2024-2025学年山东省潍坊市广文中学八年级上学期期末测试英语试卷

2024—2025学年山东省潍坊市广文中学八年级上学期期末测试英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★★)Howdoyouspendyourfreetime?Playingsportsorseeingmovies?Doyouwanttoliveadifferentafter-schoollife?Howaboutmixingintoelementsofintangibleculturalheritage(非物质文化遗产元素)?Herearefourexamples.

LiChenxi,an11-year-oldgirl,isatNo.2PrimarySchoolinYinchuan.HerschoolbringstraditionalChinesecultureintotheafter-schoolcareservices.Liisinterestedintie-dye(扎染).Shecanmakedollsanddressesafterlearningformorethanayear.“Ireallyenjoyit,”shesaid.WhenAntoine,aninternationalstudentfromNewZealand,firstwatchedthedragondance,hewassurprisedandcouldnotwaittojoininit.However,thetrainingwasnoteasy.Hekeptpracticingthebasicskillsdaybyday.Antoinebuiltthefirstinternationalstudentdragondanceteaminhisschool.ItisonSaturdayafternoon.AgroupofchildrenofallagesarefollowingZhuWeiinZimbabwe(津巴布韦).Zhu,aChinesedoctor,teachesthemtaichi.Thesechildrenliketaichi.Theythinktaichihelpsthemkeephealthyandfocusonstudies.It’smind-bodyexercise.ChloefromCanadaisapaper-cuttinglover.EverySunday,shelearnspaper-cuttingfromMrs.Smith.Thegirlcaneasilycutbutterflies,horses,flowersandsoon.Chloemadeapaper-cuttingworkofBingDwenDwen.Shefeltexcitedtoseeitshownontheschoolwall.1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A．Chloelearnspaper-cuttingonceamonth.B．Antoinepracticedhardondragondance.C．LiChenxicanmakeclothesandflowersusingti-dye.D．AChinesePEteacherteacheschildreninZimbabwetaichi.2.WhydochildreninZimbabwechoosetopracticetaichi?①Tomakemorefriends.②Tohelpthemfocusonstudies.③Tostayfitandstrong.④TolearnmoreaboutChineseculture.

A．①②B．①③C．②③D．③④3.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

A．Theworldiscolorfulbecauseofdifferentcultures.B．ForeignstudentsenjoytraditionalChineseculture.C．TraditionalChineseculturelightsuptheafter-schoollife.D．TraditionalChinesecultureispopularamongpeopleofallages.(★★★)AbigearthquakehitTaiwan,China,onApril3,2024.AhighschoolstudentinSoutheastChinaquicklycarriedhisclassmatewhocouldn’twalktosafeplacewhenhefelttheshaking.ThevideoabouthisbraveandkindacthaswonlotsofpraiseontheInternet.Theyoungherointhevideo,ZhangZhixun,isafirst-yearhighschoolstudentatXiamenShuangshiMiddleSchoolofFujian,locatedinXiamen,FujianProvince.ZhangsavedastudentnamedLelewhohasraresicknessthatmakeshisarmsandlegsveryweak,causingquitelimitedphysicalstrength.Lele,whousuallydependsonawheelchairformoving,keepshiswheelchairoutsidetheclassroomduringschoolbecauseofthelimitedroomspace.At7:58inthemorning,averystrongearthquakehappenednearHualienCountyinTaiwan,China.Whentheshakinghittheschoolground,Lelegotscaredbecausehecouldn’twalkormove.However,thevideoshowsthatZhangsooncametotherescue(救援),carryingLeleoutoftheclassroomandplacinghiminhiswheelchair,makingsurehewastakentoasafeplacewiththeotherclassmates.Later,whendescribinghisexperience,LelesaidthatwhenZhangcametopickhimup,hefelt“aliveagain”.Recallingtheshakingcausedbytheearthquake,Zhangsaidthathedidnothesitate(犹豫)foramomentandhisfirstreaction(反应)atthetimewastomakesurethatLelewasnotleftbehind.4.WhydidLelehavetomovewithawheelchair?

A．Becausehehurthiskneesinanaccident.B．Becausehisarmsandlegswereveryweak.C．Becausehehadaneyeillnesswhenhewasyoung.D．Becausehehadaheartdiseasewhenhewasbom.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“dependson”meaninParagraph4?

A．决定B．环绕C．依赖D．固定6.Whatcanweinfer(推断)aboutZhangZhixunfromthetext?

A．Hekeptcalmduringtheearthquake.B．Heisthestrongestboyinhisschool.C．Hereceivedbasicmedicaltrainingbefore.D．HewastheonlyonewhohelpedLeleduringtheearthquake.7.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthetext?

A．AbigearthquakeinTaiwanB．ThefirstaidinanearthquakeC．AlessonfromanearthquakeD．Abraverescueinanearthquake(★★★)Marathonpacers(配速员),sometimesalsocalled“rabbits”,areusuallygreatrunners.Theyrunataset(设定的)paceandhelpagroupofrunnersfinishtheraceintheirprojected(预定的)time.Theyusuallyholdasignoraballoonwiththetimeinwhichthey’retryingtofinishtherace.Thereareusuallybetween10and15pacersinamarathon.Eachofthemleadsadifferentpacegroup.Forexample,asmallermarathonmighthavepacegroupsevery15minutes.Alargermarathonmighthavepacegroupsevery5minutes.________Firstofall,theycanhelpyourunattherightpace.Ifyougoouttoofastinthefirsthalfoftherace,youcanrunoutofenergy(能量)quicklyandslowdowninthesecondhalf.Similarly,ifyousetouttorunaslowerfirsthalfandafastersecondhalf,itcanbehardtopickupthepaceintheendbecauseyou’reverytiredthen.Withapacer,youdon’thavetothinktoohardaboutyourpace.Youjustneedtokeepupwithyourpacer.Marathonpacersdomorethanthat.Theycanencourage(鼓励)youtokeepgoingwhenyougothroughthehardestpartoftherace.Someevenhavetwopacers,oneforthefirsthalfoftheraceandoneforthesecondhalf.It’snoteasytobecomeamarathonpacer.Youmusthaveexperienceinrunningmarathonsandbeabletopacearacecorrectly.8.Whatcanyouseeonamarathonpacer’ssign?

A．Thesetpaceofrunning.B．Thetimetostarttherace.C．Thebestmarathonresults(结果).D．Theprojectedtimetofinishtherace.9.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin________?

A．TherearemanypacersinMarathon.B．Pacersshouldbelivelyandfullofenergy.C．Runnersneedtotrytheirbesttorunwithpacers.D．Therearemanyreasons(原因)torunwithapacer.10.Ifarunnerdoesn’trunwithapacer,whatwillprobablyhappen?

A．Hewillrunattherightpacethroughouttherace.B．Hewillkeeprunningfastandpickupthepaceintheend.C．Hemayruntoofastinthefirsthalfandfeeltiredinthesecondhalf.D．Hewillsurelykeepgoingwhengoingthroughthehardestpartoftherace.11.Whatisnecessary(必要的)forbeingamarathonpacer?

A．Takingpartinmarathontraining.B．Havingexperienceinrunningmarathons.C．Beingabletorunthefastestinthemarathonrace.D．Beingabletohelptherunnerswhentheyaretired.(★★★)Theworldisgettinghotter,andtherearemoreandmoreextreme(极端的)weathereventsbecauseofclimate(气候)change.12EventhoughAfricaonlyproducesalittlebitofgreenhousegasthatleadstoclimatechange,it’sgettinghurtalot.CountriesacrossAfricaarepayingaheavypriceforthetoppollutersinotherpartsoftheworld.Africahasspecialecosystems(生态系统).Therearegrasslands,deserts,andwetlands(湿地).There’salsoabigrainforestcalledtheCongoBasin.13Butnow,becauseofclimatechange,alltheseecosystemsareintrouble.14Youcan’tfindthemanywhereelseintheworld.Butbecauseofthechangingclimate,theseanimalsandplantsmightdisappear(消失).Itishardtodealwiththeseproblemsbecauseitwillcostalotofmoney.15PeopleareworkingonabigprojectcalledtheGreatGreenWalltostopdesertsfromgettingbig,andthey’redoingbetterthanexpected.根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。

A．Butthere’ssomegoodnews.B．Theyhelpstopalotofpollution.C．Africaismorethanjustanaturalzoo.D．Africaishometolotsofspecialanimalsandplants.E．ThiscausesalotofproblemsforthecountriesinAfrica.二、完形填空(★★★★)Youliketotravelonholidays.Butinpopularplacesofinterest,therearealwaysmillionsof_________tourists.Itmakesyourefuse(拒绝)togooutagain.Inthis_________,youcantrygoingsomewherequieter.Greenlandisonesuchplace!Itonlyreceivesabout100,000touristsayear!Greenlandisthelargestislandintheworld.TheislandisalmostfourtimeslargerthanFrance.Ice_________about80%ofGreenland,buttheareawithouticeisstilllargerthanallofJapan.Greenlandisdevelopingtwointernationalairportstomakeiteasiertotravelthere.Butyoushould_________avoid(避免)visitingitinwinter.Thetemperaturethereinwinterisusuallyaround-18℃!Youmayfeelverycold.However,therearestillmanywonderfulthingsto_________.Dogsledding(狗拉雪橇)isanimportantpartofGreenlandic_________.Therearen’tmanyroads.Butthereareabout15,000dogsreadytopullyou_________theiceonasled.Tryitandyoucanexperiencethelocalpeople’sspecialwayofgettingaround.It’salsoagreatwaytolearnaboutthelocalpeople.Greenlandisoneofthebestplacestoseethenorthernlights(北极光).YoucanseethemonclearnightsfromSeptembertoApril.Insummer,_________,youcan’tseethenorthernlights.FromMaytoJuly,thesunnever_________.It’sagoodideatospendyourholidayinGreenlandbecauseit’snever__________—thereareonlyabout56,000peoplethere.16.A．foreignB．localC．noisyD．friendly17.A．accidentB．situationC．troubleD．society18.A．createsB．increasesC．causesD．covers19.A．probablyB．suddenlyC．quicklyD．immediately20.A．understandB．experienceC．acceptD．mention21.A．languageB．cultureC．populationD．research22.A．acrossB．againstC．throughD．along23.A．especiallyB．maybeC．certainlyD．however24.A．goesawayB．hangsonC．goesdownD．warmsup25.A．terribleB．boringC．crowdedD．serious三、选词填空(★★★)※阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词填空，使短文通顺完整。（只填选项，每词限用一次）

A.mayB.hadbetterC.needn’tD.mustn’tInsomewesterncountries,therearemanytraditionalcustomsweshouldknow.Forexample,whenyouvisitsomeone,you26giveanevennumber(偶数)offlowersasagift,becausepeoplethinkit27bringbadluck.Also,you28bringaveryexpensivegift.Asmalloneisokay.Atdinner,you29starteatingafterthehoststarts.UnderstandingthesecustomscanhelpusbehaveproperlyinWesternsocialsituations.四、短文填空(★★★)※请根据上下文和首字母提示填空。Thismorning,agirlwasridingabikesidebysidewithherfriends.Suddenly,acarappearedroundthec30andhither.Thegirlfelloffherbikeandcouldnotmove.Herlegswerehurtbadlyandshelookedp31.Shewasingreatp32.Luckily,apolicemanarrivedintimeandtookthegirltothehospital.Thedoctorexaminedhercarefullyandgavehersomem33.Sowhenyouareridingyourbike,thinkaboutther34ofanaccident!Paya35allthetime.Don’tridesidebysidewithyourfriends.(★★★)Acrow(乌鸦)livedinathickforestwithmanybirds.Hewasveryhappywithacarefree(无忧无虑的)lifeuntilhesawaswan(天鹅)oneday.Theswan36(fly)overalake.“Thisswanissowhite,”hethought,“andIamsoblack.Itmustbethehappiestbirdintheworld.”Hesharedhisthoughtswiththeswan.Theswanreplied,“ActuallyIthoughtso,too,untilI37(meet)aparrot.Ithadbrilliantcoloursofredandblue.Nootherbirdcouldbe38(happy)thantheparrot.”Thecrowwentoffinsearchoftheparrotandsawit39(rest)onthetopofanoldtree.Theparrotexplained,“I,too,wasveryhappyuntilIsawapeacock(孔雀).Mycolourspaledincomparisonto(相比于)thepeacock’s.”Thecrowdecidedtolookforthebeautifulpeacock.He40(final)foundthepeacockatazoo.41(hundred)ofpeoplegatheredaroundtowatchthepeacockand42(it)beautifulfeathers.Thecrowsaid,“Dearpeacock,youaresobeautiful.Everyday,peoplecomejust43(see)you.Youmustbethehappiestbirdontheplanet.”Thepeacockreplied,“Mybeautymademe44(stay)inthiszoo.Inthefirstfewmonths,Ioftensaidto45(I)thatifIwereacrow,Icouldbeenjoyingacarefreelifeoutside.Then,aftermanymonths,IrealizedthatIshouldlearntobehappywithwhatIhaveinsteadofexpectingwhatIdonothave.五、任务型阅读(★★★)阅读下面短文，根据短文后的要求答题。Thesedays,“Citywalk”(城市漫步)isbecomingpopularamongyoungpeople.It’saboutwalkingaroundacityandfindingunusualthingsinthecity.PeoplecanstartCitywalkbyexploringthestreetsontheirownorbyfollowingatourguide.Theyusuallydon’tgotothebigshoppingcenters.Instead(反而),theychoosetogotosmallshopsorrestaurantsandknowaboutthehistoryandcultureofthecity.ManyCitywalkerslovetosharetheirplansonline,includinghowlongthewalkwilltakeandwhatbeautifulplacestheywillseealongtheway.Theyarehelpfulifsomeonewantstovisitthoseplaces.XuYun,whomovedfromBeijingtoShanghaithesedays,said,“IthinkShanghaiisaperfectcityforCitywalk.Therearebigtreesalongthestreetsandshopssellingdifferentproducts,whichisperfectforfriendstowalktogetherandtakephotos.”Shesignedupforatwo-hourCitywalkpricedat88yuanperperson.Atourguideintroducedthehistoryofthebuildingsandstreetsalongtheway.“Ifitweremewalkingalone,Iwouldsimplyfindthestreetsbeautiful,butthetourguidehelpedmehaveabetterunderstandingofthelocalcultureinShanghai,”shesaid.“What’smore,Imadefriendswiththeotherwalkers.”LinYi,amanagerofacompany,said,