广东省广州市番禺祈福实验学校2024-2025学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题（含答案）

番禺祈福实验学校2024-2025学年八年级下学期初二期中智育活动（满分90分，考试时间100分钟）一、语言知识及运用（共两节，满分15分）第一节单项选择（共10小题；每小题0.5分；满分5分）

从1-10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.Inmyopinion,TomandJerryisagreat______.

A.success B.succeed C.successful D.successfully2.Greatchanges______inGuangzhouinrecentyears.

A.havebeentakenplace B.havetakenplace

C.tookplace D.takeplace3.Tobehealthier,wegorunning______theearlymorning.

A.in B.on C.at D.through4.OurEnglishteacherispatientenough______muchtime______grammarrulestous.

A.spend,explaining B.spending,toexplain

C.tospend,explaining D.tospend,onexplaining5.Thosepictures______onthewallbyTomyesterdayafterschool.

A.hangs B.hanged C.werehanged D.werehung6.______hehadabadcold,______itdidn’tstophimfromgoingtoschool.

A.Because,so B.Although,but C.Although,/ D./,because7.—Whereismypresent,Dad?

—Don’tworry,Jack.Yourpresent______toyouintwodays.

A.isbringing B.isbrought C.willbebrought D.willbring8.Mybrotheroften______hisdictionary______themeaningofthenewword.

A.uses,tolookin B.use,tolookin

C.use,forlookingup D.uses,tolookup9.Tom’sdreamis______anvolunteersothathecanhelpthosepeople______.

A.tobe,inneed B.being,withneed

C.being,inneed D.tobe,inneeding10.Theoldwomanlosthersonintheearthquakeandhadtolive______.Wehopethatshewon’tfeel______withthehelpofkindpeople.

A.alone;alone B.alone;lonely C.lonely;lonely D.lonely;alone第二节语法选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）IntheheartofChina,Sichuanprovinceisfamous11itsspicyfood,pandas,andaunique(独特的)culturaltradition:teaartperformances.Theseperformancesarenotjustabout12tea;theyareabeautifulproductofart,history,andculturethatattractaudiencesfromaroundtheworld.ThehistoryofSichuanteaartperformancesdatesbackcenturies.Sichuan,knownfor13largeteafieldsandtea-lovingpeople,hasdevelopedarichteacultureovertime.Teaartperformancescombine(结合)dances,music,andmartial(武术的)arts.DuringaSichuanteaartperformance,you’llseeskilledperformersusingtraditionalteasets.Oneofthemosticonic(标志性的)14istheGaiwan,athree-partteapotmadeofceramic(陶瓷).TheGaiwanhasalid,acup,andasaucer,andperformersuseitwith15skillandprecision(精准).ThepourboilingwaterintotheGaiwan,creatingabeautifulsoundthataddstotheperformance’sfascination.Butit’snotjustaboutthetools.Sichuanteaartperformancesare16knownfortheirdancingprocessandstorytelling.Performersoftendressintraditionalcostumesandmove17,combiningelementsofChinesemartialartsanddances.Theirmovementsarefluentandprecise,creatingamazingvisualeffects.Duringtheperformance,you’llhearstoriesofancientteatraders,legendaryteamasters,andthehistoryofteainSichuan.Thesestories18throughsongs,poetry,anddialogue,addingdepthandmeaningstotheperformance.It’saway19withthepastandappreciatetherichheritage(遗产)ofSichuan’steaculture.SichuanteaartperformancesareatreasureofChineseculture.Theycombineart,history,andtraditionsinawaythatisbothbeautifulandeducational.20youhavethechancetoexperienceone,enjoyit!11.A.with B.in C.at D.for12.A.drinking B.drink C.drunk D.todrink13.A.it’s B.their C.its D.them14.A.tool B.tools C.atool D.tool’s15.A.great B.greater C.greatest D.greatly16.A.also B.too C.already D.either17.A.beautiful B.beautifully C.great D.beauty18.A.aretold B.tells C.told D.beentold19.A.connects B.ofconnect C.connecting D.toconnect20.A.Unless B.Because C.If D.Though二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）ThesportscartoonSlamDunkhasbeenacommonchildhoodmemoryforagenerationofChineseaudience.Itfirst21in1990asacartoon,andnowitreturnswithanall-newlovelyfilm.ThefilmSlamDunkwillcometotheatersinJapanonDec.3andinsomeother22later.Hearingthenews,manycartoonfansare23andhavewrittenontheinternet,“Myyouthisback!”ZhangChao,aninternetengineerfromShanghai,isoneofthem.“Myheartisalways24withrighteousardor(热血),”the26-year-oldsaid,describinghisfeeling25hereadsthecartoon.Theseries,includingthecartoonandthenewmovie,showstheaudienceagroupofyoungboyswhogoaftertheir26dreams.HanamichiSakuragi,ateenager,playsoneoftheleadingroles.Heworksoutmanyproblemsandgetstoshowhis27inbasketballafterworkinghardontheShohokuHighSchoolbasketballteam.“Astheseboys28theball,nothingcanstopthemfromenjoyingthefunandhungerofeverywin,”addedZhang.“Sometimes,youcanrecallbackyourolddaysplayingwithyourfriends,29witheachotherandshootinghoops.”AccordingtotheScreenRantwebsite,asasportscartoonseries,thestoryofSlamDunkalsoshowsfriendshipthatdevelops30theplayersontheteam.21.A.brokeout B.cameout C.foundout D.putout22.A.cities B.theatres C.countries D.towns23.A.excited B.interested C.bored D.disappointed24.A.blowing B.bleeding C.breaking D.burning25.A.when B.until C.unless D.before26.A.baseball B.volleyball C.basketball D.football27.A.tastes B.talents C.troubles D.tours28.A.watch B.reach C.match D.catch29.A.cooperating B.connecting C.discussıng D.greeting30.A.between B.against C.among D.about三、阅读（共两节，满分35分）第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）ABigIssueProducedbyPupilsBigIssuehaslaunched(发行)aspecial24editioncreatedbyschoolchildrenrecently.BigIssueisaweeklymagazinelaunchedin1991tohelphomelesspeople.Pupilsin13schoolsacrossthecountryhavestartedsellingthespecialeditionandwillgivethemoneytheyraisetocharities._________________TheRichardsonPrimarySchoolhascreatedaclassroominatraincarriage,marking300yearssinceitwasopened.TheSONEXPRESScarriage,whichisnolongermoving,includesalibrary,aplacetoeat,andanotherlearningspace.ThecarriagewillhelptheschooltoteachSTEMsubjects(science,technology,engineeringandmath).Studentsdescribeitas“magical”.CelebratingtheDailyMileOn28April,theDailyMilehadits10thbirthday.It’saglobalmovementdesignedtogetchildrenexercisingeveryday.Tomarktheevent,morethan320,000studentsfrom1,340schoolsaroundtheworldcompletedamile.Onekidsaid,“Runningamileeverydaywithmyfriendsbuildsupmyfitness.”31.It’sclearthatthespecialeditionofBigIssue________.A.isover30yearsold B.iscreatedbychildrenfrom13schoolsC.islaunchedmonthly D.issoldtoraisemoneybypupils32.Whatwouldbethebestheadingforthesecondpieceofnews?A.HereComesa“Classroom” B.The“Magical”RichardsonC.STEMSubjectsCount D.The300thBirthdayCelebration33.Inwhichsectionofthenewspapercanwereadthenews?A.PICTURETHIS! B.SPORTSDESK. C.HI!KIDS! D.MOVIEMAGIC.BThe2025SpringFestivalGala(联欢会)broughtusasupercoolshowwithrobots!Inaspecialdance,16robotsand16dancersdancedtogether.Itwasamixofmoderntechnologyandtraditionalartthatreallycaughteveryone’seyes.Therobotslookedsocuteintheircolorfultraditionalclothes,wavingredhandkerchiefsjustlikerealdancers.Howcouldtheydosowell?TheyusedAIto“listen”tothemusicandmovetheirbodies.Theycouldevenchangehowtheymovedwhenthemusicchanged.Andthebestpart?Theirhandkerchiefsweren’tstuckontheirhands!Theyhadasmartwaytothrowandcatchthehandkerchiefs,justlikethedancers.Makingthisshowhappenwasn’teasy.Thepeoplewhomadetherobotsworkedreallyhard.Theyusedaspecialprogramtoteachtherobots.First,theyrecordeddancers’moves.Then,theyturnedthosemovesintocommandsfortherobots.Theytriedmanydifferentmovesandtestedthemagainandagain.Eachmoveoftherobotswastheresultofalotofteamwork.Thisshowdidn’tjustmakeussay“Wow!”.Italsoshowedushowtechnologyandartcanworktogether.Itmadeusthinkaboutallthecoolthingswecandointhefuturewithrobotsandart.34.Whatwasspecialaboutthe2025SpringFestivalGala?A.Thereweremanyfamoussingers. B.Robotsanddancersdancedtogether.C.Manynewsongsweresung. D.Therewerealotoftraditionaldances.35.Whatwasthebestpartoftherobots’performance?A.Therobotswereintheircolorfultraditionalclothes.B.TheyusedAIto“listen”tomovetheirbodies.C.Theyhadasmartwaytodealwithhandkerchiefs.D.Thehandkerchiefswerestuckontheirhands.36.Whatcanweexpectinthefutureaccordingtothestory?A.Moreshowswillmixtogetherwithrobotsandart.B.Robotswillonlybeusedinfactories.C.Noonewillbeinterestedintraditionalart.D.Robotswillonlybeusedindanceperformance.37.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.AnUnforgettableSpringFestivalGala B.TheDevelopmentofTechnologyandArtC.TechnologyMeetsTraditionalArt D.TheProcessofMakingtheRobotsCJuliewasworriedaboutherEuropeanhistorytestonFriday.Shelovedpoetrybutstruggled(奋斗)tomemorizehistoricalfactsanddates.ShetoldherfriendMarcus,“I’veneverbeengoodathistory.”“Calmdown,”Marcustoldher.“You’lldofine!”Thatnight,JulietriedtostudywithherbrotherJoey,butshefailedtoanswerJoey’squestionscorrectly.Herbrothersaidshehadn’tstudiedenough,soshefeltupset.Thenextday,Juliedecidedtostudyinthelibrary.Shetriedtomakesenseofallthefactsanddates.Butshefounditimpossibleforher.ThenherclassmateMariacameover.“Wanttostudytogether?”Mariaasked.Juliethoughtforawhileandjoinedher.Therewereseveralindex(索引)cardsandsomecoloredpencilsinfrontofMaria.Eachcardshowedacolorfuldoodle(涂鸦).Julielookedatherwithdoubt.“Ithoughtyouwerestudyinghistory.”“Ilikeart,andthedoodleshelpmerecallfacts.ThisishowIstudy.”saidMaria.Mariaasked,“WhatwouldyoucallsomeonewholivesinFlanders?”Afterlookinguptheanswertothequestion,shesuddenlyhadanidea.IfMariacoulduseherloveofarttostudy,whycouldn’tsheuseherloveofpoetry?“Seetheflamingo(火烈鸟)hometoFlanders!”Juliesaidloudly.Marialookedexcited.“Yes!AFleminglivesinFlanders!”Next,JuliereadaquestionabouttheSpanishArmada(西班牙无敌舰队).Theanswerwas1588,butMariasaidshedidn’tknowhowtorememberit.Juliesmiledandwrote,“1588madeEnglandcelebrate.”“Wonderful!”Mariacheered,“Hey,wanttobestudypartners?”“Ofcourse,”saidJulie.Suddenly,studyingdidn’tseemsoimpossibleafterall.38.HowdidMarialearnhistory?A.Byusingcolorfuldoodles. B.Byreadingloudly.C.Bymakingcolorednotes. D.Byrecitingrepeatedly.39.Whichisthecorrectorderoftheevents?a.JulieandMariabecamestudypartners.b.Juliecouldn’tanswerJoey’squestionscorrectly.c.JuliewasdoubtfulaboutMaria’sstudymethods.d.Juliehadfoundherownwayoflearninghistory.e.JuliewasworriedaboutherEuropeanhistorytest.A.e-b-c-d-a B.b-e-a-d-c C.e-d-c-b-a D.b-d-a-e-c40.WhatdoyouthinkofMaria?A.Brave. B.Creative. C.Humorous. D.Strict41.Whatmighthappenaftertheendofthestory?A.MariataughtJuliehowtodrawbetter. B.Juliedecidedtogiveupstudyingtogether.C.Juliefoundoutshedidnotlikehistoryatall. D.JulieandMariapassedthetestwithhighscores.D①Somepeoplecanmanageanyjourneywithnoguidebuttheir“pigeon(鸽子)sense”.Howdotheydoit?Andcanthisabilitybelearned?Infact,thelatestscienceresearchsuggeststhatthereareplentyofwaysforcommonpeopletoimprovetheirsenseofdirection.②People’ssenseofdirectionisinfluencedbymanydifferentfactors.Childhoodenvironmentshapespeople’scomfortandconfidenceinfindingways.Allowingkidstohavethechancetomoveindependentlyarounddifferentplacesisveryimportant.“Experimentssuggestthatpassive(被动的)movementisnotthatgoodbecauseyoudon’tusuallypayattention,”saysNora,apsychologicalscientist.Peoplewhogrewupoutsidecities,orinverylargecities,alsoappeartohavebettersenseofdirectionwhentheybecomeadults.“Wehavefoundthatevenasadults,peoplewhomovearoundtheirenvironmentmorewidelyhavebettersensesofdirection,”saysNora.③Inmanyancientsocieties,girlsandwomenhadfewerchancestogoouttofinddirectionswhilemenwenthuntingintherainforest.Sowomenaremorelikelytoconsiderthattheyarebornwithworsesenseofdirectionalthoughstudiesshowthatgender(性别)differencesdon’tinfluencetheirperformanceinfindingways.④__________“Oneisthatyouthinkyoucannotimprovethesenseofdirection,”Norasays.Whileadults’brainsaredifferentfromchildren’sinsomeways,adultscanstilllearntodothat.NoraisalsoworriedbecausepeoplethinkthatthesenseofdirectionisofnouseinthetimeofGPS.“Butwhatifphonebatteriesdieorsystemsmakemistakes,likedrivingintowaterontheadviceoftheirGPS.”Norapointedout.⑤Infact,peoplecantraintheirsenseofdirectionbybetternoticingenvironmentalcues.“Peoplecanpayattentiontothingsaroundthem,likethewind,thesunorevenatree,whetherthey’reinthecityorthecountryside.”Norasays.“Itisdifficulttoprovidecommonwaystoimprovethesenseofdirectionbecauseofpeople’sculturaldifferences.Butingeneral,themoreyoumove,especiallyinwaysthatarekindofchallenging,thebettersensesofdirectionyouwilldevelop,”Norasays.⑥Besides,gettingaproperamountofsleepmayhelptoo.Oneglobalstudyfoundthatforpeopleaged54andolder,sleepingsevenhoursanightleadstothebestperformanceinaway-findinggame.⑦Soalthoughnoteveryoneisbornwith“pigeonsense”,thegoodnewsisthateveryonecancontinuetodeveloptheskilloveralifetime.42.Whichofthefollowinginthedictionarycanbestexplaintheunderlineword“cues”inParagraph5?A.① B.② C.③ D.④cue

n.cues

v.cueing;cuing;cued①asignal(信号)thathelpstosolveaproblem.②afewwordsoranactioninaplaythatisasignalforanotheractortodosth.③alongwoodenstickusedforhittingtheballinthegames④togivesb.asignalsotheyknowwhentostartdoingsth.43.Whichsentencecanbeputin__________?A.Peoplehavediscoveredsomeusefulfactsofsenseofdirection.B.Peoplehavemanymisunderstandingsaboutthesenseofdirection.C.Peoplehaven’tworkedoutsomemysteriesofthesenseofdirection.D.Peoplehavethoughtofsomewaystodevelopthesenseofdirection.44.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Womenhaveworsesenseofdirectionthanmen.B.Adultscanstillimprovesenseofdirection.C.Activemovementcanleadtobettersenseofdirection.D.Senseofdirectioninfluencesone’ssleepamount.45.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthispassage?（①=Paragraph1;②=Paragraph2…）A.①/②/③④/⑤⑥/⑦ B.①/②③/④/⑤⑥/⑦C.①②/③④/⑤/⑥/⑦ D.①/②③/④⑤/⑥/⑦第二节阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）阅读文章及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Beingpoliteisanimportantsocialskill.Itcanhelpyoumakefriends,succeedprofessionallyandshowrespect.Greetpeoplepolitely.Youcanbepolitebyofferingapropergreeting.46.Itshowsthatyouareingoodspiritsandarehappytoseehim.Also,shakehandstoshowrespect.Makesmalltalks.Insteadofjumpingrightintobusiness.47.Talkabouttheirlunch,theirkidsortheirday.Listencarefullyandpayattentiontowhattheyaresayingtoyou.Showthemyou’reinterestedbyaskingquestions.Congratulateotherpeopleontheirsuccesses.48.Ifyoumeetafriendinthestorewhohasrecentlygraduated,gottenmarried,orgottenanewjob,congratulatehim.49.Sometopicscanmakepeopleuncomfortable.Youmighthurtotherpeople’sfeelingsifyoutalkaboutthem.Trytokeepyourconversationinthepleasantareas.Makeeyecontact(接触).Wheninconversationwithsomeone,lookthemintheeyewhenyou’respeaking.Keepingeyecontactshowsthatyouarepayingattention.However,don’tstareatpeople.50.A.Recognize(意识到)uncomfortabletopicsB.YoucanmakesmalltalksfirstC.Whenothersdowell,offerthemyourpraiseD.Whenfirstmeetingorgreetingsomeone,givehimawarmsmileE.Breakeyecontactsometimestoavoidstaring四、写作（共三节，满分30分）第一节语篇填词（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）根据下列篇章的意思及所给首字母写出所缺单词。在填写答案时，要求写出完整的单词。（每空限填一词。）It’sreportedthatagroupofyoungpeopletookpartinathemed(主题的)eventinBeijingdaysago.Theyworeatraditional(传统的)styleofclothingcalledhanfu(汉服).ItwasoncewornbytheHanpeople.Overthepastfewyears,hanfuhasbecomeincreasinglyp51.Manyofthemareattractedbytheelegantdesignandrichculturalmeaning.It’snotuncommontoseepeoplewearinghanfuinparks,museums,orevenonthestreetsduringfestivals.MissLiu,borninthe1980s,istheorganizeroftheevent.Shesaid,“Mypassion(激情)forhanfucamefromtwoofmyfriendswhoarefansoftraditionalChineseclothing.”Herinterestgrewasshelearnedmoreabouttheculturebehinditandthensheboughtherfirsthanfucostume(服装).Shefounded(建立)ahanfucommunitywithsomeoneelsein2011.S52then,shehasbeenvolunteeringtosupportthegroup.Atfirst,peoplewhoworehanfuinpublicwerel53at,whilemorepassersby(过路人)askedabouttheirclothingstyle.Slowly,moreandmoreyoungpeoplebegantowearhanfuastheybelievethebestwaytokeepthetraditionfreshistoadapt(适应)ittomodernlife.YangKunningwasborninthe1990s.Shelikessharingherloveforhanfuwithothersonline.Sheopenedanaccountonthevideo-sharingplatformBilibiliandpostedvideosfeaturingherselfwearingthetraditionalclothing.Hereffortsm54it.Thousandsofcomments(评论)andlikespourintoherchannelasviewersfindhervideosinterestingandcreative.Yanghasacollectionofaround30hanfuoutfits,suitablefordifferentseasonsandoccasions(场合).Yangsays,“I’mlookingforwardtotakingpartinmorehanfu-themeda55thisyearinBeijing.”第二节完成句子（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）56.去年夏天，我决定在当地图书馆做志愿者工作来帮助孩子们阅读。

Lastsummer,Idecided________________________________atthelocallibrarytohelpkidswiththeirreading.

57.多亏了这次经历，让我得到了一个做一些有意义的事情和结识新朋友的机会。

I________________________________dosomethingmeaningfulandmeetnewpeoplethankstothisexperience.

58.我尽力通过耐心和友善给孩子们及其父母留下好印象。

Itriedmybestto________a________________________thechildrenandtheirparentsbybeingpatientandfriendly.

59.有一天，当一个小女孩高兴地与我分享她最喜欢的书时，这提醒了我阅读的乐趣。

Oneday,alittlegirl________________________thejoyofreadingwhenshe________sharedherfavoritebookwithme.

60.有时候，我在做某些任务时会有困难，但看到孩子们的笑脸，就觉得一切都值得了。

Sometimes,I________________________certaintasks,but________thekids'smilingfacesmadeeverythingworthit.第三节书面表达（满分15分）假设你是李华，上周末你参加了一个社区志愿者活动(Communityvolunteerprogram)，通过展示和介绍中国的卡通动漫来传播中华传统文化，并通过活动筹款来帮助有需要的人。请你根据思维导图写一篇英语演讲稿，为同学们介绍你的活动经历和感受。注意：1.可在内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息；

2.词数80词左右；

3.不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息；否则不予评分。Dearstudents,

I'mgladtobeheretogivealecture._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________