2024-2025学年河北省石家庄市行唐县八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

2024—2025学年河北省石家庄市行唐县八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

一、完形填空(★★★)Somepeopledoajoballtheirlivesandforthem,itisonlyawaytomakemoney.ButCaroleCassidyandRussCassidyare________.Theyworkedasteacherswithinterest________gotlotsoffun.Nowtheyareretired(退休的)andluckisstillwith________.“Wejustdidn’twanttobesittinganddo________,”Carolesaid.“Wetriedafewthings,________theywerenotforus.”Soon,they________thePrincetonPublicLibrary’sChildren’sStorytimeprogram(计划)andwantedtojoininit.“Wewerelucky.Theyaccepted(接受)usand________ustocometohelp,”RebeccaMarrs,thelibrarianatthePrincetonPublicLibrarysaid.Marrssaidthekidslovedtheretired________.Marrsstartedtotakeup(着手)theChildren’sStorytimeprogramabouteightyearsago.TheBookBabiesprogram,________newbornsto3—year—olds,isheldonThursdaysandthePreschoolprogramisheldonFridays.Marrsandthetwoteacherssaidthattheydidn’taskthechildrentosit________duringthestorytime.Theyunderstandthatchildrencanlistenwhile________.“Ilovekidsandlove________withthem.Ienjoywatchingkidsplayingtogetherand________theirimagination(想象力)most,”Carolesaid.“Forexample,Iaskthem________theymakearobotwithbricks(积木)andtheytelltheirreasonstome.Theirimaginationisso________.”1.A．youngB．richC．activeD．lucky2.A．becauseB．orC．andD．after3.A．themB．himC．herD．it4.A．somethingB．anythingC．nothingD．everything5.A．soB．butC．ifD．or6.A．talkedB．wentC．putD．found7.A．hopedB．reachedC．discussedD．wanted8.A．classmatesB．teachersC．readersD．writers9.A．atB．ofC．forD．with10.A．excitedlyB．quietlyC．happilyD．differently11.A．playingB．readingC．watchingD．studying12.A．takingB．lookingC．listeningD．being13.A．makingB．usingC．helpingD．learning14.A．whyB．whatC．whoD．where15.A．goodB．tallC．quickD．early二、短文填空(★★★)阅读短文，用所给词的适当形式填空或填入一个恰当的词，使短文通顺。Friendsareveryimportantinevery­one’slife.It’sgreat16(have)manyfriends.MybestfriendisLisa.WhenIfirst17(meet)her,Iwasfive.Sheisoneyear18(old)thanme.Nowsheisin19sameclasswithme.Sheistallandquitethin.Iamnotsobeautiful.SometimesIwishIcouldbeasbeautiful20sheis.LisaandIenjoydoingalotofthingstogetherand21(talk)aboutdifferentthings.Shealwayshelpsme22mymathandIsometimeshelpherwithherEnglishandhistory.Ioncehadtodoareport(报告)onscience,butI23(real)didn’tknowwhattheteachersaid.Thenextday,theteachersaidmyreportwaswrongandallmyclassmateslaughedatme.Ifeltverybadabout24(I).Lisawastheonlyonewhodidn’tlaughatme.IamshyandsometimesIfeelthatpeopledon’tunderstandme.Lisaisfriendlyandsmart.Iamhappysheisoneofmygood25(friend).三、阅读理解(★★★)

I’mDavid.Lastyear,IwentonavacationwithmyworkersinItaly.WestayedinafarmhouseoutsideFlorenceandlearnedhowtomakeItalianfood.Itwasreallydelicious.MynameisSam.WhenIfinishedhighschool,ItravelledaroundEuropebytrain.Itwaswonderful.Iwentwithagroupoffriends.Wedidnothaveenoughmoneytoliveinhotels,soweoftensleptintrains!Wewenttoeightcountriesoverthreeweeks.I’mPaul.Afewyearsago,IwenttoThailandwithmyfamily.Thehotelwasgreat-rightnexttothebeach,sowewentswimmingeveryday.Ilovedeveryminuteofthevacation!26.WhatdidDavidlearntodoinItaly?

A．Togrowflowers.B．Tomakefood.C．Tomakeclothes.D．Torideahorse.27.WhydidSamandhisfriendsoftensleepintrains?

A．Becausetheydidn’thavemuchtime.B．Becausetheycouldn’tfindhotels.C．Becausetheydidn’thaveenoughmoney.D．Becausetheywantedtovisitmorecountries.28.WhodidPaultravelwith?

A．Hisfamily.B．Hisfriends.C．Hisclassmates.D．Hisworkers.(★★★)Areyougoodatsingingordancing?Canyourideaunicycle(独轮车),domagictricks,ordrinkaglassofmilkintenseconds?Ifyoucandooneofthesethings,well,you’vegottalent,myfriend!Andit’sthebesttimeforyoutoshowitattheschooltalentshow!MiddleschooltalentshowsintheUStakeplaceeveryyear.Whateveryou’regoodat,youhavefiveminutestoshowittotheworld.Theschooltalentshowusuallytakesplaceatthebeginningoftheschoolyearandeverykidhasachancetobecomealittlestar.Almostanyonecandoalmostanythinginatalentshow.Aslongasyouractisn’trude,youcanpresentyourselffreely.Onthedayoftheshow,allthestudentssitintheschoolgym,readytocheerfortheirclassmates.Manyoftoday’sstarsstartedtheircareers(职业)inschooltalentshowsandtheyallshowedtheirskillsearlyinlife.Thoughyou’renotasfamousasthosestars,youcanbecomeastarinyourownrightatyourmiddleschooltalentshow.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraphIreferto?

A．Talent.B．Milk.C．Memory.D．Dance.30.WhichisTRUEabouttheschooltalentshowintheUS?

A．Itusuallylastsfortendays.B．Shyboysandquietgirlsdon’tlikeit.C．Ittakesplaceatthebeginningofeveryterm.D．Astudentcanshowhistalentforfiveminutes.31.Youcan’ttakepartinthetalentshowif________.

A．youractisrudeB．youareanewstudentC．youdon’thaveafunnyactD．youcan’tplaytheguitarverywell(★★★)Cartoonsarequitepopularwithchildren.Theyplayanimportantroleintheirlife.Why?Firstofall,cartoonsarefunny.Mostpeopledonotwanttobebored,especiallychildren.Childrenalwayswanttodosomethingfun.Childrencan’tconcentrate(专注)onthethingsthatarehardtodo.But,iftheywatchcartoons,allthechildrencanalmostwatchthemuntiltheend.Anotherreasonisthatchildrencanlearnmanythingsfromcartoonseasily.Somechildrenhateboringknowledgeinbooks.Butcartoonsaredifferent.Theycanmakechildrenlearnalotwithfun.Forexample,thecartoonSpongeBobSquarePantstellschildrenalotaboutthesea.Thelastreasonisthatcartoonsarefantastical.Sometimes,everybodywantstoescape(逃离)fromtherealworld.Theythinkthattheirdreamsarecomingtruebywatchingcartoons.So,manyboyslikewatchingSupermanbecausetheyalwaysimaginetheycanfly.Ortheywouldliketobea“Spiderman”tosavepeopleindanger.Cartoonsareimportanttochildren.Itwillbebetteriftherearemoreeducationalcartoonsforchildren.32.Whichcartoontellschildrenaboutthesea?

A．Superman.B．MickeyMouseandDonaldDuck.C．Spider-Man.D．SpongeBobSquarePants.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fantastical”inParagraph4probablymean?

A．Unreal.B．Serious.C．Meaningful.D．Traditional.34.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructure(结构)ofthepassage?

A．B．C．D．35.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A．Peopleshouldmakemorecartoonsforchildren.B．Thereasonswhychildrenlikewatchingcartoons.C．Parentsshouldnotstopchildrenwatchingcartoons.D．Childrenshouldwatchmorecartoonstoimprovethemselves.(★★★★)Therearemanybooksaboutfriendship,butDaleCarnegie’sbooknamedHowtoWinFriendsandInfluencePeopleisthemostfamousone.Thebookfirstcameoutin1936.Thisbookisaboutgettingalongwith(和……和睦相处)otherpeopleanditbecameabest­seller(畅销书)afteritcameout.Itwaslatertranslated(翻译)intoabout60languages.DaleCarnegie’sadviceseemseasytounderstand.Canhisadvicehelpyou?Hereisthelistofadvicefromhisbook.Befriendlyandpolite.Alwaysgreetotherswithasmile.Whenyoutalkwithsomeone,youcanbeginwith“Excuseme”or“Wouldyouplease…?”Whenyougethelpfromothers,remembertosay“Thankyou!”What’smore,youshouldtrytobeasfriendlyasyoucan.Trytobenice.Findsometimetodospecialthingsforotherpeople.Makingsomesoupforasickneighbourmayseemlikeasmallthing,butitwillmakeyourneighbourfeelmuchbetter.Rememberpeople’snames.Themostbeautifulmusictoapersonisthesoundofhisorherownname.Beopen­minded.Trytounderstandotherpeople’swaysofdoingthingsandtheirideas,andlearnsomethingfromthem.Listencarefully.Whensomeoneistalkingtoyou,lookathimorher,listencarefullyandsaysomethingwhennecessary.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。36.WhendidHowtoWinFriendsandInfluencePeoplefirstcomeout?

A．In1928.B．In1936.C．In2007.D．In2010.37.WhatdoesthewriterthinkofDaleCarnegie’sadvice?

A．Different.B．Difficult.C．Easy.D．Enjoyable.38.Whatisthemostbeautifulmusictoaperson?

A．Thesoundofrain.B．Thesoundofgreatideas.C．Thesoundofpolitewords.D．Thesoundofhisorherownname.39.What’sthemainpurpose(目的)ofthetext?

A．Toteachuswhatagoodfriendis.B．Totelluswhotomakefriendswith.C．TotelluswhyCarnegie’sbookissopopular.D．Totalkaboutabookaboutgettingalongwithothers.40.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A．Weshouldbefriendlytopeople.B．Wecanplaythesweetestmusictomakefriends.C．Weshouldhelpcookforourneighbourseveryday.D．HowtoWinFriendsandInfluencePeoplewastranslatedinto38languages.四、任务型阅读(★★★)1、2题完成句子；3-5题简略回答问题。ThepopulartalentrealityshowRidingWind2024cameoutonApril19th.Itfeatures36femalestarsfromaroundtheworldgivingamazingperformances.OnestandouthasbeenChenLijun,ayoungYuejuOperaactress.WhileperforminghersongDestiny,the32-year-oldmixedoperasingingwithsworddancingtoshowthebraveryofChinesewomen,impressingmany.ChenisamemberofZhejiangXiaobaihua,oneofChina’smostfamousYuejuOperagroups.BornandraisedinShengzhou,Zhejiang,thebirthplaceofYuejuOpera,Chenbeganstudyingtheartformat13.YuejuOperaisfamousforitsfemininestyle,asmostofitsperformersarewomen.Forhertallheightandbrightcharacter,Chen’steachersencouragedhertoplayxiaoshengrolesoryoungmalecharacters,saidNewsChinamagazine.ChenisknownandlovedbypeopleforherreversedroleinNewDragonGateInn,aYuejuOperashow.Intheshow,ChenplaysthemaleroleofJiaTing.Calledthe“Jade-facedMan”,Jiahasahandsomelookandgreatcharm.Chenseesherroleasamixofbothfemaleandmalecharmswhilehavingastrangesenseofbeauty.Herperformancehelpsbringnewlifeandmoreaudiencestothisancientartform.“Atfirst,mostoftheaudiencewerecommonoperafans.Butlater,newcomerstotheater,manyyoungpeople,beganshowingup,”ChentoldChinaDaily.“TraditionalChineseoperamustbepassedon,butmoreimportantly,itneedstobebroughttoawideraudience,”ChenwroteonlineonApril12nd.41.ChenshowsthebraveryofChinesewomenwhileperformingthesongDestinybymixingoperasingingwith________.42.ThebirthplaceofYuejuOperais________.43.WhydidChen’steacherencouragehertoplayxiaoshengroles?________________44.WhatdoesChen’sperformancemeantoYuejuOpera?________________45.WhatdoestraditionalChineseoperaneedmost?________________五、补全对话(★★★)根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。A:Hi,Jenny!Doyou