2024-2025学年山东省烟台市莱山区（五四制）八年级上学期期末考试英语试卷

2024—2025学年山东省烟台市莱山区（五四制）八年级上学期期末考试英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★★)OurteacheraskedustovisitmuseumsandIwenttoalifeartmuseum.Haveyoueverbeenthere?IspentthewholeSaturdaytherewithmyparents.Whileyoumaythinkartmustcomefromthetalentedartists,naturemaybeabetterone.Thoseaccidental(偶然的)artworksmaybearesultofphysics,light,wind,colorandevenluck.Thepicturesonshowarewonderful.Ilearnedthestoriesaboutmanyofthem.a.Haveyoueverlookedthroughthewindowofacaronarainyday?Itlookslikeawatercolor.b.Youmusthavecutsomevegetables.Thisiswhatsomeonefoundwhenhecutaredcabbage.c.Youhavebrokenmanycups?Lookathowthisonebroke!Thehandleisstillingoodshape!d.Lookatthetheriver!Itjustlookslikesomechilddrawingincrayon.Ifyouwanttoknowmore,pleasereadmyotherdiaries.1.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenhesawthepicturesinthelifeartmuseum?

A．Theartistsaregreat.B．Natureisagreatartist.C．Rainydaysarebeautiful.D．Crayonpicturesarecolorful.2.Whichofthepicturesisaboutstoryc?

A．1#.B．2#.C．3#.D．4#.3.Wherecanwereadthepassage?

A．Inamuseum.B．Inateachingplan.C．Inanartbook.D．Inastudent’sdiary.(★★★)Whenfacingchallenges,Ioftenturntomymomforhelp,“Couldyouhelpme?”However,heransweralwaysis,“Doityourself,dear.”Thisusedtomakemefeelsad,leadingmetothinkofherasalazymother.Forexample,oneday,Iinvitedsomefriendsover,andmybedroomwasinamess.Bookswerealloverthetableandfloor,andIhadforgottentomakemybed.Iaskedmymotherforhelptotidyup,butsheseriouslyreplied,“Doityourself,girl.”Ihadtocleantheroommyself.Luckily,whenmyfriendsarrived,mybedroomwascleanenough.Becauseofmymother’slaziness,Ihavetowashmyclothes,keepmyroomclean,andevenhelpwithhouseholdchores.IevenhavetogotothedentistbymyselfwhenIhaveatoothache.Idoallthesethingsreluctantlywithavoiceinmyheart,“WhatacoldandlazymomIhave!”AsIgrowup,Ihaveunderstoodmymotherlittlebylittle.Herso-calledlazinesswasactuallyawaytobuildmyindependence.Irealizedthatherwords,“Aladycan’tbelazy,orshewillbecrazy.Workcanmakeyousunny.”werethetruth.It’sreallyhardtodoeverythingonmyown,butIhavelearnedalot.Throughtheearlyhardtimes,Ilearnedtheimportanceofdependingonmyselfandgotimportantlifeskills.Now,Iamthankfulforthelessonsmymothertaughtme,astheyhaveshapedmeintoastronger,morehard-workingperson.4.Howdoesthewriterfeelwhenhermothersays“Doityourself”atfirst?

A．Surprised.B．Shameful.C．Unhappy.D．Scared.5.WhydoesthewritergiveanexampleinParagraph2?

A．Toshowhowlazyhermotherwas.B．Toshowhowdirtyherbedroomwas.C．Toshowhermotherwasangrywithher.D．Toshowshehadtodothingsherself.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reluctantly”meaninParagraph3?

A．不情愿地B．反复地C．精心地D．不知不觉地7.Whatcanyoulearnfromthewriter’sexperience?

A．Agirlusuallylearnsfromherlazymother.B．Mothersaregoodattellingthetruth.C．Kidscangrowupwithoutmothers’help.D．Mom’s“laziness”makeskidsindependent.(★★★)OnerecentSaturday,stillinbed,Annareachedforherphoneandtypedatexttohermum.Mumwasrightinthekitchen.Annawantedpancakesforbreakfast.Soonafter,the13-year-oldheardhermum’sangryvoice,“Anna,ifyouwanttotalktome,youcomeandseeme!”Annalaughedaboutitnow.“Iwaskindofbeinglazy.Iknowthatsoundsterrible.”Wellmaybenotterrible,butcertainlymoreandmoretypical.AccordingtothePewInternet&AmericanLifeProject,thesedays,manypeopleliketextingbetterthanmakingphonecalls.It’snotalwaysyoungpeople,buttheyoungeryouare,themorelikelyyouaretoenjoytexting.Somewouldarguethatit’snobigdeal.Butmanyexpertssaythemostsuccessfulcommunicatorswillhavetheabilitytodoboth,talkandtext,andknowthebesttimestousethoseskills.Andtheyfearthatmoreofusarelosingourabilitytohavethetraditionalface-to-faceconversationsthatareveryimportantinpersonalrelationships.Youngpeoplethinkit’sjustsomethingtheyenjoydoing.AsAnnaseesit,“Therearepeopleyou’lltext,butwon’tcall.It’snotaboutanythingimportant—justawaytostayintouchwitheachother.”Sheandherclosestfriendsalsosendeachothervideos(录像)ofthemselves,theirdogsorsomethingnewintheirbedrooms.Expertssaythereis,ofcourse,nothingwrongwithcasual(随意的)conversationsandfunbetweenfriends.Theproblemisthattheconversationisn’tdeep.Theysuggestthatparentsputdowntheirownmobiledevices(移动设备)first,aschildrenlearnfromthem.Somefamilyrulesarealsoneeded,suchas“Notextingtopeopleinthesamehouse”.Butthekeyistodevelopdifferentcommunicationskills.8.WhydidAnnatexttohermum?

A．Lazinessstoppedherfrommoving.B．Shewasfeelingterriblyill.C．Itwastheirwayofcommunication.D．Shewasangrywithhermother.9.WhatwasthefindingofthePewInternet&AmericanLifeProject?

A．Peoplespendmoreandmoretimeonphones.B．Youngerpeopleliketextingbetterthanolderpeople.C．Textingisabetterwayofcommunicationthanphonecalls.D．Successfulcommunicatorsaregoodatbothtextingandtalking.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”meaninParagraph4?

A．Phones.B．Texts.C．Experts.D．Abilities.11.Whydotheexpertssuggestthatparentsputdowntheirmobiledevices?

A．Tosetexamplesforchildren.B．Tofollowfamilyrules.C．Tostayintouchwithfriends.D．Tolearnfromchildren.(★★★)Nepalissaidtobe“thekingdomofsnowmountains”withthesnow-cappedHimalayasontheChina-Nepalborder.It’saworld-famouscountryforhiking.ButwhenisthebesttimetovisitNepal?Nepalhasreallyunusualgeography!Thetallestmountainintheworld,Mt.Qomolangma,ispartlyinthenorthofNepal.Ontheotherhand,theTeraiPlainisthelowestpart,only70metersabovesealevel(海平面以上).Becauseofthisspecialshapeoftheland,Nepalhasfivedifferentseasons:autumn,winter,spring,summer,andthemonsoon(雨季).TheautumnmonthsofOctoberandNovemberareconsideredtheperfecttimetotraveltoNepal.Duringthistime,you’llseebluerandclearerskies.YoucanalsojoinDashainFestival(德赛节),a15-day-longfestivalandthemostcolorfulfestivalinNepal.ThetemperaturebeginstodropinDecemberandJanuary.WinterisperfectforvisitingtheChitwanNationalParkinthesouthofNepal.Youwillgetthebestchancetoseerhinos(犀牛)aswellastigersandelephantsinthewildofNepal’sforest.Duringthespringtime,fromFebruarytoApril,temperaturesslowlygoup.Thedaysarelongerandareperfectforhikingtours.YoucanalsoexperiencesomepopularfestivalsliketheNepaleseNewYearinApril.Maypushesthetemperatureabithigher.However,therealsummerisquicklycutshortbythebeginningofthemonsoonseason.Themonsoonwindbeginstobringinrainshowersfrommid-JuneuntilSeptember.Youcanexpectaround3to4hoursofraineverydayduringthisseason.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“lowest”meaninChinese?

A．最低的B．最潮的C．最崎岖的D．最平坦的13.WhydoesNepalhavefiveseasons?

A．Becauseofthesnow-cappedHimalayas.B．Becauseofitsunusualgeography.C．BecauseoftheheightofMt.Qomolangma.D．Becauseofthesealevelofthecountry.14.WhichisthebestmonthforhikinginNepal?

A．January.B．March.C．June.D．September.15.WhatisTrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．Visitorscan’tseeelephantsinwinter.B．SpringistheperfecttimetotraveltoNepal.C．ThemonsoonisthelongestseasoninNepal.D．TheNepaleseNewYearisa15-day-longfestival.(★★★)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。选项中有一项为多余选项。TheworldknowsSherlockHolmesbecauseoftheBritishwriterArthurConanDoyle.16RobertwasworkinginChinainthe1940s.Atthattime,hecametoknowDee.DeeisacharacterbasedonthehistoricalpersonDiRenjiefromtheTangdynasty.17HelovedthebooksomuchthatheputitintoEnglish.Andthenheuseditsstyle(风格)tomakeuphisownstoriesaboutJudgeDee.Between1950and1967,Robertwrote16novels(小说)and8shortstories.Inthestories,hedescribedmatterssolvedbyJudgeDee.HealsointroducedcultureandtraditionsoftheTangdynastyinhisbook.18Nowithasbeenputintoover10languagesandhassoldmillionsofcopiesworldwide.IthasgreatlyhelpedthewesternpeoplegetabetterunderstandingofChina.“19Itdidn’tmeanverymuchtomeatthattime.Inlaterlife,Ihavere-readthestoriesseveraltimesandfoundhowspecialJudgeDeewasdescribedbymyfather.Betweenthelines,thereisalotofwisdom(智慧)inthewriting,”saidThomasvanGulik,sonofRobertvanGulik.IntheeyesofThomas,it’sfantasticthathisfatherbroughtthemasterdetective(大侦探)oftheTangdynasty,DiRenjie,backtolifeintheJudgeDeecrimenovels.“20Ifhewerestilllivingintheworldnow,Ithinkhewouldbealsoverygladthathisstoriesarenowsopopular,”hesaid.

A．Iamsohappytohavesuchagreatfather.B．IreadthestorieswhenIwas10or11yearsold.C．HealsoreadaboutthecrimenovelDiGongAn.D．Assoonasthebookcameout,itbecameverypopular.E．Amongallthebookshehaseverread,hisfavouriteisDiGongAn.F．ButtheWestknowsJudgeDee,China’sSherlockHolmes,fromRobertvanGulik.二、完形填空(★★★)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。SoapysatonaseatinMadisonSquare,NewYork,andlookedupatthesky.A________leaffellontohisarm.Winterwascoming,andSoapyknewthathemustmakehis________.Hewantedthree________inanice,warmprison(监狱),withfoodandgoodfriends.Thiswashowhe________spenthiswinters.Andnowitwastime,because,atnightonhisseatinthesquare,threenewspapersonthebodycouldnotkeepoutthe________.SoSoapydecidedtogotoprisonandatoncebegantotryhisfirstplan.Itwasusuallyeasy—heatedinnerinanexpensiverestaurantandthenhetoldthemhehadno________andtheycalledapoliceman.SoSoapylefthisseat,andwalkedslowlyalongthestreet.SoonhecametoabrightrestaurantonBroadway.Ah!Thiswasallright.Hejusthadtogettoa________intherestaurantandsitdown.Thatwasall,because,whenhesatdown,peoplecould________seehiscoatandhisshirt,whichwerenotveryold.Nobodycouldseehistrousers.ButassoonasSoapywentintotherestaurant,the________sawhisdirtyoldtrousersandterribleshoes.Stronghandsturnedhimroundandhelpedhimoutintothestreetagain.Sonowhehadtothinkofsomething________.Hebegantotryhisotherplans.DoyouknowwhetherSoapyfinallygotinprison?Howdidhemakeit?Ifyouransweris“no”,whynotreadTheCopandtheAnthembyO.Henry?21.A．freshB．fallenC．newD．magic22.A．plansB．progressC．wishesD．inventions23.A．minutesB．daysC．monthsD．years24.A．usuallyB．suddenlyC．quicklyD．lonely25.A．shameB．pressureC．timeD．cold26.A．foodB．familyC．moneyD．time27.A．windowB．wallC．doorD．table28.A．hardlyB．onlyC．secondlyD．especially29.A．policemanB．actorC．waiterD．neighbor30.A．differentB．stupidC．safeD．amazing三、短文填空(★★★)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。OnceIarguedwithmyfatherbadlyandIrefused31(see)himunlesswehadtomeetatfestivalsorotherfamily32(meeting).Buteventhen,wehardlyspoketoeachother.Ikept33(feel)reallysad.LastTuesday,IdecidedtotellmyfatherIlovehim.ThenextmorningIgotupearly.Iwassoexcited34Icouldhardlysleep.At9amIcalledmydad.Whenhepickedupthephone,Ijustsaid,“Dad,canIcomeoverafterworktonight?Ihavesomethingtotellyou.”Mydadanswered35(angry),“Nowwhat?”Itoldhimitwouldn’ttakelong,sohefinallyagreed.At5:30pm,Iwasringingthedoorbellatmyparents’house.Dad36(answer)thedoorinnotime.Itookonestepandsaid,“Dad,IjustcomeovertotellyouthatIloveyou.”While37(hear)thesewords,hebegantocry.Hereachedouthishands,hugged(拥抱)meandsaid.“Iloveyoutoo,son,butI’veneverbeenabletosayso.”ItwassuchagreatfeelingthatIdidn’twanttomove.Momwalkedoverwithtears(眼泪)inhereyes.Ijustblew38(she)akiss.DadandIhuggedforalongtimeandthenIleft.Twodays39thatvisit,mydad,whohadheartproblems,passedaway.Somyadviceforallofyou40(be):Don’twaittodothethingsthatyouneedtodo.Takethetimetodowhatyouneedtodoanddoitnow!四、任务型阅读(★★★)阅读下面的短文，完成短文后的问题。Seeingpeopleinyourfamilyfightcanbereallyterrible.Whetherthefightisaboutyouornot,youmightfeelsad,angryorevenashamed(难为情的).Doyouwanttoknowhowtoendafamilyfight?Herearesomeideas.Keepyourcool.It’snoteasytokeepcoolduringafight.Ifyouareveryangry,youcantrytotakeadeepbreathorcountto10.Beforeyoutalkwithyourfamilymembers,youcanalsomakesomephysicalmovements.Callafamilymeeting.Seeifthere’sagoodtimethatworksforeveryoneinyourfamilytogettogether.Thenyoucanmeettogetherandtalkaboutthefamilyfight.Ifyouareayoungboyorgirl,tryaskingyourparentstocallafamilymeeting.Listentoeveryone.Giveeveryoneinthefamilyachancetospeak.Thatway,everyonecansaywhat’sgoingon.Sometimes,lettingeveryonetalkisnoteasy,especiallywhentheirwordsmakeyoumad.However,ifyouleteveryonetalk,they’lllistentowhatyouwillsay,too.Use“I”toexpressyourfeelings.Instead