2023-2024学年河北省秦皇岛市海港区八年级（上）期末英语试卷 一、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共10分。 Lyra is a small baby.She can't say much yet.In fact，she can't speak"Mom"or "Dad"（1） _____ .But there is one word.Lyra says over and over again.That is"Peppa".Her mom doesn't know （2） _____ Lyra loves the cartoon character so much.To her，Peppa is just a pink pig. Peppa Pig first （3） _____ on TV in 2004.It talks about the stories of Peppa and her family.It （4） _____ the hearts of children，and became popular quickly all over the world.Now Peppa Pig has become （5） _____ of the most famous cartoons in the world. Psychologists（心理学家） give two （6） _____ why Peppa Pig is so popular.It has bright colors and （7） _____ storylines（故事情节）.Children can know what it is saying.Also，it's just right for （8） _____ and their children to watch together. Even adults（成年人） enjoy it.For example，Claire，25，shows her love for Peppa Pig."Some of my friends can't （9） _____ it，"she says."But I think it's fun and interesting.I （10） _____ to watch it with my kid in the future." 1.A. quietly B. clearly C. carefully D. slowly 2.A. what B. where C. who D. why 3.A. watched B. happened C. appeared D. stayed 4.A. won B. shared C. saw D. felt 5.A. one B. two C. three D. four 6.A. results B. lessons C. reasons D. questions 7.A. simple B. boring C. old D. special 8.A. friends B. parents C. teachers D. students 9.A. find B. stand C. forget D. miss 10.A. remember B. dislike C. plan D. miss 二、补全对话-填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。 11.A：（1） _____ B：The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway. A：Wow，now I know why you're so good at writing stories. B：Yes，（ 2） _____ A：Really？How are you going to do that？ B：（3） _____ And what do you want to be？ A：I'm not sure about that. B：（4） _____ Not everyone knows what they want to be.Just make sure you try your best. A：（5） _____ A.Yes，you're right. B.What are you reading？ C.That's so bad! D.I want to be a writer. E.Don't worry. F.I'm going to keep on writing stories. G.I want to be a pilot. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 三、阅读理解：本大题共8小题，共16分。 A Many kids think they are too common.They think they are not the prettiest or the smartest.Sometimes kids don't know how special they are.When they see excellent players or cool stars，they often think：Am I excellent？What am I going to be when I grow up？ Growing up means understanding what you can do and what you can give to the world.When you are young，you don't see that.But as you get older，you may know that by being yourself，you do give something to other people. Maybe you aren't the best，but that doesn't make you "not special".Think about your friends.Write down some things that you like about them.Think about why you are friends.You are going to know that in the end，though they aren't the smartest or the prettiest or the most talented，they are great in their ways.And they feel just the same as you. In fact，it is great to be the best at som ... ...
