live by the sea. 

 —How beautifully you sang the song Edelweiss! 

—Thanks! And I think that's the best way to ____ my English.

I like the saying, "Hope for the best, ____ the worst, and take whatever comes. "

 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 

Justine Galloway's father was a good runner. He 1 his love of the sport to Justine. When she was seven years old, her father had Parkinson's disease ( (帕金森病). After he passed away, she kept running in his honor.

When Justine was running her tenth marathon (马拉松), 2 , she felt great pain in her body. She had to give up the 3 . Her pain got 4 and soon she could 5 walk. Justine turned out to be sick, too, and her disease was 6 to Parkinson's.

After that, Justine began to receive treatment (接受治疗). One day, she 7 that she could run backwards (朝后), but not forwards. One of her friends 8 her, "Would you like to set a world record for running backwards?"

Justine loved the idea. She 9  to try running half marathons backwards and finished a few. Then, she10  to go for a Guinness world record. On her second try, she succeeded and became the 11  backwards half marathon runner. She has since broken her 12  record twice. 

Justine no longer feels sad about not being 13 to run forward. She 14 her story will encourage more people. "Keep going, " she said, "Don't let anything 15 you!"

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	____ Early in the morning, everybody is in a hurry. But the roads are very busy. Can we take an air taxi to go from one place to another one day? The Chinese company EHang says that this may not be very far away. Its EH2l6-S is an electrical aircraft (电动飞行器). Now, the aircraft has the world's first official permit (官方许可证) to fly people without a pilot.
	Drive your robot Driving a robot is not just something from books or movies. This is Archax, a human-like robot from Japan. It is about  4. 5 meters tall. Users can sit inside its chest (胸口) and drive it. It can move 10 kilometers per hour. Users can also control (控制) its arms and hands.
	Police have a new helper To make people safe, New York City is asking robots for help. The police there have a new helper. It is K 5. Does it look like a big and strong bear? K5 works in a subway station between midnight and 6 am. It can record (录制) videos with cameras on its head. It has a button. Press it. People can ask a question or report a crime to the police.

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    Bella J Dark is a little girl from Weymouth, England. She loves to read and has been writing short stories since she was three years old. 

When Bella was five, she drew a picture of a lost cat. Her father said to her, "Would you like to write a book about this cat?"

Bella thought this idea was fun. She then spent about five days writing the book, The Lost Cat. In the book, a cat named Snowy gets lost after going outside alone (独自) at night. Bella also drew and colored the pictures in the book. Only one drawing on the last page was drawn by her big sister. 

After the book was finished, Bella's parents took it to a book fair (书展). There, a publisher wanted to take a chance on the book. The book was published in January 2021 and more than 1, 000 copies (本) have been sold. In the same year, Bella was named the world's youngest female to publish a book by Guinness World Records (. 《吉尼斯世界纪录》) .

Bella is working on a sequel (续集) to Snowy's story in her free time. What kind of trouble will the cat get into this time? We can't wait to find out!

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With an app (应用软件) called Slowly, I've made pen pals from all over the world!

I started by choosing topics I was interested in, including the future world, economics (经济学) and psychology (心理). The app would then match me with people with the same interests. Then I met my first, and so far, best pen pal. 

Her name is Emma. She's the same age as me. She is studying in London, UK. We share stories about our school life. We read books together and talk about them. We also discuss the economy and the future of the world.

Later, we also tried video chatting (聊天) Even though I didn't speak very good English, she would listen patiently (耐心地) and help me correct myself. We will give each other birthday gifts and meet up in the future. I feel that although we are in different parts of the world,         ★    .

With that app, I also made pen pals from the US, France, Austria and Belgium. We talked about our favorite films, the beautiful scenery (风景) and the cultures of our countries. My pen pals are like sunshine, lighting up all the beauty in my life. 

 How much yogurt do we need? （同义句表达）

  cups of yogurt do we need? 

 What are you planning to do after school?  （同义句表达）

What are you   do after school? 

 She must study for the English test.  （同义句表达）

She   study for the English test. 

 I think there will be more trees and less pollution.  （同义句表达）

I don't think there will be trees and pollution.

The students are talking about when they'll have a class party. （同义句表达）

The students are talking about when   a class party. 

 根据教材内容在横线中填写所缺单词。

Resolutions are promises to yourself. They may  to make you a better person and to make your life easier. I am going to  four resolutions. 

The first resolution is about my own improvement. Next year, or maybe sooner, I am going to take up a new . I think singing is a great activity so I am going to learn to sing. I think this will also make my family happy they love to listen to music and sing together. 

 阅读下面短文，根据上下文、所给首字母或括号内单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的单词。每个空只能填一个词。

Dear Maddy, 

I have two good friends, but they don't like each other. When we play together, they always quarrel (争吵). both of them are my friends. What should I do? How should I help them?

Alice

Dear Alice, 

That must make you feel (comfortable). So, it's a good idea to talk with your friends about it. Tell them how it makes you f. Hopefully, they will try to s their problems. A good friend should be willing to do that. But if they don't, it's not your p. Sometimes, people just don't get along. And if they try to say mean (things about each other to you, don't p sides. Tell them they should talk it out with each other, not you. If you're (plan) an outing or party, i them both and tell them that the other friend is coming. But don't be s if they don't want to come. They are (luck) to have such a caring friend as you!

Maddy

 寒假即将到来，你将如何度过一个修养身心又有意义的寒假呢？假设英语老师给你布置了一项作业，要求用英文写一篇短文和同学们交流。请根据下列内容提示从保持健康、陪伴亲友和改善学习等方面谈谈你的寒假计划。

内容提示： 

What will you do to keep healthy? 

How will you spend your time with your family or friends?

What do you plan to do to improve your schoolwork?

Something more about your plan. 

注意：文中不得透露个人真实信息；词数60左右：开头己给出，不计入总词数。

Winter vacation is coming. How can I have a relaxing and meaningful vacation?