廣東省深圳市厚德書(shū)院2023-2024學(xué)年上學(xué)期八年級(jí)英文期末考試題

深圳厚得書(shū)院初二第一學(xué)期英文期末考試（2023年度）EnglishSubject:___________________EnglishName:___________________Class:_______________________Date:___________________Score:___________________/100Part1ReadingComprehension(Total:20marks)Patrick’sTriptoThailandJason,JackandIjoinedatourtoThailandlastChristmas.Onthefirstday,wearrivedlateatthehotelaftertravellingthewholeday.Wewereexhausted.AfteraquickshowerIwentstraighttobed.IntheearlyhoursofthemorningIwasdisturbedbyeeriecalls.Sometimestheysoundedlikethehowlofthewind,whileatothertimes,morelikeamurmur.Jasonalsoheardthesoundsandaskedme‘Doyouthinkthere’ssomethingstrangeaboutthisroom?’OfcourseIfeltthesamebutIdecidednottoscaremyselfbythinkingtoomuch,soIsuggestedwegobacktosleep.Forgettingwhathadhappenedthenightbefore,wewentsightseeingagainthenextday.Sincewehadalreadyvisitedmanytemples,wewenttoapublicparkandanationalgalleryinstead.ItwasallgreatfunexceptthatJackdidn’ttalkverymuch.Thatnight,wereturnedtoourhotel.Althoughwefeltsomethingwaswrongwithourhotelroom,thestrangestthingwasthatthetalkativeJackweknewhadbecomeaveryquietboy.JasonandIdecidedtotalktohim.‘Jack,what’swrongwithyou?Youhavehardlysaidawordtoday,’Isaid.‘I’mfine.I’mjusttired.’Jackreplied.‘Tired?Sowhydon’tyougetsomesleepinsteadofsittingthere?’‘Ican’tsleep.Sincewearrived,Ihavefeltverytired.Ifeel...Ifeelasifthereweresomethingveryheavyonmyshoulders.’‘Youmustbeverytired.Let’sgotosleepnow.’ThetripsoonendedandIwentbacktoHongKong.Idevelopedmyphotosbutsomethingsurprisedme.IfoundastrangepatchofwhitelightinallthephotosIhadtakeninThailand.WhatreallychilledourbloodwasaphotoinwhichashadowofawomanwassittingontopofJack’sshoulders.IrecalledthehauntingsoundsIhadheardinmyhotelroomandwhatJackhadtoldus.LaterIlearntthatthemurmuringsoundmeant‘Iampossessed’inThai.A DecidewhichofthefollowingareTrue,FalseoriftheinformationisNot Giveninthepassage.PutatickinONEboxonlyforeachstatement.(10marks, 2markseach) TrueFalseNotGiven1.TheboyswenttoThailandatChristmastime.□□□2.Jackdidnotthinktherewasanythingstrangeabouttheirroom.□□□3.Theywenttovisitmanytemplesonthesecondday.□□□4.Jacktalkedalotbeforehewentonthetrip.□□□5.Jasonfelttiredandhisshouldersfeltheavy.□□□AScore:AScore:B Choosethecorrectanswers.(4marks,2markseach)Lookattheword‘developed’inline20.Nowlookatthedictionaryentryfor‘develop’below.Whichmeaningcorrespondstothemeaninginthepassage?Writethecorrectnumberintheboxprovided.develop(verb)tograduallygroworbecomebigger,moreadvanced,stronger,etc.e.g.HongKonghasdevelopedintoaworldcity.tostarttohappenorchange,especiallyinabadwaye.g.Acrisiswasrapidlydevelopinginthecompany.tobuildnewhouses,factories,etc.e.g.ThesiteoftheoldbuildingwillbedevelopedbyaBritishcompany.totreatfilmwhichhasbeenusedtotakephotographswithchemicalssothatthepicturescanbeseene.g.Iwillhavethephotosdevelopedtomorrow.□Whichofthefollowinghasthesamemeaningas‘hardly’?almostnonealwaysfrequentlyoccasionally □BBScore:C Answerthefollowingquestionsincompletesentences.(6marks,2markseach)Findaphrasewhichmeans‘scaredusagreatdeal’fromthepassage.___________________________________________________________________________ 9. Amongallthestrangeandmysteriousexperiences,whichonedidtheboysfind mostfrightening?___________________________________________________________________________HowdoweknowthatPatrickwasnotfamiliarwiththeThailanguage?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________CScore:CScore:Part2Grammar&Usage(Total:80marks)D Fillintheblanksusingtheactiveorpassivevoiceandthecorrecttenseoftheverbsinbrackets.Thefirstonehasbeendoneforyouasanexample.(20marks,2markseach)DearJanice,Howareyou?Howwasyourholiday?Inthesummer,myfamilyandI1.visited(visit)LeedsCastleinEngland.LeedsCastle2.___________(build)in1119byRicharddeCrevecoeurandthecastle3.____________(become)aroyalpalacein1278.In1926,LeedsCastle4.______________(buy)byLadyBaillie,thelastprivateowner.Thecastle5.______________(open)tothepublicin1976.TheGovernment6.___________(take)overthecastleand7.____________(turn)itintoamajortouristattraction.Guidedtours8._____________(be)availabletointroducethehistoryofthecastle.We9.________________(surprise)bythemagnificenceofthecastleand

10._____________(take)alotofpictures.Attachedplease11.____________(find)somepicturesofLeedsCastle.Hopeyoulikeit.Writebacksoon.Cheers,JosephE Kate,yournet-friend,hassentyouanemailaboutherupdatesatschool. Completetheblanksinheremail.Thefirstonehasbeendoneforyouasan example.(20marks,2markseach)DearJohn,Howareyou?Whenwillyou1.finishyourexams?Ihopeyougetgoodresults.Iwasverybusylastweek2.__________therewerealotoffunctionsinmyschool.TuesdaywasOpenDay.Iwasoneoftheorganisers.Manyofthestallswere3.______________informationaboutschoolclubsandteams.4.___________Iwashungry,Iatealotofcakesattheteapartyheldinthecanteen.Itwasalmost8p.m.bythetimewe’dtidiedup.OnThursday,wehadtospeakEnglish5.__________itwasEnglishDay.Wehadtospeaktoeach6._________inEnglish.AnEnglishdrama7._____________bytheseniorstudents.ItwasfunnyforthemtodressupinoldEnglishcostumes.Thedaywasfulloffunandjoy.I’mgoingtohaveabarbecuewithmyfriendsonSunday.Ilikebarbecues8.____________IcanchoosethefoodIlike.Ilikechickenwings9.________fishballsinparticular.Doyoulikebarbecues?Maybeyoucan10._________usnexttime.I’mgoingtostopnow.Tellmeabout11._________schoollifeinyournexte-mail.Bestregards,EScore:KateEScore:F Completethesentencesusingthewordsandcorrectformsoftheverbsgivenin brackets.(20marks,2marks)Ifitdoesn’traintomorrow,we____________________________________(go/beach).IfTyphoonSignalNo.8ishoisted,we_____________________________(not/haveto/go/school).IwillreadmorebooksifI______________________________________(have/time).IfIgotoAmerica,I________________________________________________(visit/friends/California).Iftheweatherisfine,we___________________________________(have/barbecue).You___________________________________________(arrive/NewYork/morning)ifyoutakeadirectflight.Ifyoufeedthekittentoomuchfood,it_________________________________(become/overweight).Ifyourdoggetsregularexercise,it___________________________________(stay/fit/healthy).Ifthereisalotofsnowfalling,people____________________________(stay/their/houses).IwillsingasongifI______________________________________(be/happy).FFScore:G Fillintheblankswithusingtheverbsintheboxbelowingerundform.Eachverbcanbeusedonlyonce.(20marks,2markseach)preparegodivestudyhikebelistenwatchjoingoI’mtiredof______________________tohislies.Youshouldavoid______________________ontherollercoasterasyoudon’tlikescaryfunfairrides.Isanyoneinterestedin______________________thisSaturday?Itisagoodchancetogetsomefreshairandexercise.Gigisuggests______________________totheSpaceMuseumthisSunday.Doyouenjoy______________________films?Maybewecangoandseeafilmtogether.Teresaisgoodat______________________.Shelikestoswimeveryday.Iamsorryfor______________________solate.Hestarted______________________forthematchtwoweeksago.Famine30isaverymeaningfulevent.Itisreallyworth_