2024-2025学年江苏扬州邗江实验八年级上学期期中英语测试卷

2024—2025学年江苏扬州邗江实验八年级上学期期中英语测试卷

一、单项选择(★★★)1.—It’ssaidthattherewillbe________180-meter-longbridgeovertheriver.—Really?It’sreally________goodnewsforthevillagers.

A．an;aB．an;aC．a;/D．a;the(★★)2.—MissFangalwaystellsus________toomuchinclass.—Ofcourse.Weshouldlistentotheteachercarefullywhenhavinglessons.

A．nottotalkB．don’ttalkC．doesn’ttalkD．nottalk(★★)3.—Whichstudentmade________mistakesinyourclass?—LiMingdid.

A．fewB．littleC．theleastD．thefewest(★★★)4.—WouldyoumindifIturnontheradio?—________.Thebabyissleeping.

A．AllrightB．NevermindC．You’dbetternot.D．Ofcoursenot(★★★)5.The________youstudy,the________you’llfindittoworkoutsuchproblems.

A．morecareful;easierB．morecareful;moreeasilyC．morecarefully;easierD．morecarefully;moreeasily(★★★)6.Themapleleavesinthisparkareasbeautifulas________inJiuzhaigou.

A．itB．oneC．thatD．those(★★★)7.—Doyouknowsoundtravelsveryfast?—Yes.Butlighttravels________sound.

A．asfastasB．alittlefasterthanC．muchfasterthanD．slowerthan(★★★)8.—Whataretheydoingoverthere?—Oh,they’re________theTVinthebedroom.

A．puttingawayB．puttingoutC．puttinginD．puttingup(★★★)9.—What’sthe________ofhiswinningthegame?—Hardworkandcarefulness,Ithink.

A．senseB．meaningC．secretD．example(★★★)10.Ifyoureallywanttolosesomeweight,Iadviseyou______fastfood.

A．stoppedeatingB．stoppingeatingC．tostoptoeatD．tostopeating(★★)11.Workhard,________youwon’tbeabletocatchupwithothers.

A．andB．soC．butD．or(★★)12.—Jane,willyouleavefortheUSAnow?—No.Itwillbetwoweeks________Ileavehere.

A．beforeB．untilC．whenD．after(★★★)13.—I’mtiredoutafterthree-dayworkdayandnight.—_____relaxyourself?Gooutandenjoythenaturalbeauty.

A．WhynotB．Whydon’tC．WhataboutD．Shallwe(★★★★)14.Icandancemore________than________studentinmyclass.

A．beautiful;anyotherB．beautifully;anyotherC．beautifully;anyD．beautiful;any(★★★)15.—ShallIgiveyouarideasitisrainingsohard?—________.

A．Itcouldn’tbebetterB．YouarewelcomeC．NevermindD．Doasyoulike二、完形填空(★★★)Itbeganayearago,aroundChristmas.EverytimeIdrovedownourstreet,I________anoldmansittinginhisfrontyard.Hewasusuallysmokingordrinking,andlookingveryunhappy.Oneday,whileIwasdrivingpasthimwithmy________,Idecidedtowaveathimwithalotofexcitement.________,whenhenoticedmewaving(挥手)athim,helookedabitshocked.Then,Isawhishandgoupandhewavedback.“________didyouwaveathim?”mydaughterasked.Itoldherit’sjustanactofkindnessthat________nothing.Itgivesbothhimandmeafeelingofjoy.Mydaughterrepliedthatshefeltabituncomfortabletowavetoa________,butnexttimeshewouldtryitaswell.Welivedclosetotheoldman,________wesawhimratheroften.Wheneverwedroveby,bothofuswouldstartwavingathimand,prettysoon,theoldmanstarted________ateveryonewhopassedbyhishouse.Onetime,mydaughter’sfriendcametovisitandshetoldmydaughterthatshesawthisstrangeoldmannearourhomewaveathervery________.Shementionedthatshewavedback,althoughshedidn’tknow________,anditfeltreallygood.Assoonasmydaughterheardthis,shetoldherfriendthe________ofhowallthewavingbegan.Herfriendanswered:“Tellyourmomthat’sreallycool!”Otherfriendshadsimilar(类似的)________.Thistaughtmydaughterthatanactofkindnesscanbenaturaland________,ifyoureallywanttodoit.Itshowedushowgivinghappinesscandogoodtoboththe________andthereceiver(接收者).Movedbytheoldman’sactions,we’replanningtogiveourwavingneighborathank-youcardtoshowour________forhisexcitingwaves.Wearereallythankfulforhimsharinghissimplejoywithallwhopassbyhishouse.16.A．noticedB．feltC．heardD．kept17.A．husbandB．sonC．daughterD．friend18.A．JustnowB．OntimeC．IntheendD．Inthebeginning19.A．WhyB．HowC．WhenD．Where20.A．takesB．costsC．hidesD．means21.A．friendB．driverC．classmateD．stranger22.A．orB．butC．soD．yet23.A．shoutingB．wavingC．laughingD．looking24.A．angrilyB．excitedlyC．loudlyD．carefully25.A．himB．meC．herD．us26.A．lessonB．accidentC．newsD．story27.A．giftsB．notesC．feelingsD．books28.A．easyB．funnyC．unusualD．special29.A．speakerB．giverC．thinkerD．leader30.A．attentionB．thanksC．adviceD．interests三、阅读理解(★★★)Areyouinterestedinreading?Ifso,pleasefollowustoseethe4newestbooks.

TheRewilders

byLindsayLittleson

(CranachanPublishing)

WhenEmmagoestospendtheweekendwithhergrandmother,shethinkstheweekendwillbeboring.However,latershefindsthatthe“cat”hergrandmothersavedisinfactalynx(猞猁).Emmaworkswithsomespecialfriends(includingtheworld’sworstguarddog),andtheydecidetoreturntheyounglynxtohishomeland.ArtfortheHeart

byRebeccaPang

(WelbeckKids)

Artcanbeagreatwaytomakeyoupeacefulandquiet.Thisbookadvisesyoutoputyourthoughtsanddreamsonpaper.Ithelpsexpressyourfeelingsofhappiness,sadnessorangerandmakesyourlifemoreenjoyable.Whileyouarecolouring,yourbadfeelingswillslowlybecomeweakorevendisappear.WaystoShareJoy

byRenaWatson

Illustrated(配图)byNinaMata

(BloomsburyChildren’sBooks)

RitaisinthefifthgradeinthisthirdbookoftheWaystoShareJoyseries,andanewbabysisterhasmadeherthemiddlechildinthefamilyinsteadoftheyoungest.Twofriendshopestobeherbestfriend,whichmakesherworried.Sheasksforhelponlineandgetsmanyusefulanswers.WildCity

byBenHoare

IllustratedbyLucyRose

(MacmillanChildren’s)

There’rewildlivingthingstobefoundevenintheheartoftheworld’sbiggestcities.Thisillustratedsciencebookstudiessomeanimalsthatshareroominthecitywithpeopleincludingfoxesandkangaroos.Itshowshowtheychangetolive.Forexample,thecitydevelopmentchangestheirhealthandeatinghabits.31.Allofthefournewestbooksareprobablywrittenfor________.

A．scientistsB．childrenC．artistsD．animallovers32.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoTheRewilders?

A．Emmasavesalynxonherwaytohergrandmother’shome.B．Emmaisinterestedintheyounglynxandkeepsitasapet.C．Theworld’sworstguarddogisharmfultoEmmaandtheyounglynx.D．Emmahelpstheyounglynxreturntohishomewithsomefriends.33.HowmanybooksintheWaystoShareJoyserieshavebeenpublished?

A．1.B．2.C．3.D．4.(★★★)Manykidshelpparentstodohouseworkinthehouse.Theymaytakeouttherubbish,walkthedogorcleanthefloor.Inreturn,somekidsgetmoneyorotherrewardsfromtheirparents,suchas20minutestoplaycomputergames.Butsomepeopledonotthinkthatkidsshouldgetrewardsfordoinghousework.OneofthemisJaneSmith,aparentingeducatorandfamilycoach.Shebelieveskidsmaythinkthattheyneedn’tdoanyhouseworkiftheycan’tgetanythinginreturn.Forexample,kidswon’tcleantheflooriftheyseeitisdirty.Buttheywilldoitiftheirparentsrewardthemforit.“Everyhouseisteamwork,”Janesaid.“Ahomeisalivingplaceforeveryoneinthefamily.It’simportantforkidstoseethatweallhavetheresponsibility(责任)tokeepourhomeclean.”However,otherpeoplehavedifferentideas.Theybelievethatmoneyorotherrewardscanmakekidswillingtodomorehousework.Italsoteachesthemrealworldlessons.Theycanlearnabouthowweneedtoworktomakemoney.Now,therearealsoappsthatencouragekidstodohousework.Theappsgivekidspointsanddigitalgiftsthatcanbeusedeitheronlineorinlife.WiththeappChoreMonster,childrengetdigitalpointsafterdoinghousework.Kidscanexchangetheirpointsforrealrewards,suchastimetoplayvideogamesoratriptotheshop.“Ourgoalistoencouragekidstodohousework,sotheycangetrewards.”saysJoeBlackofChoreMonster.Kidsneedpositive(积极的)powertomakethemdohousework.Anyway,actionisaboveallwithrewardsornot.34.Theword“rewards”inParagraph1means________.

A．钱B．奖赏C．表扬D．积分35.JaneSmiththinksthat________.

A．childrendon’tneedtodohouseworkB．parentsshoulddohouseworkthemselvesathomeC．kidsshoulddohouseworkjustfromtheirresponsibility.D．kidsshouldgetsomethinginreturnfromdoinghousework36.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat________.

A．parentsshouldnotgiverewardsfordoinghouseworkB．itisparents’responsibilitytopayfordoinghouseworkC．allparentshavetomaketheirchildrenusetheappChoreMonsterD．themostimportantthingisthatchildrendosomethingforthefamily(★★★★)Morethan60yearsafterscientistshadbigfindingsaboutDNA,20studentsataUSYoungWomen’sLeadershipCollegelearntaboutsomeoftheknowledgethatmakesthemknowwhotheyare.Lastautumn,whilestudyinglifescience,thegirlssentsamplesoftheirDNAstoaDNAtestingcompany.Theresultshelpedthestudentsconnect(联系)thereal-worldwithtopicstheystudythewholeterm.“Studentscouldlookattheirresultsandusewhattheylearnedinscience.It’saboutbringinglearningtolife,”saidLauraPena,theSTEMprogramteacher.Formostofthegirls,theDNAtestwasabouttheirancestry(血统).Sittingwithmom,AmariahCaudle,15,lookedattheresultswithhermouthwideopen.ShewassurprisedthatherEuropeanancestrywas13percent.Hermother,JanellCaudle,wassurpriseditwasthathigh.“Ididn’tthinkatrace(痕迹)wouldshowupinher,”shesaid.“Aftermanygenerations(代),thisisstillshowingupinourancestry.Iwassurprisedbythescienceofit.”DiahanSouthard,LivingDNAcommunitymanager,believestheprogramgivesstudentsanunderstandingofDNAatanimportantmoment,whentheyarestillyoungenoughtoacceptlessonsandchangetheirvalues.ElianedGuzman,14,saidsheknewlittleaboutherfamilyexceptthattheywerefromMexico.ShesaidinEnglishhowsurprisedshewastolearnthatshesharedDNAwithpeopleinChina,JapanandKorea.Asthegirlssatinsmallgroupstochecktheirresults,withfeelingsfromconfusiontosurprise,theybegantounderstandwhatitallmeans.“NowIknowIhavefamilyfromeverywhere,”saidAmariah.37.WhywasAmariahCaudle’smothersurprised?

A．PeoplehadthechancetotesttheirDNA.B．TheEuropeantraceshowedupinAmariah’sDNA.C．MaybeAmariahhadEuropeanancestry.D．AmariahsharedgeneticDNAwithpeoplefromAsia.38.WhatdoesDiahanSouthardthinkoftheprogram?

A．IthelpsstudentsunderstandtheirDNAs.B．Ithasagreatpowertobringpeopletogether.C．Itwillchangetheirstudents’DNAs.D．Itshouldbeintroducedtomorepeoplearoundthecountry.39.Whatdidthegirlstudentslearnfromtheprogram?

A．Peopleneedtoacceptwhotheyare.B．Weshouldlearnmoreaboutfamilyhistory.C．Theresultsfromtheprogramarehardtobelieve.D．Peoplearoundtheworldareconnectedwitheachother.40.Thebesttitleforthepassageis________.

A．OuramazingpastB．OuramazingpresentC．OuramazingfutureD．Ourpast,presentandfuture(★★★)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。IwastenwhenIfirstsatwithmygrandmotherbehindthecashierdesk(收银台)inhergeneralstore.41Iquicklylearnedtheimportanceoftreatingcustomerspolitely.Atfirst,Iwaspaidincandy.42Iworkedafterschool,atweekendsandduringholidays.Myfatherhelpedmesetupabankaccount.43WhenIwas12,IdidsuchagoodjobthatIbegantosellcosmetics(化妆品).Icouldlookcustomersdirectlyintheeye.Womenwouldask,“WhatcolourdoyouthinkIshouldwear?”Itranslated(翻译)whattheywantedintomake-up(化妆)ideas.44Thejobtaughtmeavaluablelesson:Tobeasuccessfulsalesperson,youneedtolisten.45Nowtheyarenolongerwomenpurchasingcosmeticsfromme.Instead,theyarekidswhotellmewhichtoystheywouldliketoseedesignedanddeveloped.

A．Later,Ireceived50centsanhour.B．Beforelong,sheletmesittherebymyself.C．Iendedupsellingthemostcosmetics.D．TodayIstillcarrythatlessonwithme:Ilistentocustomers.E．Mygrandma’strusttaughtmehowtohandlecustomers.F．SoonIfoundmyselfmorebeautifulthanbefore.G．Watchingmymoneygrowwasthebestthingever.四、单词拼写(★★★)46.Hecutaballoonoutofthepaperand________itonhismother’sbirthdaycard.（粘住，钉住）(★★★)47.I’msorrytohearthattheboyis________ill.(严重的)(★★★)48.Inbetweenlifeanddeaththereisstillawonderful________calledlife.（旅程，旅行）(★★★)49.Thelittleboywastooyoungandhecouldn’tsit________thewholeclass.(从头到尾)(★★★)50.Teachersinourschooltreatboys________thesameasgirls.(确切地，精准地)(★★★)51.Whatgreatfunhehad________thewallorange!(paint)(★★)52.Theywantedtokeepthesecretsto________,butatlastallofusknewit.（they）(★★★)53.Lucyjumps________ofallinherclass.(far)(★★★)54.It’s________cryingoverthespiltmilk.(useful)(★★★)55.Thebackpacksovertheremaybethose________.(climb)五、任务型阅读(★★★)阅读短文，回答下面5个问题。（每题答案不超过10个词）Twoweeksaftergettingoutofthecaves,thejudgetoldTom,“Nobodywillgetlostinthosecavesagain.I’veclosedthecaveswithbigmetaldoorsandthreelocks.”Tomturnedaswhiteasapieceofpaper.“Oh,Judge,IndianJoe’sinthecaves!”Asaresult,IndianJoelaydeadonthefloor.Tomfinallyfeltsafe.ThenextdayTomandHucktalkedaboutthemoneytheyhadseen.HucksaidsomeoneelsemusthavetakenitfromIndianJoe’sroominthetavern.“Huck,Ibetthemoney’sinthecaves!Willyougotherewithmeandgetitout?”“Iwillifwegetinanddon’tgetlost.”“That’snoproblem.JustthroughtheentrancethatonlyIknowabout,wecangetintothecaves.”Soboysstartedtheirtreasurehuntadventure.Theywentdowntheriver,enteredthesecretholeandcrawledtothefarendofthetunnel.Theytiedtheirstringtoarockandmovedon.TheysoongottotheplacewhereTomsawIndianJoethatnight.Theboyswentcarefullyovertotheplace.Theyfoundasmallbedofblanketsbyalargerockbuttherewasnomoney-box.“Look,Huck.There’refootprintsandsomecandlewaxonthissideoftherock,butnotontheothersides.I’msurethemoneyisundertherock.I’mgoingtodig.”Tomtookouthisknife,starteddiggingandhitwood.Heliftedthepieceofwoodandfoundalargehole.Sotheyclimbedinsideitandfoundthetreasurebox,about$12,000,whichweresharedbythemboth.NowWidowDouglasgaveHuckahomethoughHuckwasn’tusedtothecomfortablebutregularlife.However,tobeamemberofTomSawyer’sGang,Huckdecidedtotrythenewlifeagain.—AdaptedfromTheAdventuresofTomSawyer56.WhydidTom’sfaceturnaspaleasapieceofpaper?____________________________________________57.Howdidthetwoboysgointothecaveswithmetaldoorsandlocksagain?____________________________________________58.WhatimportantsignshelpedTomandHuckknowthemoneywasundertherock?____________________________________________59.Howmuchdideachofthetwoboysgetfromthemoney-box?____________________________________________60.WhatisTomlikeinyoureyes?Whydoyouthinkso?_______________________________________________六、短文填空(★★★★)根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整，完整地写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空一词）InLittleWomen,youwillmeetthemarchsisters,Meg,Jo,BethandAmywholivewiththeirmotherandtheirmaidHannah,duringtheCivilWar.Thefirsthalfofthenovelt61placewhiletheirfatherisaway,servinginthewar.E62sisterhasadistinct(独特的)personality:areader,anartist,amusician,andthequietone.Youwillgettoknowthefamilybyreadingstoriesoftheird63life.Eachchapterseemstosetupamoral(道德)lessonforthereadertol64.Wealsomeetawonderfulsetofneighbors,Mr.LaurenceandhisnephewLauriewhoquicklyfindsaplaceaspartoftheMarchfamily.Thes65halfofthenovelfocusesonthegirlsastheyleavetheirchildhoodandb66theirjourneyintoadultlife.Lessonsoff67,family,andlovearecoveredaswejointhecharactersthroughtheupsanddownsoflife,goodtimesandbadones.ItseemsthatLouisaMayAlcottusesherownfamilyasthebasisforthestoriesinLittleWomen,basingthecharacterJoonh68.Itisamazingthatthoughthebookwaswritteninthelate1800s,manythingsabouthumansremainthes69.Thebasesoflifethatareimportantinfriendship,familyandlovedon’tc70throughtime,asAlcotthassharedwithus.Thisisabookthatyoungandoldcanreadandenjoy.七、