2024-2025学年浙江省温州第二实验中学八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

2024—2025学年浙江省温州第二实验中学八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★★)EnglishConversationGroup

WHAT

PracticeandimproveyourEnglishwiththeEnglishconversationgroupinafriendlyandinterestingenvironment.ThegroupwillbeledbytwoEnglishlanguageteachers,onefromCanada,whocanalsospeakFrench,andtheotherfromtheUK.

WHEN

OnthesecondTuesdayofeachmonth10:00am-11:30am.Firstgroup:Tuesday,December8th.

WHERE

Somewhereinthecitycenter.Theaddress(地址)willbesenttoyouwhenyouputyournamedownforthegroup.WHO

AllpeoplewhowishtoimprovetheirspokenEnglisharewelcome.You’llmakeprogress(逆步)quicklyhere.

COST

Free!Butwewouldbeveryhappyifstudentswouldliketobringcakesorfruitstoshare.

HOWTOJOIN

Ifyou’dliketocomealong,pleasesendanemailtoveronicakaty@gmail.combyMonday.

December7th.

Welookforwardtowelcomingyou!

Veronica&Katy1.HowoftendoestheEnglishConversationGroupmeet?

A．Onceaweek.B．Twiceaweek.C．OnceamonthD．Twiceamonth.2.Whatwouldbeniceforstudentstodo?

A．Tobringsomefood.B．Topayforthelearning.C．Toleaveanaddress.D．Tocomewiththeirfriends.3.Inwhichpartofthenewspapercanwereadthetext(文本)?

A．StoryTime.B．SportsNews.C．ArtandMusic.D．Languagestudy.(★★)Todaymanypeopleallovertheworldridebicycles.Thisisbecauseit’sawonderfulwayoftransport.Itisalsoanexcellentkindofexercise.Bicyclesdon’tpollutetheair,either.Nowthereareaboutonebillionbicyclesintheworld.Buthowmuchdoyouknowaboutbicycles?About100millionbicyclesaremadearoundtheworldeachyear.NowthereareoverahalfbillionbicyclesinChina.BikesfirstcametoChinainthe1800s.Todaybicyclesareveryimportantfortransportationintheworld.Thenwhoinventedthebicycles?Alongtimeago,LeonardoDaVincidrewsomepicturesthatlookedlikeabicycle.Butheisnottheinventorofabicycle.In1690,aFrenchmannamedDeSivracinventedthefirstbicycle.Butitdidn’thavepedals(脚蹬).In1840,aScottishnamedKirkpatrickMacmillanaddedpedals.Peoplethoughtofhimastheinventoroftherealbicycle.Ridingabicycleisgoodforhealth.Ridingforthreehoursorthirtykilometerseveryweekcutsyourrisk(风险)ofheartproblemsinhalf.ManypeopleinAsiaandEuropeusetheirbicyclewhentravellingnearby.However,Americansonlyusetheirbicyclesonceinahundredtrips.Iftheyusetheirbicyclesalot,theywouldsavealotofgas,whichisgoodtonature.4.Howmanyadvantagesofridingbicyclesarementionedinthefirstparagraph?

A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.5.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsus________.

A．thehistoryofbicyclesB．theinventorofbicyclesC．theproblemsofbicyclingD．thebenefitsofbicycling6.Wemayknowthat________fromthepassage.

A．AmericansridebicycleslessB．AsiansridebikesforlongjourneyC．Americansdon’tlikedoingexerciseD．Europeansdon’thaveheartproblems7.Whydoesthewriterwritethispassage?

A．Totellthestoriesofbicycleinventors.B．Toadvisepeopletousebicyclesmore.C．Toshowtheimportanceofridingbicycles.D．Toaskpeopletolearnthehistoryofbicycles.(★★★)Narrator:Tigerwasbig!Tigerwasfierce(凶猛的)!Tigerhadsharpclaws.Tigerhadsharpteeth.Tigerhadbeautifulorangeandblackstripedskin.ButTigerwasnotveryclever.Ontheotherhand,Rabbitwassmall.Rabbithadlongears.Rabbithadafunnywhitetailbuthehadaquickbrain(脑)andlong,stronglegs.OnedayRabbitwassittinginthesun.Tigerquietlycamebehindhim.Tiger:NowI’vegotyou!Rabbit:Help!Help!Narrator:Rabbitjumpedoutofthewayjustintimeandranthroughtheforest,acrossthefieldsandintoadeep,rockyvalley,Tigerranafterhim.Rabbit:Ohno!There’snowayout.WhatcanIdo?Narrator:Rabbitthoughtquickly.Hethrewhimselfagainstabigrockwithhisarmswideopen.HewaitedforTigertocatchup.Tiger:Youcan’tgetawaythistime!Icanalmosttastethedeliciousrabbitsoup!Rabbit:Youmayeatmeifyoulike,butfirstyouwillhavetohelpme.Tiger:Andwhyisthat?Rabbit:Well,thisrockholdsupthewholeworld,Isawitstarttoroll(滚动)away.LuckilyIwasheretostopit.ButifImoveawayfromhere,itwillstartrollingagain—andtakethewholeworldwithit.Tiger:Ohdear!Howterrible!Rabbit:Whydon’tyouholditupforme,andletmerunandgetsomehelp?Tiger:Whatagoodidea!Wedon’twanttheworldtorollaway!Narrator:SoRabbitranoff.Buthedidn’trunforhelp.Heranstraighthome,laughingalltheway.PoorTigerwasoutwittedonceagain!8.Thepassageisprobablyapartfroma_______.

A．poemB．playC．reportD．novel9.Howdoeswriterintroducethetigerandrabbitinthefirstparagraph?①Bytellingstories.②Byusingpictures.③Bydescribinglooks.④Bymakingcomparisons.

A．①②B．①③C．②④D．③④10.Therabbitasksthetigertohelphimholdtherockupsothathecould________.

A．takeashortrestB．runtoaskforhelpC．getthechancetorunawayD．makethedelicioussoup11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“outwitted”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A．Fooled.B．Hurt.C．Trained.D．Cheered.12.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A．TigerandRabbitgoonatrip.B．RabbitandTigersavetheworld.C．TigerandRabbitplaytogether.D．RabbitandTigerhelpeachother.二、任务型阅读(★★)阅读下面材料，从下面所给的A~E五个选项中选出正确选项(其中一项是多余选项)，将其序号填入第1—4小题，并回答第5小题。注意：请将第5小题的答案写在非选择题部分的相应位置。Skimmingandscanning(略读和浏览)isagoodwaywhenyoudon’thaveenoughtime,suchaswhenyouaretakinganexam.Buttoday,manypeopleskimandscaneverythingandtheyhavelosttheabilitytoenjoyreading.________Theideaisthatpeopleshouldturnofftheircomputersandmobilephonesforhalfanhourorforty-fiveminuteseachdayandenjoythepleasureofreadingagoodbook—slowlyandquietly!________Itmakespeoplethinkaboutwhattheyarereading.Italsohelpspeoplegettounderstandthecharacters’feelingsandtoseetheworldthroughthecharacters’eyes.________Fromtheageoften,whenIgotmyfirstlibrarycard,I’veenjoyedthetimetogetherwiththousandsofinterestingcharactersinbooks.Itmademeunderstandtheworldaround.Itwasaneducationinaclassroomthathadnowalls.________However,outsideoftheclassroom,youshouldtrytolearntoread“slow”.Youmaybesurprisedathowmuchyouenjoyit.A.Inyourclassroom,youhavelearnedtoread“fast”.B.Readingisanimportantpartoflearningandgrowing.C.Forme,readinghasalwaysbeenapleasureinmylife.D.Somethingcalledthe“slowreadingmovement”hasbecomepopular.E.Researchershavefoundthatreadingslowlyhelpspeopleunderstandbetter.13.________14.________15.________16.________17.Doyouthinkthatreadingslowlyisimportant?Why?(answerwithnomorethan15words.)_______________________________________________三、完形填空(★★)阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项.Onacoldsunnyday,Isatinmycarandwatcheddolphinsswiminthesea.Suddenly,Isawsomedolphinswerebeached(搁浅).Itwasvery_________forthemtobeoutofwater.Iknewtheyneededhelp._________thinkingtoomuch,Ijumpedoutofmycarandrantothebeach.Ifirstcalledthepolicebuttheir_________werefaraway.Itwasalife-or-deathmomentforthedolphins.Ididn’tknow_________tohelpthem,soIputamessage(消息)ontheInternet.Ihopedsomeonecouldseeitandcometo_________thoselovelyanimals.Minuteslater,threeboysofanearbyschoolcamefirst.Itwaslikelightthatdrovethedarknessaway.Thenmoreandmorepeople_________.Wedecidedtohelpthesmallerdolphinsfirst.Weworkedhardandfinallymovedthembacktothedeeperwater_________.Tomysurprise,nodolphinleft_________theygotfree.Theystayedinthewaterandmadestrangesoundstocheertheotherdolphinson.Afterwe_________therescue(救援)work,allthedolphinsraisedtheirheadsfromwaterandswamaroundtoshowtheir_________tous.Thentheyswambacktothedeepsea.Ittouchedmealotandmademyheart_________.Theyhelpedeachotherwhenin_________.Ifeltthatourvolunteer(志愿者)groupwasjustlikethedolphins.Onsuchacoldday,nobody_________gettingwetordirty.Weworkedtogethertosavethedolphinsandmakesure_________wassafe.Iwill_________forgetthisexperience.Peoplecanalwayslearnfromourfriends—animals.18.A．excitingB．importantC．boringD．difficult19.A．AgainstB．WithoutC．ByD．On20.A．eyesB．handsC．earsD．knees21.A．whyB．whichC．howD．when22.A．saveB．watchC．enjoyD．arrived23.A．changedB．movedC．leftD．arrived24.A．loudlyB．confidentlyC．successfullyD．luckily25.A．beforeB．ifC．afterD．because26.A．finishedB．startedC．closedD．tried27.A．interestsB．thanksC．rightsD．worries28.A．brokenB．coldC．hurtD．warm29.A．orderB．conversationC．dangerD．time30.A．worriedaboutB．learnedaboutC．talkedaboutD．heardabout31.A．anybodyB．somebodyC．everybodyD．nobody32.A．alwaysB．usuallyC．sometimesD．never四、选词填空(★★★)将方框中所给词(词组)的适当形式填入短文中，每词仅用一次。

shyallthetimefanbeatdevelopTherewasatalentshowwithaprizeof200dollarsinasmalltown.Asa33girl,Lilywantedtojoininbutwasn’tconfidentenough.Herfriendsandfamilycheeredheron34.Inordertowintheshow,herteacherhelpedher35aplantopractise.Intheend,Lily36alltheotherboysandgirls.Sheusedthemoneytohelpthepoorchildren,whichwonhermany37.五、短文填空(★★★)阅读下面短文，根据括号内所给汉语注释或首字母提示写出单词的正确形式。Theseyears,torunawayfrombusycitylife,wecansee38(大量)ofpeoplecampatparksorbyrivers.NanxiRiverhasbecomethefirst39(选择)forsomepeopleinWenzhoubecauseofitsfreshair,green40(小山)andclearwater.OntheNationalDay,mydadofferedtocampattheNanxiRiver,andwealla41.Whenwearrivedandputupourtent,myparentstoldustobegoodtothe42(野生环境).Weshouldkeeptheplacecleanandnotbothertheanimals.Ifoundallofthemliveinp43.Whatagoodpicture!Iswamintheriver,learnedtoplaystoneskippingandtalkedhappilywithmyparents.Ialsolearnedhowtomakeafireandcookoutsidesafely.Theyweremuch44(令人愉快的)thanplayingcomputergames.Everythingwasperfect45(除……之外)onething.Wesawsomelitterleftbyotherpeople.Whatapity!Ithinkweshouldtryourbest46(保护)naturewhileenjoyingit.ThetriptoNanxiRiverwastrulyagreattimeforallofus,47(尤其)me,astudentbusywithstudyeveryday.(★★)MynameisPingo.Iamatwo-year-oldemperorpenguin(帝企鹅).Ilive48Antarctica(南极洲)withalltheotheremperorpenguins.Therearenoemperorpenguinsanywhereelseintheworld.Togetherwithmanyotherpenguins,wemakeupagroup.Wespend49(we)wholeliveshereandthetemperaturecandropto-75℉.Wehavespecial50(way)ofkeepingwarm.Emperorpenguinsare51(large)penguinsintheworld.Inourgroup,52anemperorpenguinis9monthsold,heisfullygrown(成年).ThetallestinmygroupisPablo—4feettall.Emperorpenguinsareheavytoo.Pabloismorethan100pounds.I’mnotastallasPablo.Afunnythingaboutusisthatwearebirdswithwings(翅膀),53wecan’tfly.Weuseourwings54(help)usswimfasterunderwater.Mostemperorpengu