2024-2025學(xué)年江蘇省新海初級中學(xué)八年級上學(xué)期英語期中考試試卷

2024—2025學(xué)年江蘇省新海初級中學(xué)八年級上學(xué)期英語期中考試試卷

一、單項(xiàng)選擇(★★)1.Janeis________honestgirl,soallofherfriendstrustherallthetime.

A．a(chǎn)B．a(chǎn)nC．theD．/(★)2.—DoyoulikewatchingCCTV-5?—Yes,Ido.Butitwouldbebetterwith______advertisements.Ihateadvertisements.

A．moreB．lessC．fewerD．many(★★)3.Thetrafficwastooheavy,butwestillarrived________theairportintime.

A．inB．onC．a(chǎn)tD．to(★★★)4.Inourlibrary,therearealotofbooksonhistory.Thenumberofthebooks________stillgrowinglargerandlarger.

A．wasB．isC．a(chǎn)reD．were(★★)5.Wehaveactivitiesthesedays.Everyoneinourschoolisas________asabee(蜜蜂).

A．busyB．busierC．busiestD．thebusiest(★★)6.—Howdoyoulikeyourlastschooltrip?—Ithinkitwas________.Itrainedallthetimeandwehadtostayatthehotel.

A．boringB．excitingC．boredD．excited(★★★)7.Iwantedashelfinmybedroom.Somyfatherspentfivehours________theshelfonthewall.

A．toputupB．puttingupC．toputinD．puttingin(★★)8.Alwaysreadthe________beforeyoutakethemedicine.

A．collectionB．instructionC．invitationD．celebration(★★★)9.—________,John?—Heisverykindandhard-working.I’mhappytomakefriendswithhim.

A．WhatisyourbestfriendlikeB．HowisyourfriendlikeC．WhatdoesyoubestfriendlikeD．Whatdoesyourbestfriendlooklike(★★★)10.—Myidealschoolisonthemoon.—________.Iwishitcouldcometruesomeday.

A．That’srightB．NevermindC．SeeyouD．Itsoundsamazing二、完形填空(★★★)WeneverwenttoChinabefore.Somyparentsplanneda________toBeijingthissummer.ThenIdecidedtobuymyfatherabookcalledChina:KnowBeforeYouGo.“Looksveryinteresting,butwedon’t________that.”hesaid.How________hewas!OurfirsteveninginBeijingbeganataboutnineo’clock.Wewalkedpasta(an)________restaurant.Thestaff(員工)werecleaningtablesandwereabouttogohome.“Thislooksgood.”saidmyfather.“Ithinkit’sabouttoclose.”Isaid.“Peopleeat________thanintheUK.Itsayssoinmybook.”“Oh,terrible!”saidmyfather,“Thenightisyoung!”Thestafflookedabitunhappybut________ustoatable.Ayoungwomanhandedusa________,allinChinese.Myfatherpointedtoafewthings.“That’swhatwewant.”hesaid.Myfatherpickedupthechopsticksandstartedtapping(敲擊)thebowllikeplayingthedrums(鼓).“Don’tdothat,Dad.”Isaid.“It’snot________inChina.”Afterawhile,oneverylargeplateoffoodarrivedinthemiddleofthetable.Myfathertookitandstartedeating.“Where’sthe________ofthefood?”hesaidtothewaitress.“Dad,”Isaid,“peopleinChina________foodtogether.Thatdishyou’reeatingisfor________.”Butheateeverythingontheplate.“Dad,”Isaid,“inChina,peoplethinkit’srudeifyoueateverything.Theythinkyouarestill________.”Finally,myfatheraskedabouttheprice.He________andhandedthewaiter20yuanbeforeleaving.Thewaiterlooked________.“Whatareyoudoing?”Isaid.“Peopledon’tgivetips(小費(fèi))inChina.”Ineverfeltsoembarrassedinallmylife.The________andthesightswerefantasticandI’llsurelygobacktoChina.ButnexttimeI’llleavemyfatherathome.11.A．houseB．tripC．ticketD．room12.A．needB．makeC．mindD．read13.A．cleverB．kindC．wrongD．serious14.A．a(chǎn)mazingB．cheapC．emptyD．expensive15.A．fasterB．quickerC．laterD．earlier16.A．helpedB．showedC．a(chǎn)skedD．told17.A．noteB．menuC．penD．book18.A．interestingB．generousC．patientD．polite19.A．restB．nameC．priceD．choice20.A．tastesB．buysC．sharesD．cooks21.A．everybodyB．somebodyC．nobodyD．a(chǎn)nybody22.A．hungryB．poorC．fullD．healthy23.A．spentB．costC．tookD．paid24.A．surprisedB．happyC．worriedD．sad25.A．tableB．storyC．foodD．weather三、閱讀理解(★★)

Materials◆Awideglassjarwithalid

◆Veryhotwater

◆Someice

◆Amatch

Veryimportant!Onlyparentscanusematches!!!Steps1.Putsomeiceonthelid.

2.Fillthejarwithveryhotwaterabout1.5cm.

3.Askyourparenttolightamatch.Thenblowout(吹滅)thematchjustabovethejar.Holdthesmokingstickinsidethejar.(Youwantsmokefromthematchtofillthejar.)

4.Quicklyputthelidwithiceonthejar.

5.Waitforafewminutesandtakethelidoff.Thenyoucanseethecloud!ResultArealcloudcomesup.Butit’snotroundanditdisappearssoon.26.Whichistheveryimportantwhenyouusematchesintheexperiment?

A．Aglassjar.B．Veryhotwater.C．Someice.D．Yourparents’help.27.Whatistherightorderof“makingthecloud”?①②③④⑤

A．①②③⑤④B．①⑤②③④C．①③⑤②④D．①④③⑤②28.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?

A．Atravelguide.B．Asciencemagazine.C．Astorybook.D．Anovel.(★★★)There’saspecialideaontheInternetcalled“20MinutesforParks”.Itsaysthatifyouspend20minutesinaparkeveryday,you’llfeelmorerelaxedafterabusyday.Now,over100,000peoplefromallovertheworldjointotalkaboutparks.Theysharestoriesandphotosfromparkseverywhere.HuanglivesinShenzhennow.Shelikestheideaofspendingtimeinparks.Shenzhenhasmanyparksclosetowherepeopleliveandwork.Huangwenttoaparkinherlunchbreakwhensheworkedatacompany.Shesaysbeingintheparkhelpsherrelaxandforgetaboutwork.Parksarespecialplacesformanypeople.Theyalsoshowwhatacityislike.WhenHuangfirstcametoShenzhen,shethoughtitwasjustaplacetomakemoney.ButthenshefoundthatShenzhenhas1,260parks!Huangdecidedtovisitthemall.Shesaysitwillhelpherunderstandthecitybetter.Today,manyofusspendtoomuchtimeindoorsanddothesamethingsagainandagain.Butinapark,wecandolotsofdifferentthings—itisfullofsurprises!The“20MinutesforParks”ideashowshowimportantparksareforpeople.Parksaremadebypeople,andthey’respecialbecausepeoplearethere.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph3referto?

A．WorkinginShenzhen.B．Takingphotosofparks.C．TalkingaboutparksontheInternet.D．VisitingalltheparksinShenzhen.30.WhendidHuanggotopark?

A．Atlunchtime.B．Afterthelunchtime.C．Whenevershewanted.D．Whenherworkwasfinished.31.WhatdidHuangthinkofShenzhenwhenshefirstarrived?

A．Itwasacitywithnoparks.B．Itwasaplacetomakemoney.C．Itwasacitywithmanyparks.D．Itwasacitywithmanykindsofjobs.32.“20MinutesforParks”ideashows________.

A．parksarenotimportantforcitylife.B．weshouldtakemorephotosofparks.C．parksareonlyimportantforpeoplewhowork.D．parksarespecialbecausetherearepeoplethere.(★★★)ThenextdaywasRoberta’sbirthday.Mothertoldhertostayoutsideuntilteatime.Shefeltverylonelyinthegarden,soshewalkedtothecanal(運(yùn)河).“Hello,Roberta,”thedoctorsaidinhiscart.“Doyouwantaridehome?”Robertagotintothecartandsatnexttothedoctor.However,shewasveryquietalltheway.Thedoctorasked,“What’sthematter,Roberta?Isn’tyourmotherbetter?”“Oh,yes,she’sgettingbetter,”Robertasaid.“ButIthinkshe’sworriedaboutthebill.Iheardhertalkinginhersleep,‘HowcanIpaythedoctor?’againandagain.”Thedoctorsaidnothingforalongtime.Hewasnotrich,buthesaid“I’llseewhatIcandoaboutmybill.”Robertastayedinthegardenuntilteatime.Whenshewentinside,thereweretwelvecandlesonthetable,flowers,andsomegifts.Asshewalkedin,Mother,PhyllisandPetersangabirthdaysongtoher.Robertaalmostcried,shewassohappy.“Lookatyourpresents,darling,”Mothersaid.RobertaopenedherpresentsandtheonefromPeterishismodelengine(引擎).Itwasbroken,butsheknewhowmuchPeterlovedit.Shetooktheenginefromhim.Thenextday,shesecretlytookthisbrokentoyenginetotherailwayyard.Robertawasalittleafraid,butshefoundthedriverandasked“Couldyoupleasehelpmefixthis?”.Robertahandedhimthebrokentoyengine.Thedriverwasangry,butheputsomesolderonthetoyengineandfixedit.RobertagothomeandhandedtheenginebacktoPeter.“Hereyouare,Peter.Ican’tkeepyourengine.Iknowyouloveit.”Petertookhisenginebackandhuggedit.Everyonewashappy.—fromTheRailwayChildren33.WhydidMotheraskRobertatostayoutside?

A．ShewasangrywithRoberta.B．Robertaneededtovisitthedoctor.C．ShewasplanningapartyforRoberta.D．ShewantedRobertatogotothevillagetobuyfood.34.WhogaveRobertaaridehome?

A．Theporter.B．Thedriver.C．Hermother.D．Thedoctor.35.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bill”probablymean?

A．Money.B．Birthday.C．Children.D．Resent.36.WhydidRobertatakethemodelenginetotherailway?

A．Shewantedsomeonetofixit.B．Shewantedtothanktheoldgentleman.C．Shewantedtolearnaboutsteamengines.D．Shewantedtogiveittothestationmaster.(★★★)InChina,it’susualtoseepeopleonthestreetsusingtheirfansinsummer.However,thetraditionalChinesefanisnotjustatoolforcoolingdown.ThehistoryofChinesefansgoesbacktotheShangDynasty(about1600B.C~1046B.C).OneoftheearliestfanswasknownasShanhan.Itwasabitliketoday’sumbrella.Itwasonepartofacarriage(馬車)tokeeppeopleawayfromthestrongsunshineandrainfall.Later,Shanhandevelopedintoalong-handledfancalledZhangshan(障扇).Infact,thefanwasnotusedtohelppeoplecooldownuntiltheZhouDynasty.Atthattime,fanswereusuallymadeofbirds’feathersandmainlyusedbytheemperors(皇帝).Later,bamboofanswereinventedintheHanDynasty.TheywereverypopularamongthecommonpeopleintheSongDynasty.Yearslater,thefoldingfanwasintroduced.Asthiskindoffancouldbeeasilyfoldedandcarried,itsoonbecamepopular.However,thebestthingofafoldingfanwasthepicturesonit.Ifafamouspersonpaintedthefan,itcouldcostalotofmoney.Forexample,afoldingfanpaintedbyZhangDaqianwassoldfor$252,000.QiBaishiandXuBeihongwerealsowellknown.Throughoutthehistory,Chinesefanshavebecomethegreattreasure.Today,therearemorethan500kindsoffansinChina,attractingagreatnumberoffanloversallovertheworld.However,it’sdifficulttocarryonourtraditionalskillsofmakingfansamongyoungpeoplenowformanyreasons.Luckily,TagDesignmadeameaningfultry.Ithadanapp“FoldingFan”whichintroducestheskillsformakingtraditionalfans.Withthehelpoftechnology,thesefan-makingskillsaresurelyabletostayaliveforever.37.Accordingtothepassage,whendidpeoplefirstusefanstocooldown?

A．IntheShangDynasty.B．IntheZhouDynasty.C．IntheHanDynasty.D．IntheSongDynasty.38.Whydidthefoldingfanbecomepopularquickly?

A．Becauseitcouldhelppeoplefeelcooler.B．Becauseitwasinventedbyfamousartists.C．Becauseitwasmadeofexpensivematerials.D．Becauseitcouldbeeasilyfoldedandcarried.39.Whatcanweknowabouttheapp“FoldingFan”byTagDesign?

A．Itsellsexpensivefoldingfansonline.B．Itintroducestheskillsformakingtraditionalfoldingfans.C．IttellspeopleaboutthehistoryofChinesefans.D．Itteachespeoplehowtousefoldingfans.40.Howgoesthewriterorganizethewholepassage?

A．B．C．D．(★★★)閱讀下方短文，選出能夠填入短文空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，使短文通順連貫，其中有兩項(xiàng)是多余的。Afteralongweek,Sundayistheperfectdaytositdownwithfamilies,relaxandenjoyaspecialdinner:Sundayroast(周日大餐).41BritishpeoplehaveeatenSundayroastsforcenturies.Intheolddays,peoplehadtogotochurch(教堂)onSundays.Afterthat,peoplewouldbehungry.42Sowhatisthistasty?EverySundaydinnerhasroastmeal,usuallychickenorbeef,roastpotatoes,vegetables,andYorkshirepudding.43Whatifyoudon’thavetimetomakethetraditionaldinner?Nottoworry.InBritain,therearespecialrestaurants,calledcarveries.44Thenamecarverycomesfromtheactofcuttingthemeatintosmallpiecesbeforeputtingthemonaplate.45Parentsandchildrenwillsitdownandtelleachotherabouttheirweekatworkorschool.Withmanytraditionsdisappearing,traditionalSundaydinnersareasstrongasever.AndIhaveafeelingthatthistraditiondimmerwillbeonBritishtablesallthetime.

A．ThereyoucaneataSundayroast.B．Itisbecomingpopularinothercountriesnow.C．Sofamilieswouldgettogethertoeatabigmeal.D．Thisisapuddingmadewitheggs,milkandsugar.E．ThisisatraditionformanyBritishpeopleonSundays.F．BritishpeopleareverybusyontraditionalSundaydinners.G．Besidesthetastyfood,thismealisalsoagreattimeforfamilies.四、短文填空(★★★)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和首字母提示，寫出合適的單詞。TheChineseswimmingteammadegreatachievements(成就)in2024.Doyourememberthebeautifulandexcellentgirl,ZhangYufei?ShewasborninXuzhou,JiangsuProvincein1998.Sheisnowoneofthemostfamouss46intheworld.Herparentsfoundshewasinterestedinwater,sotheytookhertoa47swimminglessonsattheageof3.Zhangwasc48aboutswimmingandenteredJiangsuswimmingteamwhenshewasonly13yearsold.Fromthenon,shepractisedevenharderandw49manyswimmingcompetitions.Shealsogetsmuchs50fromothers.Zhangisapolitegirlandisalsoveryh51.Sheoftentellsfunnyjokes.What’smore,sheishelpfulandsheofteno52helptoherteammembers.Shelikesvisitingplacesofinterestd53herfreetime.Shewantstomeetdifferentpeopleandlearndifferentc54allovertheworld.“Ireallyenjoym55inthewaterandIamproudtobeamemberoftheChineseswimmingteam.”shesaid.Asherfan,Iamsurethatshewillbebetterinthefuture.五、選詞填空(★★★)從方框中選擇恰當(dāng)?shù)脑~或短語并用其正確的形式填空（每個(gè)詞或短語只能用一次）。

tidyup;atmost;knowmoreabout;playchess;instead;

luck;takeplace;planadayout;lookthrough;hard-working56.________withfriendsmakesmefeelrelaxedandhappy.57.Peterdidn’tplaybasketballthisafternoon.________,hestayedathomeanddidDIY.58.Thegirlisoneof________studentsinourclassandsheoftengetsgoodgradesintheexam.59.—Itwillbesunnythisweekend.Whydon’tyou________withyourparents?—That’sagoodidea.60.Ifyouwanttogetalltheanswersquickly,you’dbetter________thequestionsfirst.61.Simoncouldn’tclimbdowntherocks.________,someclimbershelpedhimdown.62.—WhereisAnne?—Shewithherparents________theirlivingroom.63.The33ndSummerOlympicGames________inPairsinAugust,2024.64.Readalot,andyou________theworld.65.Thereare________40studentsineachclassatSunshineMiddleSchool.六、任務(wù)型閱讀(★★★)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問題，每題答案不超過五個(gè)單詞。WhatdoyoudowhenyoubegintoreadanEnglishnewspaper?First,you’dbetterknowdifferentsections(欄目).Usually,thereisinternationalnews,business,scienceandtechnology,entertainment,lifestyle,sportsandcartoons.Youcanchooseyourfavoritesectiontoreadcarefully.Then,youcometothearticleitself.Ifyoudon’thavetimetoreadthewholearticle,theheadline(標(biāo)題)andphotoscangiveyouthemainideaofthestory.DifferentkindsofarticlesAnewsarticleincludesbodytextandaphotowithashortpieceoftextunderit.Itusuallyputsthemostimportantinformationattheverybeginning.Ifyoudon’thavemuchtimetoreadthestory,justhavealookatthefirstparagraph.Afeaturearticleisanin-depth(深度的)reportonaneventoraperson.Itusuallyhasaninterestingopening.Yougettoknowtheideaofthearticleasyouread.Anotherkindofarticleisanopinion(觀點(diǎn))article.Usua