2024-2025学年四川省南充市高坪中学八年级上学期期中质量检测英语试卷

2024—2025学年四川省南充市高坪中学八年级上学期期中质量检测英语试卷

一、完形填空(★★)Therewasonceasmallrestaurant.Peoplesaidthatthebestcookintheworldworkedthere.Butthecookwasn’t_________.Hescolded(训斥)hisapprentices(学徒)allthetime.Thenoneday,thecookgotgreatnews.Theemperor(皇帝)decidetohavedinnerintherestaurantthatnight.Hewasveryexcited.Heworkedveryfast.Unluckily,hecuthishandwithaknife(刀)andcouldn’t_________.Oneofhisapprenticestriedtocomfort(安慰)him.“_________willbeOK,I’llhelpyou,”hesaid.Thenthecookandtheapprenticestartedtowork_________.Thecooktoldtheapprenticewhattodo,andtheapprenticecookedagreatmeal.Whentheyfinished,theemperorarrived.Thecookandtheapprenticebroughtouthisdinner.Theemperorlovedthe_________verymuch.Aftertheemperorleft,thecooksaidthankstotheapprentice,andhebecamenicetotheotherapprentices,too.1.A．richB．luckyC．famousD．friendly2.A．cookB．sleepC．singD．draw3.A．NothingB．EverythingC．SomethingD．Anything4.A．tooB．earlyC．onlineD．together5.A．musicB．foodC．clothesD．shows(★★)WhatdoyouknowaboutBritain?Thefollowinginformationmayhelpyou.FoodBritainpeoplelikegoodfood,andmorethanhalfofthemgotoa_________everymonth.Fastfoodisalsovery_________.30%ofalladults(成年人)haveahamburgereverythreemonths,but46%_________fishandchips!SportsBritainpeopledon’tdoalotofsports._________17%ofpeoplegoswimmingeveryweek,about9%gocycling,andonly6%playfootball(but32%goto_________it).CinemaandTVFilmsareverypopularinBritain,andabout60%ofpeople_________15and24gotothecinemaeverymonth.Athome,menwatchTVforaboutthreehourseveryday—twoquartersmorethan_________.HolidaysBritainpeoplelovegoingonaholiday,_________theyhavemanyholidayseveryyear.Manyoftheseholidays_________intheUK—27%areinSpain,10%areintheUSA,and9%areinFrance.Maybethisis__________theweatherinBritainisn’tverygood!6.A．restaurantB．bankC．cinemaD．museum7.A．famousB．popularC．strangeD．comfortable8.A．takeB．makeC．chooseD．get9.A．EvenB．StillC．EverD．Only10.A．watchB．findC．showD．kick11.A．betweenB．beforeC．afterD．of12.A．parentsB．womenC．neighborsD．relatives13.A．butB．ifC．andD．so14.A．isB．areC．isn’tD．aren’t15.A．becauseB．whenC．whereD．Why二、阅读理解(★★★)Oneday,anAmericanmanSimonwenttoLondontoseehisfriend,Rick.Ricktoldhimthathisflat(公寓)wasonthefirstfloor.Whenhearrived,Simonwentstraighttothefirstfloorofthebuilding.ButamantoldhimthattherewasnoRickonthatfloor.Doyouknowwhy?Infact,theBritish(英国人)callthefirstfloorofabuildingthegroundfloor.Thefloorabovethegroundflooristhefirstfloor,butAmericanswouldcallitthesecondfloor.ThestoryshowsthatthereareafewculturedifferencesbetweenBritainandAmerica,thoughtheBritishandAmericansbothspeakEnglish.TheBritishdon’tlikeshowingtheirfeelings.Theyhardlystartasmalltalkwithstrangers.Forexample,onthetraintheBritishoftenspendtheirtimereadingnewspapersorbooks.ButAmericansarequitedifferent.They’remoreactiveandeasiertotalkwith.TheBritishandAmericansmayusedifferenttermsforthesamethings.TheBritishusuallyuse“football”“holiday”and“lift”,butAmericansliketouse“soccer”“vacation”and“elevator”.16.SimonwenttoLondonto________.

A．visithisfriendB．spendhisholidayC．haveameetingD．takeatrip17.WhichpictureshowsuswhereRick’sflatwas?

A．B．C．D．18.Accordingtothepassage,theBritishusuallyspendtheirtime________onthetrain.

A．playingcardsB．talkingloudlyC．doingsomereadingD．watchingmovies19.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“terms”meaninthepassage?

A．学期B．词语C．会议D．报告20.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．Simon’sfunnystoryB．SmalltalkinBritainandAmericaC．ThedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericancultureD．Peoplespendtimedifferentlyonthetrain(★★)Doyouwearclotheswithcolorfulpatterns?Peopleusuallyusemachinestomakethesepatterns.Buthowdidancient(古代的)peoplemakethem?Ancientpeopleusedtie-dye(扎染).Tie-dyeisaveryoldwayofdyeingclothesinChina—it’smorethanl,000yearsold!It’spopularinYunnan.Peoplefirstputcloth(布料)intothebluedye(染料).Somepartsoftheclothbecomeblue,butotherpartshavealightercolor.Whenyouopenoutthecloth,you’llseebeautifulpatterns.Nowthetie-dyeskillisChina’snationalintangibleculturalheritage(国家级非物质文化遗产).An’ninginYunnanisfamousfortie-dye.YangCheng,52,learnedtie-dyefromhismotherinthe1980s.Yanggottheoldskills.Atthesametime,hestudiedtie-dyeinothercountries,suchasJapan,IndiaandFrance.ItoncetookYangtwoyearstomaketwotie-dyeddresses!HeusedmanyskillsofAnningtie-dye.Somepatternsonthedressaretraditional,whilesomearemodern.HeusedimagesofDianchiLakeandeightpopularflowersinYunnan.“Iwanttoputallthebeautifulthingsintotie-dyeworks,”Yangsaid.NowYangisstilldyeingandteachinghisdaughtertie-dye.“wehavethedutytopassdowntheskilltoyoungergenerations(世代).”Yangsaid.Yangnowteachestie-dyeinschools,communitiesandcompanies.Morethan100,000peoplelearnedfromhim.________ButYangsaid,“Machines,can’ttaketheplaceofourcreativehands.”21.Whatcantie-dyehelppeopledo?

A．Makecloth.B．Growpopularflowers.C．Makecolorfulpatterns.D．Practiceskills.22.WhendidYangChenglearntie-dyefromhismother?

A．Inhisfifties.B．10yearsago.C．Whenhisdaughterwasborn.D．Inthe1980s.23.Accordingtothepassage.whichstatementisTRUE?

A．An’ninginGuizhouisfamousfortie-dye.B．YangChenglikesoldskillsoftie-dyebetter.C．IttookYangChengtwomonthstofinishtwodresses.D．YangChengteachesmanypeopletie-dye.24.Whichofthesentencescanweusetoputinthe________?

A．Yang’sdaughterlikestie-dyeverymuchbecauseitisfullofinterestingideas.B．Althoughittakespeoplemoretimetotie-dye,thepatternsarereallybeautiful.C．Someworrythattie-dyemaydieoutbecauseusingmachinesisfastandcheap.D．Chinesegovernmentistryinghardtoprotectthetraditionalwayofdyeing.25.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanweprobablyseetheabovepassage?

A．Geography.B．Travel.C．Culture.D．Education.(★)Themascots(吉祥物)ofthe9thAsianWinterGames(亚洲冬运会)in2025areSiberiantigers,“Binbin”and“Nini”.Thename“Binbin”istakenfromtheword“Harbin”,andthename“Nini”comesfromtheword“Nin”.Sothetwonamesmean“YouarewelcometoHarbin”.IntraditionalChineseculture,thetigerisasymbolofgoodluckandhasmanygoodcharacters(特征).Amongthem,“beingbrave”and“beingbrave”arethesameastheOlympicspirit.Theemblem(会徽)ofthe9thAsianWinterGamesin2025wascreatedbytheteamofTsinghuaUniversity.Ithastheshapeofskaters,thecityflowerofHarbinandthesignoftheOlympicCouncilofAsia.TherearesomeChineseculturesinit.ThereisaChinesecharacter“九”intheemblem,whichmeansthe9thWinterGames.ThecreationisalsofromtheChinesecharacter“合”whichmeansbeingfriendlyandgettingonwellwitheachother.ItshowstheChinesepeople’shopeforgettingtogether,learningfromeachotherandhavinggoodcommunication(交流)withAsianfriends.Theslogan(口号)ofthe9thAsianWinterGames——“DreamofWinter,LoveamongAsia”,meanstomakeAsiancountriesjointogetherwithiceandsnow,createnewgrowthiniceandsnoweconomy(经济),anddevelopculturalcommunicationbetweenAsiancountries.TheAsianWinterGamescanbringgreatdevelopment(发展)forAsiancountries.26.Whatdothenames“Binbin”and“Nini”mean?

A．WelcometoHarbin.B．BeingstrongandbraveC．Tigerandluck.D．Olympicspirit27.Whichofthefollowingisn’tintheemblem?

A．Theshapeofskaters.B．TheiceandsnowofHarbin.C．ThecityflowerofHarbin.D．ThesignoftheOlympicCouncilofAsia.28.Whatdoestheemblemofthe9thAsianWinterGamesmeaninChineseculture?

A．BringinggreatdevelopmentforAsia.B．Beinglucky.C．Gettingtogetherandbeingkind.D．Fantasticskaters.29.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?

A．YouarewelcometoHarbin.B．Chinesepeople’shopeforgettingtogether.C．TheChinesemeaningoftheemblemofthe9thAsianWinterGames.D．Asiancountrieswillgetbetterthroughthe9thAsianWinterGames.30.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A．TherelationshipofBinbin,Niniandthetiger.B．Theuniversity,Chinesecultureandthe9thAsianWinterGames.C．Themascots,emblemandsloganofthe9thAsianWinterGames.D．ThetraditionalChinesecultureandthe9thAsianWinterGames.(★★★)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。Readingisagoodhobbyforallkindsofreasons.First,readingisfun.31Youwillneverfeelboredortired.Next,youcanreadabookanywhere—inacar,onaplaneoreveninthebathroom.32Itissoeasytogetabook.Anothergoodreasonforreadingisthatitisuseful.Ifyoureadasahobby,youwillgetbetterandbetteratit.33Asyourreadingskillsimprove,youwillprobablyfindyourschoolworkbecomesmuchbetter.Somepeoplesaythatreadingisnotinfashion(流行).34YoucanreadontheInternet.Themoreyouread,themoreknowledge(知识)youwillget.Goodreadersmaybecomewriterstoo.35Readingisawonderfulhobby.Whynotstartreadingrightnow?

A．ButIdon’tthinkso.B．Everyonelikesreading.C．Theyalwayshavemorethingstowriteabout.D．Youcanalwayskeepyourselfhappyifyoulikereading.E．Allyouneedisabook.F．Andyouwillreadfasterandfinditeasiertounderstandwhatyouread.三、单词拼写(★★★)36.IwanttogotoBeijing.Oneofthemainr________isthatIexpecttovisittheGreatWall.(★)37.Johnmadeonebigmistakeandasaresult,hel________hisjob.(★)38.Hishomeisthec________toschoolofallthestudents,sohewalkstoschooleveryday.(★★)39.Wehaveclothesatverygoodprices.Youcanbuyclothesc________here.(★)40.Lindalikesrunning.Sherunsatl________threetimesaweek.四、短文填空(★★)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个恰当的词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在题后相应横线上。Thevillagesuperleague(联盟)or“CunChao”isafootballgameamongdifferentvillagesinRongjiang,GuizhouProvince.Itmakesfootball41famousthanbefore.ManypeoplecametoGuizhou42(watch)itandmorethan5000,000peoplewatcheditthroughtheInternet.Alltheplayerscome43differentethnic(民族的)groupsandsuchasMiao,DongandYao.44theyaredifferent,theyfightfortheircommonlove—football.Like“CunChao”,anothervillagesportseventcalled“CunBA”isalsopopular.Ifyouareabasketballlover,youcan’tmissit.In2023,over20045(group)playedin“CunBA”.Afteralong-timefight,the46(win)cameoutonMarch27th.Both“CunChao”and“CunBA”have47longhistorydatingbacktothe1940s.Atthattime,lifewashard.Thevillagershardlyhadspecialplacestodosports.However,difficultiesdidn’tstop48(someone).Theykeptdoingsports.Now,comparedwithspendingtime49(go)online,moreandmorepeoplechoosetodosports.Theresultsofasurveyshowthatdoingsportstrulymakesa50(different)topeople’shealth.五、任务型阅读(★)阅读短文，根据短文内容，在短文后面的空格里填入最恰当的单词（每空限填一词）What’sthesecretofbeingagreatfriend?Herearesometipstohelpyoubeanicefriend.Laughandcrytogether.Laughingwithafriendisthebest,butsometimesit’scryingthatmakesyouclosertogether.Don’tbeafraidtobeyourselfwithyourfriends.Shareyourtruefeelings—youmaylearnthatyourfriendsfeelthesameway.Asaresult,friendswillunderstandeachotherbetter.Beathoughtful(体贴的)giftgiver.Gift-givingisn’tjustforbirthdaysorholidays—itcanbeafunwayofmakingyourfriendsfeelspecial!Butdon’tbuyexpensivepresents—becreative!Makingthingsshowsyourcare,becauseyouputtimeandthoughtintoyourgifts.Makehimcookies,writehimapoem,ordrawsomethingspecialforhim.Smallthoughtfulgifts,suchaspickingaflowerforafriendwhoissick,justmightcheerhimup.Standupforhim.It’shardtowatchsomeonelaughatafriend.Butdon’tjuststandthere.Dosomethingaboutit!Youcanfindacreativewaytosolvetheproblemtomakeotherslookatyourfrienddifferently.Othertimes,youneedtoshowyourcourageandsupporthim—heneedsyou.Itmaybenoteasy,butit’swhatagoodfriendshou