广东省番禺区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试卷Ⅱ.纸笔部分一、语言知识及运用第一节单项选择从1～10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1．（0.5分）Thestudentsarebusy______forthevoluntaryworkduringthesummerholiday.（）A．prepareB．toprepareC．preparedD．preparing2．（0.5分）It'simportant______us______hardandachieveourdreams.（）A．for，workingB．for；toworkC．of；workingD．of；towork3．（0.5分）﹣Ididn'tseeyouatthebeginningofthepartylast．night﹣I_____onmybiologyreportatthat．（time）A．workedB．workC．wasworkingD．amworking4．（0.5分）Alotoftreesandgrass______inmyschoollastmonth.Nowitlooksmorebeautiful.（）A．plantedB．areplantedC．wasplantedD．wereplanted5．（0.5分）OurEnglishteacherispatientenough______muchtimeexplaininggrammarrulesto（us.）A．spendB．spendingC．tospendD．spent6．（0.5分）—IntheMusicClubHelenplaystheguitar______thanotherstudents.—Yes.Sheevenplaysitas______ashermusicteacher.（）A．morebeautifully；wellB．morebeautifully；betterC．beautifully；wellD．mostbeautifully；best7．（0.5分）Ididn'tgohikinglastweekendnot______the，butrain______Iwastired.（）A．because；becauseofB．because；becauseC．becauseof；becauseD．becauseof；becauseof8．（0.5分）ThisAIcourseallowsstudents______theirworkattheirownspeed.（）A．tocompleteB．completingC．completesD．complete9．（0.5分）—Whichanimaldoyoulike______of？all—Snakes.Theyareverydangerous.（）A．betterB．bestC．lessD．least10．（0.5分）______sunglassescanpreventthesunfromshiningoureyesdirectlyinsummer.（）A．WearB．WearingC．WearsD．Towearing第二节语法选择阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。11．（10分）Ifyouarehungry，whatdoyoudo？Willyouhaveyourfavouritemealandstayquietafter？thatJustlikeyourstomach，yourmindisalsohungry.Butitneverletsyouknow.It（1）satisfiesyourneedsandneverletsitselfgrowbecauseyoumakeitkeepon（2）aboutyourfriendsorfavoritestars.Whenmindloses（3）freedomtogrow，creativitygetsafullstop.This（4）bethereasonwhyweallsometimesthink""Whathappensnext？"，"Whycan'Ithink？"Infact，hungerofthemind（5）outbywidereading.WhyreadingbutnotwatchingTV？Itisbecausereading（6）them