广东省深圳市罗湖区外国语学校2024-2025学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷（含答案）

罗湖外语初中学校2024-2025学年度第二学期八年级期中考试英语试题说明：1本学科试题从第1页至第8页，共8页。满分75分，考试时间70分钟。2.答题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或圆珠笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目的指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液，不按以上要求作答的答案无效。3.考生务必保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束时，只交回答卷，本卷自行保管。第一部分选择题(共50分)I.完型填空(10分)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。(共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)Onemorningwhilejogging,asmallgoldenretrieversuddenlyrantome.Itwasbarkingloudlyandwaggingitstail.Atfirst,Ithoughtitjustwantedtoplay,butitcontinuedto____1____mywaywhenItriedtopass.Confused(困惑)byitsunusual____2____,Istopped.Itkeptlookingbetweenmeandanearbyhouse,asiftryingtotellmeamessage,soI____3____tofollowit.Thedogquicklyrantowardsahouse.Whenwegottothefrontdoor,Iheardsome____4____soundsfrominsideandthedoorwasunlocked,soIwentinsidewiththedog.Inthelivingroom,Ifoundanoldlady.Paleandbreathless,shewasholdingherchest.Iknewshewas____5____.Iimmediatelycalledanambulance.Whilewaiting,I____6____theladyasthedogsatbythesofa,watchingitsownerwith____7____andsadeyes.Whendoctorsarrived,theysaidshewas____8____fromaheartattackandtookhertothehospitalrightaway.Later,Ivisitedtheoldlady,Mrs.Thompson.Thedoctorsaidthatwithouttimelyhelp,thingscouldhavebeenmuch____9____.Mrs.ThompsontouchedLucy’sfur____10____andsaid,“You’remylittlehero,Lucy.”Sometimes,heroesdon’talwayswearcapes—theywagtheirtails.1.A.getin B.getout C.getalong D.getto2.A.speech B.discussion C.behaviour D.description3.A.travelled B.allowed C.decided D.refused4.A.basic B.simple C.pleasant D.weak5.A.insurprise B.introuble C.insadness D.infact6.A.reminded B.accepted C.comforted D.punished7.A.worried B.afraid C.peaceful D.serious8.A.protecting B.separating C.benefiting D.suffering9.A.better B.worse C.easier D.happier10.A.roughly B.gently C.quickly D.heavilyII.阅读理解(40分)第一节阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应字母编号涂黑。(共15小题，每小题1.5分，共22.5分)ABertiewassadforweeks,monthsaftertheliondied.TherewasnothingIcoulddotocheerhimup.Hewouldsitforhoursinhisroom,orgooffonlongwalksallonhisown.Heseemedtobeallaloneinhisownworld,sofaraway.TryasIdid,Icouldnotreachhim.Thenoneday,Iwasinthekitchenhere,whenIsawBertiehurryingdownthehill,wavinghisstickandshoutingforme.“I’vegotanidea,”hecried,ashecamein,“Ifinallythoughtofit.”Heshowedmetheendofhisstick.Itwaswhite.“Seethis,Millie?It’swhitechalk(白垩)!”“So?”Isaid.“YouknowthefamousWhiteHorseonthehillatUffington,theonetheycarvedout(雕刻)ofthechalkathousandyearsago?Itseemsthatthehorseneverdies.Well,that’swhatwe’regoingtodo,sohewillneverbeforgotten!We’llcarvehimoutonthehill—he’llbethereforever.”“It’lltakealongtime,won’tit?”Isaid.“We’vegotplenty,haven’twe?”hereplied,withthesamesmilehehadwhenhewasaten-year-oldboy.Ittookustwentyyearstodoit.Everysparemomentwehad,wewereonthehill,diggingwithshovelsandusingbucketstocarryawaythedirt.Itwashard,back-breakingwork,butitwasalabouroflove.Wemadethepaws,tail,body,andmaneuntilhewasperfectineverydetail.Itwasjustafterwe’dfinishedthatthebutterfliesfirstcame.Insummer,whenthesuncomesoutaftertherain,thesebutterflieswoulddrinkonthechalkface.Thenthe“WhiteLion”becomesabutterflylion,anditcomesbacktolifeagain.SonowyouknowhowBertie’swhitelionbecameourspecialbutterflylion.(AdaptedfromTheButterflyLion)11.Whatdidthewritermeanbysaying“Icouldnotreachhim”inparagraph1?A.ThewriterwasphysicallyfarawayfromBertie. B.ThewritercouldnotunderstandBertie’slanguage.C.ThewriterwasunabletogetBertieoutofhissadness. D.ThewriterdidnotknowwhereBertiewasstaying.12.Theunderlinedword“he”inparagraph4refersto________.A.Bertie B.thebutterfly C.theWhiteHorse D.thelion13WhywasBertieexcitedabouttheWhiteHorseonthehillatUffington?A.Itwasverybeautifulandheadmiredit.B.Itwasasymbolofsomethingthatcouldliveonforever.CItwasmadeofthesamewhitechalkasonhisstick.D.Hehadvisiteditbeforeandhadgoodmemoriesthere.14.WhatdoesthescenewithbutterflieslandingontheWhiteLionsymbolize(象征)?A.Thelionbecomescolorful. B.Naturechangesthelion.C.Thelionturnsintoarealone. D.Thelionseemstocomealive.15.Themainideaofthepassageisabout________.A.howtoturnalionintobutterflies B.thefriendshipbetweenBertieandMillieC.howBertieandMillierememberedthedeadlion D.thestoryofthefamousWhiteHorseB①IntherecentlyconcludedQingmingFestivalholiday,anexcitinginnovationappearedinChina’stourismindustry.Roboticexoskeletons(机械外骨骼),similartospecialrobotoutfits,steppedinasgreathelpersfortourists,highlightingthecountry’smovetowards“smarter”tourism.②AtTaishanMountaininShandong,somevisitorsdidn’twanttowalkallthewaytothetop.Standingover1,500metershighwithover7,000steps,Taishanisadifficultclimb.So,theywaitedinlonglinestorent“roboticexoskeletons”.Theserobotsweresopopularthatmanypeoplewaitedtwohourstogetone.③Usingtherobotcostsmoney.Youcanpaybythehourorbytheroute.Usually,it’s80yuanforthreehours.Mr.Lisaidwiththerobot,ittakeshalfthetimetoclimbasteep(陡峭的)partofthemountain.YanLidong,a26-year-oldfromBeijing,trieditandsaid,“Idon’twantmylegstobetootired.MyfriendtriedtoclimbTaishaninOctoberbutcouldn’tfinish.Herestedinbedfortwodayswithshakinglegs.”④Taishanisn’ttheonlyplacewiththesehigh-techhelpers.HuangshanMountaininAnhuiwillletvisitorsusesmartkneestrapsandwalkingstickslaterthismonth.TheyhavebeentestingthesesinceFebruary.Indeed,therobotsreducedthephysicalburdenofclimbingalot.ThetravelwebsiteTuniusaidAIproductsandnewtourismservicescanattractyoungpeople.⑤TherecentQingmingFestivalholidayshowedChina’sprogressinmodernizingtourism.Yearsago,smarttourismmainlymeantreliablephoneandWi-Fisignalsattouristsites.Now,it’saboutAI-poweredsmartdevices.Withthesetools,travellingwilldefinitelybecomemoreconvenientandenjoyable.16.WhydidvisitorsatTaishanMountainwaitinlonglines?A.Tobuytickets. B.Torentroboticlegs. C.Totakephotos. D.Towatchshows.17.FromYanLidong’swords,whatdoestheauthormainlywanttoshow?A.ClimbingTaishanisreallydangerous. B.Hisfrienddoesn’texerciseenough.C.Peoplealwaysuseroboticexoskeletons. D.Roboticlegsmakehardclimbingeasier.18.Whatisthestructureofthispassage?A. B. C. D.19.Accordingtothepassage,whatmightsmarttourisminChinabelikeinthefuture?A.TherewillbemoreAIproductsforabettertravelexperience.B.Therewillbefewernewtechnologiesusedinit.C.Itwillmainlyfocusonmountain-climbingrobots.D.Thecostofusingsmartdevicesintourismwillbecomehigher.20Whereisthepassageprobablyfrom?A.Asportwebsite. B.Adictionary. C.Atechnologymagazine. D.Abookreview.CDoyouoftenfinditreallydifficulttogetyourselfoutofbedandreadyforschoolonMondaymorning?Thisyear’sWorldSleepDayonMarch21sthasbroughtourattentiontothecommonissueofteenagerssufferingfromnotenoughsleep.Qualitysleepmatterstoeveryone,yetit’smoreimportantforteenagers.AccordingtotheUSNationalInstituteofHealth,teenagersrequireadailysleepof9to10hours,whichislongerthanthatneededbyadults.Thereasonbehindthisisthatadolescence(青春期)isakeyperiodfortheirdevelopment.Forstudents,gettingenoughsleepcansignificantlyimprovetheiracademicperformance.AsHarvardHealthhaspointedout,itcanimprovestudents’concentrationlevels,strengthentheirmemory,andhelpwiththeirthinkingabilities.Whenstudentsarewell-rested,theyarebetterabletofocusontheirstudiesandabsorbnewknowledge.Sleepalsoplaysanimportantroleindevelopingcreativity.Inthelate20thcentury,scientistsfromLoughboroughUniversityintheUKcarriedoutresearchonthisaspect.Theycomparedcreativetestscoresbetweenthosewhohadpoorsleepqualityandthosewhosleptwell.Theresultsshowedthatthesleep-deprived(缺乏睡眠的)groupscoredlowerontheTorranceTestsofCreativeThinking.Theyweremorelikelytorepeatthesamemistakesandhaddifficultiesincomingupwithnewideas.Morerecently,in2023,aresearchteamledbyKathleenEsfahanyattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)intheUnitedStatesmadeaninterestingdiscovery.Theyfoundthatthesleeponset,aspecialstageatthebeginningofsleep,isparticularlyhelpfultocreativity.Whenpeoplewereaskedtothinkaboutacertaintopicduringthisstage,andthengivencreativetasksaboutthattopicafterwakingup,theyhadabetterperformanceinthosetasks.21.WhyisqualitysleepmoreimportantforteenagersthanforadultsaccordingtoParagraph2?A.Becauseofteenagers’higheractivitylevel.B.Becauseadolescenceisakeyperiodfordevelopment.C.Becauseofteenagers’pressurefromhomework.D.Becauseofadults’lowsleeprequirement.22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“academic”meaninthispassage?A.Educational. B.Physical. C.Social. D.Artistic.23.WhydoestheauthormentiontheTorranceTestsofCreativeThinkinginParagraph4?A.Toprovethatcreativityhasnothingtodowithsleepquality.B.Tocomparedifferenttestsforscoringpeople’screativity.C.Toarguethatadultsneedlongersleepthanteenagers.D.Toshowthatsleep-deprivedpeopleperformpoorlyoncreativetasks.24.WhatcanweinferfromtheMITstudymentionedinthepassage?A.Dreamingduringdeepsleepisbestforcreativity.B.Creativityisnotrelatedtosleeptimeandquality.C.Thesleeponsetstageisimportantforcreativethinking.D.Peoplewhosleeplessaremorelikelytohaveoriginalideas.25.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheImportanceofQualitySleepforTeenagers. B.WhyTeenagersNeedMoreSleepThanAdults.C.HowSleepAffectsCreativityDevelopment. D.TheHistoryandDevelopmentofWorldSleepDay.第二节短文填空(共5小题，每小题2分，共10分)阅读下面的短文，并从下列六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文的意思完整、连贯。Givingapresentationcanbechallenging.Youneedtopreparealot,organizeyourcontentclearly,anddeliveritconfidently.Whenyou’representing,it’simportanttoappearrelaxed,calm,andconfident—evenifyoufeelnervousinside.Yourbodylanguageplaysakeyroleinthis.____26____Herearesomeusefultipstohelpyou.PositionAlwaysstandfacingyouraudiencedirectly.____27____Andtrynottolookdownatyournotestoooften.Justlookatyournotesquicklyifyouhaveto.Thishelpsyoustayintouchwiththepeoplelisteningandshowsyou’reactivelycommunicatingwiththem.GestureBemindfulofunnecessarymovements.Don’ttouchyourhair,nose,orplaywithpens—thesehabitscandistractyouraudience.Keepyourarmsrelaxedatyoursides.Atfirst,thismightfeelunnatural,butitmakesyouappearmoreincontrol.Also,don’tcrossyourarmsorputyourhandsinyourpockets.____28____PostureYourpostureaffectsbothyourconfidenceandyourvoice.Useposturetomakeyourpointsclear.Keepyourfeetapartandstandconfidently.____29____Thiswayofstandingnotonlymakesyoufeelmorecomfortablebutalsohelpsyourvoicecarrybetter,ensuringeveryonecanhearyouclearly.EyeContactEyecontactmattersalot.Insteadofscanningtheroomquickly,focusononepersonineachsectionbeforemovingtothenext.First,lookatonepersoninoneplaceintheroomforashorttime.____30____Inthisway,you’retalkingtoeveryoneintheroom,anditmakesyourpresentationmorefunforthem.Remember,confidentbodylanguagecanmakeyourpresentationtrulyeffective.A.Trytohaveagoodtimewhenyouaregivingyourpresentation.B.Thiscanmakeyouseemtobenervous.C.Don’tturnyourbackonthem.D.Andalwaysremembertokeepyourshouldersbackandyourheadup.E.Buthowdoyouuseyourbodytoachievethis?F.Thenlookatsomeoneelseinanotherplaceoftheroomnaturally.第三节信息匹配(共5小题，每小题1.5分，共7.5分)下面的材料A~F分别介绍了六个招募志愿者的地点。请根据Tom,Lucy,David,Lily,Mike五位志愿者的实际情况，帮助他们选出最合适的地点。____31____Tomisamiddleschoolstudent.Heisgoodatorganizingactivities.Heloveskidsandwantstodosomethingforthemduringhisfreetime.____32____Lucy,ahighschoolstudent,iscrazyaboutreading.Sheispatientandenjoyshelpingothers.Shehopestovolunteerandshareherloveforbooks.____33____David,acollegestudentmajoringinart,hasagreattalentfordrawing.Hewantstousehisskilltobringjoytopeople.____34____Lilyisanoutgoingschoolgirl.Sheisgoodatsportsandcommunication.Shelikestomakefriendsandiswillingtohelpinalivelyenvironment.____35____Mike,ahighschoolstudent,caresabouttheenvironmentalot.Heishard-workingandreadytotakeactiontomakethecitymorebeautiful.A.ShenzhenYouthActivityCenterTheYouthActivityCenterhostsmanysportsandculturalevents.Volunteershelpineventplanningandcommunicatewithparticipants.EnergeticsportsfanswhoenjoysocializingarewelcomeB.ShenzhenBookCityAtShenzhenBookCity,volunteersmainlymoveheavybookstostorage,organizethebookshelvesandcleanreadingareas.Ifyou’restronganddon’tmindphysicalwork,comevolunteer!C.LocalCommunityArtGalleriesWearelookingforpeoplewithartistictalents,particularlythosewhoaregoodatdrawing,tocreatemurals(壁画)forlocalcommunityartgalleries.Yourworkswillbeautifythegalleriesandbringjoytothevisitors.D.CityParksCityparksareseekingvolunteersforenvironmentalprotection.Dutiesinvolvepickinguplitter,wateringplants,andspreadingenvironmentalawarenessamongvisitors.Ifyou’repassionateaboutacleanandbeautifulparkenvironment,signupnow!E.ShenzhenChildren’sActivityCenterVolunteersarerequiredtoorganizekids’activitieslikesummercampsandartclasses,andtakecareofchildren.Ifyoulovekidsandcanleadfun-filledactivities,thisistheplaceforyou.F.MunicipalLibraryMunicipallibraryvolunteershelpintroducenewbooks.Thosewithaloveforbooksandpatiencetohelppeoplehaveanidealvolunteeringchancehere.

第二部分非选择题(共25分)III.语法填空(10分)阅读下面短文，在空格中填入一个适当的词或使用括号中所给词语的正确形式填空。Chineseknotting,aspecialtraditionalhandicraftdeeplyrootedinChineseculture,iswell-knownasasymbolofgood____36____(lucky)andhappiness.Thesebeautifulknotsarecraftedfromasingleredrope,whichis____37____(careful)chosenforitsbrightcolorandnicetexture.TheartofmakingChineseknotshas____38____verylonghistory,withanorigindatingbackseveralcenturies.____39____(create)aperfectChineseknotisnotaneasyjob.Itdemandsalotoftimeandpatience.Itischallenging____40____(learn)theskillbecausetherearemanydifferentmethods.____41____theprocessmayseemsimpleatfirst,therealstepsarequitedifficult.Onehastobeextremelycarefulwhentyingtheknotstoensuretheirappealingappearance.Theseknotsarenotjustfascinatingdecorations.Theyalsocarrydeepculturalmeanings.Inancienttimes,Chineseknots____42____(use)toexpresspeople’sdreamsandlongings.Nowadays,theystillstand____43____peaceandharmonyindailylife.Today,theChineseknotremainsoneof____44____(popular)traditionalhandicraftsinChina.With____45____(it)delicatepatternsandrichhistoricalheritage,theChineseknothasbecomeaculturaltreasurecherishedbypeoplefromallwalksoflife.IV.书面表达(15分)46.假设你是校报记者李华，深圳红树林自然保护区将在下周日上午八点举办“守护濒危动物，共建绿色家园”的志愿活动。请你给校英文报写一封倡议信，告知同学们此次活动的具体安排，并呼吁大家踊跃参加。写作要求：1.不少于80词(开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数内)。2.文中不得出现真实姓名及学校名称。3.可适当增加细节，以使语句通顺、条理清楚、意义连贯。4.书写规范，卷面整洁。参考词汇：深圳红树林自然保护区ShenzhenMangroveNatureReserve呼吁callon_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________