江苏省南通市如皋市2024-2025学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题（含答案）

2024-2025学年度第二学期八年级期末学业质量调研

英语试题

（考试时间：120分钟总分：120分）

第I卷（选择题部分共65分）

一、单项选择（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1.Thelogointhepicturerepresentsanorganization（hathelps.

A.buildabetterworldforchildrenandwomen

B.protectwildlifeandiheirlivingplacesglobally

C.treatpeoplearoundtheworldwhocan'tseewell

D.providepeoplewiilimedicalcaicduringdisaslcis

2-Whatdoyouthinkwecandoforouragedparents?

—Youdon'thavetodoanythingbewiththemasmuchaspossible.

A.likeB.includingC.withoutD.except

3.—JiaozihasbecomeoneofthemostsuccessfuldirectorsforhisfilmseriesNezha.

-Hissuccesstellsusthattorealizeadreamrequiresaction,oryouwon'tanything.

A.allowB.avoidC.achieveD.afford

4.Atwo-wayeffort（双向奔赴）describesanythatbothsicesworktogethertowardsasharedgoaland

getclosertoeachother.

A.instructionB.organizationC.introductionD.situation

5.Whenfacingahugeproject,breakitdownintosmalltasksandworkonone.You'llbesurprisedat

hov/muchyoucanget.

A.ontimeB.atatimeC.allthetimeD.attimes

6.TherestaurantsinShiJinDistrictinRugaofbrseveralmonths,butItheresofar.

A.havebeenopen;haven'tbeenB.haveopened;haven'tgone

C.havebeenopen;haven'tgoneD.haveopened;haven'tbeen

7.—I'mthinkingaboutmyownbusiness.ButIhavenoideawheretobegin.

一Whynotworkoutabusinessplanfirst?It'llhelpyoumakethingsgosmoothlylater.

A.pickingupB.settingupC.givingupD.puttingup

8.—It'sunbelievablethatscientistsarestartingusingAItotalkwithanimalsintheirlanguagesnow.

一Soundstobetrue.Houdoesitwork?

A.goodenoughB.easyenoughC.toogoodD.tooeasy

9.WhichEnglishsayingcanbestdescribethetextbelow?

...Then,Imadeanotherplacefbrmygoatsandkepthalfofthemineachfield.Ifonegroupof

goatswerefound,Iwouldstillhavetheother...

—TakenfromRobinsonCrusoe

A.Itneverrainsbutitpours.B.Burn（hecandleatbothends.

C.Don'tputallyoureggsinonebasket.D.Thegrassisalwaysgreeneron（heotherside.

10.—It'ssokindofyoutotellmehowtoliveagreenlife.

_.Protecting（heenvironmentisourduly.

A.NoproblemB.ForgetitC.GoodluckD.Mypleasure

二、完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

WhenIwasaboy,Iwasgreatatmath.IngradeschoolIwentoverthemultiplicationtables（乘法表）again

andagain11Irememberedthem.ThenwhenIgottoHighSchool,IhadtotakeAlgebra（代数）.

Suddenly,thenumberswereletters,andeverythingwasso12thatIcouldn'tunderstandit.Learningit

feltlikehittingmyhead13thewall.IfeltlikeIwouldneverunderstandit,neveruseit,andneverneedit

inmylife.

Thatlastpartwasproven（证明）14,though,severalysarslater.Iwasworkingatalow-paidjob,

tryingmybestto15myyoungfamily.OnedayIfoundmyselfwithjustfivedollarsinmy16

untilthenextpaycheck.Thegastankonmyoldcarwas17too,soIpulleduptoastoreandputfive

dollarsworthofgasinthetank.AsIwaswaitinginlineto18.1saw（hewomaninfrontofmecrazily

19throughherwallettofindenoughmoneytopayfortwocartonsofmilk.Forasecond,selfishness（自

私）heldbackmyheart,2（）thenIwalkedforwardandputdownmylastfivedollarstohelphergetthe

milkforherchildren.

AsIleftthe21.1feltstrange.Mywalletwasemptybutmy22feltfull.Iwaspoorbutstill

feltlikethe23manintheworld.Itdidn'tmakesensetomemathematically.ButthenI24thatI

didn'thavetounderstandAlgebra.MaybeIjusthadtoenjoyit.

LoveisalotlikeAlgebra.Itcanbeamysterythatweneverfullyunderstand.TheIrulhis（hemorelovewe

give,themorelovewehave.Themorewe25it,themoreitgrowsinsideofus.Welcomethemystery

thenandenjoyalltherichesoflove.

11.A.sinceB.ifC.afterD.until

12.A.hardB.easyC.boringD.tiring

13.A.onB.overC.againstD.opposite

14.A.（rueB.interestingC.sureD.wrong

15A.helpB.supportC.treatD.lead

16.A.schoolB.walletC.radioD.window

17.A.dirtyB.emptyC.brokenD.lost

18.A.payB.buyC.workD.get

19.A.goingB.puttingC.searchingD.pushing

20.A.andB.butC.soD.or

21.A.cityB.schoolC.storeD.station

22.A.heartB.carC.pocketD.brain

23.A.strongestB.cleverestC.richestD.tallest

24.A.realizedB.agreedC.promisedD.refused

25.A.takeB.shareC.expectD.learn

三、阅读理解（本题共20小题；每小题2分，满分4。分）

第一节阅读理解

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Lookafteryourgut（消化道）

Haveyoueverfeltuncomfortablewithyourstomachwhenyou're

nervousorexcited?Thisisbecausethereisacloseconnectionbetween语

w

yourgutandyourbrain.Youhavearound200typesofmicrobes（微生物）

♦690

inyourgut.Healthymicrobeshelpyourbodyfightillnessesandhelpyour

braindealwithstress.t4So,takecareofyourgut,“ascientistsays.

havebeenreadtome.Intheafternoon,Ishouldtakeawalkin(hewoodsandadmirethebeautiesofnature.Thal

night,Ishouldnotbeable(osleep.

Onmysecondday,Ishouldgotothemuseumstoseeman'sprogress.Ishouldtrytoexplorethespiritofman

throughhisart.Intheevening,Ishouldspendatthemovies.

Thefollowingday,Ishouldspendintheworldofcommonpeoplegoingaboutthebusinessoflife.At

midnightpermanent(永久的)nightwouldcloseinonmeagain,andIshouldrealizehowmuchIhadleftunseen.

Iwhoamblindcangiveonesuggestiontochosewhosee:Useyoureyesasiftomorrowyouwouldbeblind.

Thesameis(rueofothersenses.Hear(hesongsofbirds,asifyouwouldbedeaftomorrow.Smelltheflowers,asif

tomorrowyoucouldneversmellagain...Butofallthesenses,I'msurethatsightmustbethemostpleasant.

(—TakenfromThreeDaystoSeebyHelenKeller)

29.Whatmakesthewriterstartimaginingthethreedays?

A.Walkinginthewoods.B.Askingherselfquestions.

C.Seeingnaturalbeauty.D.Touchinginterestingthings.

30.Whichisthebeststructure(结构)ofthepassage?

(①二Paragraph1(2)=Paragraph2...)

31.Wha(doesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.Adescriptionofdifferentsenses.B.Amethodoflivingapleasantlife.

C.Encouragementtotheblindpeople.D.Advicetopeoplewithoutdisabilities.

32.Whichofthefollowingsayingsmaythewriteragreewith?

A.Timeiswhatwewantmost,butwhatweuseworst.B.Neverleaveuntiltomorrowwhatyoucandotoday.

C.Liveeverymomentandbethankfulforwhatyouhave.D.Thefuturebelongstothosewhoarepreparingforit

now.

Anoldsayingusedforforecasting(预测)theweathersays,“Redskyatnight,sailors,delight.Redskyinthe

morning,sailors(水手)takewarning.^^Isthesayingtrue?Itturnsoutthatitis.Aredskyatsunsetmaymeanthat

thereareclearskiestothewest,wherethesunsets.Aredskyatsunriseusuallymeansthattheclearweatherhas

alreadypassed,sostormsmightbecoming.

Forecastingtheweatherhasbeenpracticedforthousandsofyears.Inthe5thcenturyBC,iheGreekssentout

forecaststosailors.Theyusedsignsinnaturetoforecasttheweather.Buttoday,meteorologistssendexact

forecastsfurtherinadvance（提前）.Theyusescientificinstrumentstostudyweatherconditionsaroundtheworld

andmakeforecasts.Pilots,farmersandmanyotherpeopledependontheseforecasts.Luckily,mostofuscan

simplylookonthesmartphoneorturnontheTVtofindoutwhatkindofweatheriscoming.

Ifyouarelookingforsomesignsoftheweather,payattentiontonature.Therearetwobasicrulesusedin

weatherforecasting:Weathergenerallymovesfromwesttoeast,andlowairpressure（压力）usuallymeansrainor

snow.Sopayatlentionto（hesigns.Ifrainbowsforminthewestatsunrise,（hesunisontheway.Smellthe

flowers—theirsmellsarestrongerinwetair.Whataretheantsdoing?Aretheymovingtohigherground?This

couldmeanadropinairpressure.Arethebirdsflyingloworhigh?Fallingairpressuremayinfluencebirds'ears,

sotlieyflylow.Andiftheskyisredatsunset,youmightplanapicnicfbrthenextday!

33.Whatistheoldsayingabout?

A.Thebeautyofsunrise.B.Thenightsky.

C.Thesignsoftheweather.D.Thesailors'work.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“meteorologists"mean?

A.ThepersonswhogivedailyweatherreportsonTV.

B.Thepersonswhocarryoutresearchonnaturalhistory.

C.Thepersonswhotakeaninterestinplantsandanimals.

D.Thepersonswhodoscientificstudiesofweatherconditions.

35.Whatdoweknowfromthelastparagraph?

A.lt,llbesunnyifantsmovetohigherplaces.

B.Thesmellsofflowersarestrongerinwetair.

C.Birdsflyhigherbecauseofthelowairpressure.

D.It'llrainifrainbowsforminthewestatsunrise.

36.Whatisthewriter'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Toencouragepeopletogetclosetonature.

B.Toexpresstheneedforweatherforecasting.

C.Toexplainnaturecantellusabouttheweather.

D.Todiscusshowimportantweatherforecastingis.

D

MissMarthaMeachamkeptthelittlebakeryonthecorner.Atforty,shehadtwofalseteethandasympathetic

（同情的）heart.Shehastwothousanddollarsinthebank.Manypeople,whowerenotasgoodasMissMartha,had

married.

Acustomercamein（woorthreetimesaweek,andsoonMissMarthabegan（olakeaninterestinhim.Hewas

aquiet,middle-agedman,wearingglassesandabrownbeard.①Hisclotheswerealwaysoldandpatched.

Buthelookedtidyandhadverygoodmanners.Healwaysboughttwoloavesofstalebread.Freshbreadwasfive

centsaloaf,whilestaleloavesweretwoforfive.②

Once,whileservinghim,MissMarthasawaredandbrownmark（污点）onthecustomer'sfingers.③

Shewassurethenthathewasanartistandverypoor.Nodoubthelivedinanattic（I阁楼），wherehepainted

pictures,atestalebreadandthoughtofthegoodthingstocatinMissMartha'sbakery.④

MissMartha'sheartwasasympatheticone.Tocheckifshewasrightabouthisjob,shetookapaintingfrom

herroomandputitbehindthebreadcounter（柜台）.Noartistcouldfailtonoticeit.Twodayslater,thecustomer

camein.

“Twoloavesofstalebread,ifyouplcasc.^^

“Youhavehereafinepicture,madam、”hesaidwhileshewaspackingthebread.

"Yes?"saidMissMartha,pleasedwithhercleverness.44Doyouihinkitisagoodpicture?^^

“Thepalace,“saidthecustomer,uisnotingooddrawing.Theperspective（透视画法）ofitisnottrue.

Goodbye,madam.''

Hetookhisbread,bowedandhurriedout.

Yes,hemustbeanartist.Howgentlyandkindlyhiseyesshonebehindhisglasses!Tobeabletojudge

perspectiveataquicklook—andtoliveonstalebreadButtalentedpeopleoftenhavetogothroughdifficulties

beforetheysucceed.

Whatathingitwouldbeforartandperspectiveifgeniusweresupportedbytwothousanddollarsin（hebank,

abakeryandasympatheticheart—Buttheseweredaydreams.

Now,whenhecame,hewouldoftenchatforawhilewithMissMartha.Hekeptonbuyingstalebread,nevera

cake,neverapie.Shethoughthebegantolookthinnerandlostheart.Shewantedtooffersomethinggoodtohim,

butshewasafraidofhurtinghim.Sheknewthepride（骄傲）ofartists.（Tobecontinued）

37.Wecanputthesentence“Neverdidhecallfbranythingbutstalebread.^^in.

A.①B.②C.③D.④

38.WhydidMissMarthaputthepaintingbehindthebreadcounter?

A.Totestifthecustomerwasanartist.B.Tosellthepaintingtohelpthepoorartist.

C.Toshowherpersonalartcollectionandtaste.D.Todecoratetheshopandattractmorecustomers.

39.Howdoesthewritermainlydevelopthestory?

A.Bydescribingthesettingingreatdetail.B.Byshowingscenesbetweentwolocations.

C.Byusinglongdialoguesbetweencharacters.D.ByexploringMissMartha'sthoughtsandfeelings.

40.Whatmighthappenlateraccordingtothelastparagraphofthestory?

A.MissMarthawouldofferthemanstalebreadforfree.

B.MissMarthawouldlendsomeofhermoneytotheman.

C.MissMarthawouldsecretlyaddsomethingtothestalebread.

D.MissMarthawouldgivehimfreshbreadinsteadofstaleone.

第二节信息还原（六选五）

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。

Therearemanyculturalrelics（人文古迹）andnaturalscenicspots（景点）intextbooks.Childrenarealways

interestedinthem,andtheywanttogothereinperson.41Thiskindoftourallowsparentsandchildren

todeepentheirunderstandingof（hescenes（场景）talkedaboutinthetextbooks.

Manyfamilieshavejoinedinthetextbooktour.42Theycanunderstandtheculturalbackgroundand

experiencethehistoricalperiodinthetextbooks.Forexample,inFuzhou,parentsandchildrencanwatchlively

showsandvisitthemuseumstolearnmoreaboutthefamouswriterTangXianzuin（heMingDynasty.Moreover,

theycanlearnaboutthelocalcustoms（习俗）.43

Thetextbooktourisaconnection（连接）between“readingthousandsofbooks"and"travellingthousandsof

miles”.44Besides,thetextb（x）klourfurtherincreases（增加）children'sprideinthemotherland.Italso

helpsthemlearnabouttheexcellenttraditionalcultureofChina.

Theriseofthetextbooktourisagreatchancefortheconnectionbetweencultureandtourism.Forexample,

theWcnchuangovernmentholdssomeactivitiesonthebirthdayofDayu.45Thisspreadslocalculture

andprovidesanunforgettableexperiencefbrtourists.Asthetextbooktourbecomesanewfashion,thegovernment

oughttoprovidethoughtfulservicestoachieveawin-winstateforbothtouristattractionsandvisitors.

A.Textbookscanopenupmymind.

B.Thisfurthermakestheirjourneycolorful.

C.Thal'swhythetextbooktourhasbecomepopularthesedays.

D.Theyfollowthestoriesinthetextbooksandchooseplacestotravel.

E.CulturalworkersteachuDayuculture”totouristsintheseactivities.

F.Throughthepractice,childrencarhaveadeeperunderstandingofthetextbooks.

第n卷(非选择题部分共55分)

四、词汇运用(本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

请认真阅读卜面短文，根据语篇内容，在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式或时态，使短文通顺、连贯。

Alongwithfirewood,rice,oil,salt,sauceandvinegar,leaisconsideredoneofthesevennecessitiesforlifein

China.Now,ithasalsowonglobalrecognition(全球认可)asasharedculturaltreasureofmankind.

Teawas46(one)discoveredinChina.AccordingtolegendEmperorShennongfoundteaby

accidentwhenleavesfellintohishawater.Since(hen,tea47(become)animportantpartofdailylife.In

China,peopleofallages,especiallytheelderly,enjoydrinkingtea.Manyfamiliesareusedto48(gather)

tochatoveracupoftea.

Brewing(祝"包)teaisanart.Usuallyit49(produce)bytraditionalmethods.Tostartwith,pourhot

waterintotheteapottowarmitup.Thenaddtealeavesandpourhotwateragain.Afterafewminutes,theteais

readytoserve.Thisprocessrequirespatienceandcarefulness.

Itisimportantforyoungpeople50(learn)aboutleaculturebecauseithelpsthemunderstandiheir

Chinesetraditions.Drinkingteaalsomakesa51(different)inpeople'slives.Ithelpsusrelaxafterabusy

dayandimproves52(communicate)betweenfriendsandfamily.Meanwhile,itisatraditionalChinese

customthatahostusuallywelcomesvisiting53(guest)withboiledtea.ApoembySongpoetDuLei

reads:Ioffertea,notwine,toaguestonacoldnight.Whenwaterboilsonthestove,fireburnswithflamebright.

Chinahasbeen54(success)insharingitsteaculturearoundtheworld.Today,Chineseteaisloved

bymanypeopleindifferentcountries.Whetherit'sgreentea,blacktea,oroolongtea,eachtypehas55

(it)ownuniqueflavorandstory.Thankstotea,Chinahasbuiltabridgeoffriendshipthroughthisancienttradition.

五、短文填空(本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短

文通顺.

WilliamShakespearewasbommorethan450yearsago.Heisv/idelythoughttobeoneoftheg56

writersinhistory.Eventoday,hisplaysandpoemsarestillinspiringmanyartistsaroundtheworld.H57

hislanguageisveryold-fashioned.Wordsandsentencesinhisworksarcnots58enoughfbrustofollow,

becausehistimewassodifferentfremours.Thisbigdifferencehasstartedanimportantd59:lbupdate

（更新）ornottoupdateShakespeare?

Somepeople（hinkupdatingShakespeareisn60TheysayShakespeare'splaysaregreat,butwhatis

thepointiftheycannotbeu61bymostpeopletoday?Somanytalentedmodemwritershaverewritten

Shakespeare'splaysinthewaypeoplespeaktoday.Thismakesthemclearerfbrtoday'sreaders.Atthesametime,

readerswouldstillgetasmuchp62fromtheplays.

Butotherpeopledon'ta63withthem.TheythinkShakespeare'sworksarcbeautifillandwillnever

beoutofdate.Hisspecialwayofusingwordsmakesthestoriesmoreinteresting.Therichnessofthelanguageand

theplayfuluseofwordsshouldbecelebrated.Therearegoodreasonsw64theplaysarestillbeing

performedtoday.ManyofShakespeare'sexpressionsarcstillused,fbrexample,4tAllthatglitters（发光）isn't

g65:'Hisworkstelluswhatitmeanstobehuman.Topicssuchaslove,kindnessandfriendshipare

alwaysimportant,nomatterwhichcenturywelivein.

So,what'syouropinion?ShouldweupdateShakespeare'sworkstomakethemeasier,orkeepthemoriginalto

respecthisgenius?

六、阅读与回答问题（本题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

Chopsticks（orkuaiziinChinese）areakindofcommontablewareintheworld.TheyarewidelyusedinAsia

andoverseasChineseCommunity.Chopslicksarealsooneof（hesymbolsofChinese（bodculture.

Therearemanystoriesaboutwhomayhaveinventedthem.Abcut3000yearsago,ourancestorcalledDayu

whohelpedpeoplefightagainstfloods.Hewasalwaysbusyandoftenateinthewild.Tosavetime,heusedtwo

branchestogetthefood.Hefoundthiswaywasmoreconvenientthanusinghands.Peoplefollowedhimtouse

chopstickstocat.Infact,theearliestchopstickswereinventedmorethan3,000yearsago,datingbacktotheShang

Dynasty.Around500A.D.,theuseofchopsticksspreadfromChinatosomecountriesinAsialikeJapan,Vietnam

andKorea.

Chopsticksareusually7cunar.d6fenlong.CunandfenareChineseunitsofmeasurement.7cun6fenis

about25.3333333cm.Theyarcroundatoneendandsquaredattheother.Inancienttimes,thewealthyhadtheir

chopsticksmadeofsilver,gold,jadeorotherpreciousmaterials.Nowadays,theyarcmadefromdifferentmaterials.

Althoughchopsticksareordinarysticks,thereissomeChinesephilosophy（哲学）inthem.Theroundend

standsfbrtheskyandthesquaredendstandsfortheearth.TheyarealwaysusedinpairswhichisfullofChinese

bestwishes.Chineselikeevennumbers（偶数）becausepairinChineseisaveryluckyword.Soapairof

chopstickscanbeusedastheweddinggift.Itmeans“tohaveasmartbabysoon”.

Meanwhile,therearesomecustomstousechopstickswhileeating.Remembernottousechopstickstohitthe

sideofyourbowlorplatetomakealotofnoise.Neverusethemtopointatothersortoputthemintoricedirectly.

Theyarcconsideredasimpolitemanners.

ChopsticksarecommonlyusedinChinesedailylife,buttheyarefullofChineseculture.

66.Whenweretheearliestchopsticksinvented?

67.Whatarechopsticksusuallylike?

68.WhydoChinesepeoplelikeusingchopsticksinpair?

69.Wha（is（hepurposeofwritingthispassage?

70.Whatcanyoulearnaboutchopsticksfromthispassage?（请自报一句话作答）

七、翻译句子（本题共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

71.这些新能源成木低廉，而且取之不尽。（runout…）

72.你曾经梦想过没有护照环游世界吗？（dreamof）

73.需要更多的钱来继续开展我们的工作。（carryon…）

74.对我们来说，和这些特殊的运动员密切合作真的很棒。（his…io…）

75.现在政府已经把镇中心的一部分变成了一个新公园。(turn...into...)

八、书面表达(本题满分20分)

76.如皋被称为“微笑之城”。在如皋，微笑不仅仅是一种表情，更是一种生活态度。请以“SmilingCily,

LovingRugao”为题，从以下几个方面介绍如皋人的生活方式，并谈谈你的感受。

manners

Greenlifestyle

Volunteering

注意：1.内容涵盖要点，全文连贯通顺。

2.词数80左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

2.表达中请勿提及真实校名和姓名。

SmilingCity,LovingRugao

InRugao,smilesbloomlikeflowerseverywhere.

2024-2025学年度第二学期八年级期末学业质量调研

英语试题

（考试时间：120分钟总分：120分）

第I卷（选择题部分共65分）

一、单项选择（本题共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分）

【I题答案】

【答案】A

【2题答案】

【答案】D

【3题答案】

【答案】C

【4题答案】

【答案】D

【5题答案】

【答案】B

【6题答案】

【答案】A

【7题答案】

【答案】B

【8题答案】

【答案】C

【9题答案】

【答案】C

【10题答案】

【答案】D

二、完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分,满分15分）

【11~25题答案】

【答案】ILD12.AI3.C14.D15.B16.B17.B18.A19.C20.B21.

C22.A23.C24.A25.B

三、阅读理解（本题共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节阅读理解

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

A

【26〜28题答案】

【；案】26.D27.A28.B