2024-2025学年山东省日照市田家炳中学八年级上学期12月份考试英语试卷

2024—2025学年山东省日照市田家炳中学八年级上学期12月份考试英语试卷

一、听力选择(★★★)1.Whatdidthemando?

A．Wenttothecountryside.B．Hesawmanypandas.C．Hevisitedapark.(★★★)2.WhatisJuliegoodat?

A．Schoolwork.B．Homework.C．Sports.(★★)3.

A．HemetMichael.B．Tomdidn'tgotowatchthefootballgame.C．Michaeldidn'tgotowatchthefootballgame.(★★★)4.Howisamoviestar’slifestyle?

A．Easy.B．Wonderful.C．Hard.(★★★)5.What’stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A．Classmates.B．Teacherandstudent.C．Momandson.(★★★)听对话，回答下列各小题。6.HowoftendoesDavidsurftheInternet?

A．Onceaweek.B．Twiceaweek.C．Threetimesaweek.7.WhatdoesAliceusetheInternetfor?

A．Lookingforinformation.B．Playinggames.C．Watchingmovies.(★★★)听对话，回答下列各小题。8.Wherearethetwospeakers?

A．Atschool.B．Inthelibrary.C．Intherestaurant.9.Whatdoesthemanwanttohave?

A．Noodlesandwater.B．Beefnoodlesandyogurt.C．Beefandjuice.10.What’stheman’sfavorite?

A．Juice.B．Water.C．Yogurt.(★★★)听对话，回答下列各小题。11.WhendidKittymoveintoanewhouse?

A．Lastweek.B．Lastmonth.C．Lastyear.12.WillGeorgegototheparty?

A．Notsure.B．Yes.C．No.(★★★)听对话，回答下列各小题。13.WhatisBendoing?

A．Makingarobot.B．Playingwitharobot.C．Doingthehousework.14.WhyisBendoingthat?

A．BecauseBenwantstohelphismother.B．Becausetheylikemakingthings.C．BecauseitcanhelpBendohousework.15.WhatdoesBenthinktherobotcando?

A．Dohomework.B．Dohousework.C．Goshopping.(★★)听下面一段独白，回答下列各小题。16.Howmanykindsofpollutiondoesthespeakersayabout?

A．Three.B．Four.C．Five.17.Howdoesthespeakertellclassmatestogotoschool?

A．Bycar.B．Bybus.C．Onfoot.18.WhichdoesthespeakerthinkisNOTright?

A．Throwthingsintorivers.B．Ridebikes.C．Uselesspaper.19.Whichonedoesthespeakerthinkcanstopsound?

A．Puttingthingsintherightplaces.B．Plantingmoretrees.C．Notmentioned.(没有提到)20.Whatdoesthespeakerwantpeopletodo?

A．Havefreetime.B．Gotoschool.C．Savetheearth.二、完形填空(★★)Robertlikednothingmoreintheworldthantowin.Hewastrulysmartatchessbuthecouldn’t________losing.Hethoughthemustbethefirstandbecamethe“best”chessplayerinhis________byusingallkindsoftricks(花招).Almostnoone________toplaywithhimafterclass.OnlyoneboythatdidplaywithRobertwasAllen.Byplayingtricks,Robertalwayswonand________Allen.However,dayafterday,Robert________gotboredwithallthis.Heneededsomethingmore,sohe________totryoutforthecitychesscompetition.Many________playersfromdifferentschoolswouldjoininthebigevent.Hecertainlywantedtobethe________ofthegame.Butwhenhetriedusingallthosetricks,well,________ofthemworked.Thejudges(裁判)stoppedanyofthetricksfromworking.Robertcouldn’tbeatanybodyelse.Hesoon________inthegame.Whentheresultofthegamecameout,hewasvery________tofindAllenwasthefinalwinner.Later,RobertfoundoutthatAllenwasvery________.Failures(失败)didn’tmakehimupsetorlose________becausehewaslearningeachtimetheyplay.Andfrom________competitions,hegottobecomearealwinner.Fromthenon,Robertchanged.Sometimeshewasnotsadtolose________thatwashowhewouldlearnsomethinguseful.Hestoppedexpectingtowinallthetime,butgothisfeetbackontheground.21.A．rememberB．stopC．standD．help22.A．familyB．schoolC．cityD．country23.A．wantedB．refusedC．preparedD．advised24.A．heardfromB．worriedaboutC．laughedatD．foughtwith25.A．hardlyB．clearlyC．possiblyD．finally26.A．decidedB．repliedC．agreedD．promised27.A．seriousB．carefulC．wonderfulD．strict28.A．memberB．winnerC．playerD．actor29.A．eachB．someC．allD．none30.A．lostB．waitedC．joinedD．hurt31.A．surprisedB．boredC．gladD．sorry32.A．luckyB．helpfulC．creativeD．understanding33.A．jobB．heartC．moneyD．health34.A．myB．yourC．herD．their35.A．thoughB．soC．butD．because三、阅读理解(★★★)

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Clickhereformoreinformation.36.Whatcanweknowaccordingtotherulesofthecompetition?

A．An11-year-oldboycanjoininthecompetition.B．Wecanwriteinanystyleofwritingwelike.C．Lilycanaskherbrothertowriteapoemforhercompetition.D．Ourwork(s)willbesentbacktousafterthecompetition.37.Tohandinashortstoryandapoem,whatcolorstarsshouldwedraw?

A．Redandgreen.B．Greenandyellow.C．Blueandred.D．Greenandblue.38.What’sthepurposeofthetext?

A．Toletusknowaboutsomeschoolrules.B．Tointroducesomeexcellentwriterstous.C．Toteachushowtoimproveourwritingabilities.D．Toshowussomerulesandinformationofawritingcompetition.(★★★)Weallenjoythecolorsofautumnleaves.Didyoueverwonderhowandwhyaleafchangescolor?Wheredotheyellowsandorangescomefrom?Toanswerthosequestions,wefirsthavetounderstandwhatleavesareandwhattheydo.Leavesaretheworld’sfoodfactories.PlantstakewaterfromthegroundthroughtheirrootsandtakeCO2fromtheair.PlantsusesunlighttoturnwaterandCO2intoglucose(葡萄糖),akindofsugar.Plantsuseitasfoodforenergyandgrowing.Achemicalcalled“chlorophyll(叶绿素)”intheleavesgivesplantstheirgreencolor.Assummerendsandautumncomes,thedaysgetshorterandshorter,andtrees“know”it’stimetobegingettingreadyforwinter.Duringwinter,thereisnotenoughsunlightorwater.Treesrestduringthistimeandliveonthefoodtheystoreduringthesummer.Theybegintoshutdowntheirfoodmakingfactories.Asthegreenchlorophylldisappearsfromtheleaves,webegintoseeyellowandorangeleaves.Thebrightredsandpurplesweseeinleavesaremademostlyinautumn.Insometrees,likemaples(枫树),sunlightandthecoolnightsofautumnturntheglucoseintheleavesintoaredcolor.Andwecanenjoythebeautifulredleavesduringautumn.39.Whichofthefollowingcanyouputinthebox?sunlight+□?□+CO2→glucose

A．waterB．sugarC．windD．air40.Whydotheleavesturnyellowinautumn?

A．Becausetheyareshortofglucoseandenergy.B．Becausetheyareshortofsunlightandwater.C．BecausetheyareshortofsunlightandCO2.D．BecausetheyareshortofwaterandCO2.41.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．Whenautumncomes,thedaysgetshorterandshorter.B．Duringwinter,treesliveonthefoodtheystoreinsummer.C．Treesbegintostopmakingfoodandtohavearestinsummer.D．Duringwinter,someofyellowandorangecolorsarestillintheleaves.42.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．SeasonchangingB．ColorchangingofleavesC．SunlightandwaterD．Colorfulleaves(★★★)Oneday,astudentaskedhisteacher,“Whatisgreed?”Theteacherdidn’tanswerhisquestiondirectly,butaskedthestudenttowalkthroughthechocolatefactorynexttotheirschoolandpickoutthebiggestchocolatebarhecouldfind.Buttherewasarule:ashepassedthroughthefactory,hecouldnotturnback.Thestudentwenttothechocolatefactory.Ashewalked,hesawalargechocolatebar.Helikedit,buthethoughthecouldfindanevenbiggeroneifhekeptgoing.Hekeptwalkingandsawanotherchocolatebar.Thisonewasalittlebigger.Butagain,hethoughthecouldfindanevenbiggeroneifhekeptgoing.Ashegottotheendofthefactory,hesawfewerchocolatebars,andnoneofthemwereaslargeastheearlierones.Hefeltitwasapitytokeepgoing.Finally,hegaveup.Hewentbacktohisteacherempty-handedandexplainedwhathappened.Theteachertoldhim,“Youlikedthefirstchocolatebar,butyoukeptlookingforabiggerone.Andlater,yourealizedthatyouhadgaveupthebestchocolatebarbecauseyouthoughtyoucouldfindabetterone.Thatiscalledgreed.”Sometimes,weletgoofgoodthingsinourlifebecausewethinkwecanfindsomethingevenbetter.Youshouldlearntomakeyourchoiceswisely.43.Howdidtheteacheranswerthestudent’squestion?

A．Byaskinghimtoexperience.B．Bysettingexamples.C．Bygivinghimtheanswer.D．Bydiscussingwithhim.44.Whydidthestudentrefusetopickupthefirstchocolatebar?

A．Becausehedidn’tlikethechocolateatall.B．Becausetheteacherdidn’taskhimtopickitup.C．Becausehethoughthecouldfindabiggeronelater.D．Becausetheteacheradvisedhimtochoosethenextone.45.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“greed”inParagraph1probablymean?

A．alwaystalkingwithothersB．alwaysthinkingaboutothersC．alwaysworryingaboutworsethingsD．alwayswantingmoreandbetterthings46.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Thestudentdidn’tgettheanswerattheendofthestory.B．Theteacherstoppedhisstudentaskingmeaninglessquestions.C．Peoplesometimesgiveupgoodthingseventhebestbecausetheyaregreedy.D．Thestudentwentbackwithoutachocolatebarbecausehecouldn’tfindthelargestone.(★★★)Weallhavethosemomentswhenbrightideashitus,butnoteveryonecandevelopsuchmomentsintothefruitsofcreativethinking.WhilewebelievecreativethinkingisthefallingappleofIsaacNewton,oneofthegreatestscientists,wehardlynoticethatcreativethinkingisinfactaprocess.Let’slookatwhathappenedin1666.Sittinginthegarden,Newtonwatchedanapplefallfromatree.Hebegantowonderifthesameforcethatpulledtheappledownalsokeptthemooncircling(环绕)theearth.Newtonbelieveditdid.Hecalledit“gravity(重力)”.Thisstoryhasbecomeoneofthemostpopularexamplesof“cureka”moments.Butwhenwecheerforthegreatdiscovery,weshouldn’tforgetthewholeprocessofcreativethinking.Newtonstudiedmathforlongtohaveabetterunderstandingoftheworld.Healwaysenjoyedfindingnewwaystosolveproblems.Thefallingapplewasonlythefruitofyearsofhardworkbefore.Italsostartedthetrainofthoughtthatcontinuedforthenexttwentyyears.Newtonbegantoexamine“gravity”carefully.Heexperimented.Thenhestudiedtheresultsandusedwhathelearnedtodonewexperiments.In1687,thegreatestscientificworkevercameout.Thewholeprocessofcreativethinkingworksthesameinourdailylife.Inschool,weprepareourselvesfortherightmoment.Oncethemomentcomes,wewillcatchitandthenkeeponworkingintheyearstocome.Ittakesmuchtogetthefruitsofcreativethinking,butthesweetestfruitswillbereadyforthosewhowaitthelongest.47.WhycouldIsaacNewtondiscoverthe“gravity”?

A．Becausehestudiedmathforalongtime.B．Becauseafallingapplefromthetreehithim.C．Becauseheenjoyedfindingnewwaystosolveproblems.D．Becausehepreparedalotbeforeandwentorthinkingafter.48.Howdoesthewritermainlydevelopthepassage?

A．Byaskingquestions.B．Bygivingexamples.C．Bylistingnumbers.D．Byexplainingdifferences.49.WhichofthefollowingstatementaboutNewtonisTRUE?

A．Inordertofindthegravity,hestudiedmath.B．Heseldomusedwhathelearnedtoexaminegravity.C．In1687,hebegantowritehisgreatestscientificwork.D．In1666,hethoughtgravitykeptthemooncirclingtheearth.50.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A．Carefulwatchingmakesreallygreatwork.B．Catchingtherightmomentisthekeytothesuccess.C．Creativethinkingistothosewhoarewell-prepared.D．Everybrightideacanbedevelopedintocreativethinking.四、单词拼写(★★★)51.Hewassobusythathepolitely________(拒绝)theinvitation.(★★)52.IwassoluckythatIc________thelastschoolbusthismorning.(★★)53.Hehasmanyh_________includingpainting,gardeningandfishing.(★★★)54.JimwassadthatLisaturneddownhisi________tohisbirthdayparty.(★★★)55.Mr.Wangisahard-workingteacher.Healwaysp________lessonscarefullybeforeeachclass.(★★)56.Tomgavehissisteragiftyesterday.Shea________ithappily.(★★★)57.Lookatthec________,please.Tellmewhatthedatetodayis.(★★★)58.I’msorry.I’mnota________tomorrow.Ihavetotakesinginglessons.(★★)59.Thet________isverylowinwinterhere.Youshouldputonmoreclothes.(★★★)60.Christmasalwaysf________onDecember25th.(★★★)61.ThemapotofuwassodeliciousthatIs________ittomyfriendsatmybirthdayparty.(★★★)62.Wewillstartasearlyasp________togetthereontime.(★★★)63.TuYouyouisoneofthemostfamous________(科学家)intheworld.(★★)64.Takethem________threetimesadayandyou’llfeelmuchbetter.(★★★)65.Attheb________ofthisterm,Ifounditdifficulttolearnmath.(★★★)66.Wehavetoknowthatourparentshavemore________(经验)inlifethanus.(★★★)67.T________under18shouldn’tdriveacar.Theyaretooyoung.(★★★)68.Thedoctor________(建议)Leotodrinksomemilkwhenhewenttothedoctor.(★★★)69.Hec________thedisheswithclothsothatfliescouldn’tgetnearthem.(★★★)70.________(相信)inyourselfisthefirststeptosuccess,soyoushouldtrustyourself.五、短文填空(★★★)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式。Areyoutiredofreading?MaybeyoucanreadthestoryofKuangHeng.Ithinkit’soneof71(education)storiesinChinesehistory.KuangHengwasaveryfamouspersonintheWesternHanDynasty,andhelikedreadingverymuch.Hehadtoworkinthedaytimeandreadduringthenight.Buthewastoopoor72(buy)acandle.Oneday,hefoundhisneighborhadcandles,butthelightcouldn’tgo73thewall.Later,hecameupwith74idea.He75(dig)asmallholeinthewallinhishousesothathecouldreadinthecandlelight.Fromthenon,hekeptreadingbooks76theneighborblewoutthecandleeverynight.77(lucky),therewerenobooksforhimtoreadinhishouseafew78(month)later.Thenhewenttoaskarichmanforhelp.KuangHengpromisedtoworkforhimwithout79(ask)foranymoney.Heonlywantedtoreadallthebooksintherich80(man)houseandtherichmanagreed.Inthisway,KuangHengreadlotsofbooks,andfinallybecameagreatperson.六、任务型阅读(★★★)Areyoufatorthin?Areyouhealthy?Nowmoreandmorepeopleintheworldaregettingfatter.Itisabigproblemandthismakesthemworryalot.Expertssaythatithasalottodowithoureatinghabits.Oureatinghabitsareveryimportantforgoodhealthandastrongbody.Mostofuslikeeatingsweets（甜食）andice-creambetterthanvegetablesandrice.Sweetsandice-creamarenotbadforusifweeatthemattheendofameal.Ifweeatthembeforeameal,theymaytakeawayourappetite（食欲）.It’simp