湖南省衡阳市2024-2025学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题（含答案）

第第页湖南省衡阳市2024-2025学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题一、听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）听下面5段对话,每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项回答问题。1．WhereisLiuPenggoing?A．Toahospital. B．Toabookstore. C．Toacinema.2．Whatwasthemandoingatthistimeyesterday?A．Hewasreadingabook.B．Hewasrunninginapark.C．Hewasplayingbadminton.3．Whatistheboygoingtodofirst?A．Playcomputergames.B．Cleanhisbedroom.C．Dohishomework.4．WhendidHansgotobedyesterdayevening?A．At10:30. B．At11:00. C．At12:00.5．Whatprogramdoesthemanlike?A．AnimalWorld.B．HumanandNature.C．GeographyofChina.二、听力（共两节，满分20分）第二节（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2-3个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听下面一段对话，回答下列小题。6．Wherearetheytalkingmostprobably?A．Intheclassroom.B．Inaparkinglot(停车场).C．Inanoffice.7．Whatdidthewomanbuy?A．Christmasgifts.B．NewYear'sDaygifts.C．Birthdaygifts.听下面一段对话，回答下列小题。8．Wherearethetwospeakersmostprobably?A．Inaclassroom.B．Inahospital.C．Atashoppingcenter.9．Whichfloorshouldthemangoto?A．Thethirdfloor. B．Thefourthfloor. C．Thefifthfloor.听下面一段对话，回答两个小题。10．Whatwasthemandoingwhentherainstormcame?A．Hewaswaitingforthebus.B．Hewasdriving.C．Hewastakingashower.11．Whatwilltheweatherprobablybeliketomorrow?A．Sunny. B．Rainy. C．Snowy.听下面一段对话，回答三个小题。12．WhatdoesLiuHuiwanttodo?A．Tosendaletter.B．Tosendacomputertohersister.C．Tomeethersister.13．HowmuchshouldLiuHuipay?A．20yuan. B．40yuan. C．60yuan.14．What'sthedatetoday?A．September2nd. B．September5th. C．September8th.听下面一段对话，回答三个小题。15．WhatdoesTobyusuallydoathome?A．Cooksfood.B．Sweepsthefloor.C．Cleansthelivingroom.16．Whatdoesthegirlusuallydoaftershecomesback?A．Shejustplaysgames.B．Shehelpstodothehousework.C．Shecooksforherfamily.17．Whatwillthegirltrytodotonight?A．Takeouttherubbish.B．Dothedishes.C．Playcomputergames.听下面一段独白，回答三个小题。18．HowoftendoesCathywatchTV?A．Onceaweek.B．Twiceaweek.C．Threetimesaweek.19．WhendoesCathyusuallycleanherbedroom?A．OnMonday. B．OnSaturday. C．OnSunday.20．WhosometimestakesCathytowatchmovies?A．Herfriend. B．Hermother. C．Herfather.三、阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）阅读短文，回答问题MostAmericanfamiliesliketohaveavacationinsummer.Summerisagoodseasonforvacation.ItisoftenhotinJulyandAugust.Childrendonotgotoschoolinthosetwomonths.Somepeopleliketostayathome,readbooks,orwatchTV.Manyfamiliestaketheirlunchtoeatataplacewithmanytreesoranicelake.SomepeoplehaveenoughtimeandmoneytotraveltoothercountrieslikeFrance,JapanandAustralia.Theyusuallyflytothesecountries.Manyfamiliestravelbycarortraintoseeinterestingplacesintheirowncountries.TheirfavoritecitiesareNewYork,Chicago,Miami,SanFranciscoandLosAngeles.Noteveryonelikestogotobusycities.Somefamiliestraveltomountainsorbeautifulvalleys.21．____isagoodseasonforvacation.A．Spring B．Summer C．Autumn22．Somepeopleliketostayathomeduringtheirvacation.Theydon't____.A．readbooks B．watchTV C．gotoschool23．Manyfamiliesliketohavetheirlunch____duringtheirvacation.A．intheoffice B．nearacinema C．nearanicelake24．Ifyouhave____,youcantraveltoothercountries.A．moneyandfriends B．friendsandtime C．moneyandtime阅读短文，回答问题Whyis2024aspecialyear?BecauseitisaLeapYear(闰年).What'ssospecialaboutthat?Well,wehaveaLeapYeareveryfouryears.Andithas366days,nottheusual(通常的)365.InaLeapYear,wehave29daysinFebruary,whileinausualyearwehaveonly28days.WhydowehaveaLeapYear?WehaveaLeapYearsowecankeepthecalendar(日历)instep(一致)withtheseasons.Thecalendarisakindofclockfortheyear.Buthowlongisayear?Acalendaryearis365days.Butatrueyearis365days,5hours,48minutesand46secondslong.That'sthetimeittakestheearthtogoaroundthesun.Soeveryfouryearswehaveonemoreday,andweputitattheendof\February,theshortestmonthofayear.ThenwehaveaLeapYear.25．HowoftencanwehaveaLeapYear?A．Everyyear B．EveryFebruary C．Everyfouryears26．Whatisacalendar?It'sakindofclock____.A．fortheyearB．forLeapYearC．fortheusualyear27．Whichistheshortestmonthoftheyear?A．February B．March C．May阅读短文，回答问题Themostcommondisease(疾病)intheworldisthecold.Itoftenstartswithasorethroat.Yousneeze(打喷嚏)andyournoseruns.Youusuallyhaveaheadache,too.Oftenyouhaveacoughlater.It'snotaseriousdisease,butyoucanfeelquitebad.Thereisn'tgoodmedicineforacold,butyoucantakemedicinetomakeyoufeelbetter.It'sgoodtorest,andtodrinkalotofwater,too.Adoctoroncetoldme,"Withtherightmedicine,acoldwilllastforseveraldays.Withnomedicine,itwillgoonforawholeweek!"Wheredoesourmedicinecomefrom?Alongtimeago,peoplefoundthatsomeplantsmadethemfeelbetter.Theyateleaves,roots,fruitsorseedsofplants.Weknowthejuiceoflemonsmakesasorethroatfeelbetter.Inmoderntimes,scientistshavestudiedmanyplants,andfoundoutwhatchemicalsareinthem.Manykindsofourmedicinestodayaremadefromthosechemicals.Therearesomediseasesthatwecan'ttreatyet.Butbecauseofmodernmedicine,peoplenowlivelongerthantheirgrandparents.28．Fromthisarticle,acoldoftenstartswith____.A．acough B．asorethroat C．afever29．Whatshouldwedowhenwecatchacold?A．Weshouldwaitforawholeweek.B．Weshouldstayinhospitalforaweek.C．Weshouldhaveagoodrest,drinkmuchwaterandtakesomemedicine.30．Whatmakesasorethroatfeelbetter?A．Thejuiceoforanges.B．Somethinginsidelemons.C．Therootofaplant.31．Whatmakespeoplenowlivelongerthantheirgrandparents?A．SomeplantsB．Thecureforacold.C．Modernmedicine四、阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第二节(共4小题，每小题2分，满分8分）阅读还原Hereareafewwaystomotivate(激发)childrentodochores.32．Childrenalwayswatchtheirparentsandlearnhowtoactfromthem,sotheparentsmustsetagoodexampleandtakechoresseriously.Thismotivateschildrentodochores,too.Decidewhatkindsofchoreschildrendo.Foryoungerchildren,givethemeasywork,likeputtingawaytheirtoys.33．Tellchildrenabouttheimportanceofdoingchores.Discusstheimportanceofdoingchoresandhowtheyhelpthewholefamily.Knowingtheimportanceofthechoreshelpstomotivatechildrentodothem.34．Whenchildrenfinishthechoresonthelist,parentscanreward(奖励)thembygivingthemaprize.Achorelistalsogiveschildrenasenseofpride(自豪)whentheyfinishalltheirchores.Givechildrensomemoneytodomorechores.35．Butitisnotthebestway.It'sbesttomakechildrenfeelthatdoingchoresistheworkthattheyshoulddo.A.Setgoodexamplesinthefamily.B.Makealistofchoresforchildren.C.Askchildrentodoallkindsofchores.D.Givingmoneyformorechorescanalsowork.E.Asthechildrengetolder,makethemdomoredifficultchores.五、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）完形填空Lastnight,therewasaterriblerainstorm.Anoldmanwaskilledinhisapartmentwhileitwasraining36．.Thenextday,hisneighborfoundthe37．andcalledthepolice.Soonthepolicecameand38．somepeoplewhattheyweredoingintheneighborhoodatthattimeandtriedto39．thetruth.Herearesomenotes(笔记).Henryisablacksmith(铁匠).Thepolicefoundthattherewasawound(伤口)inhisrightarm.Henrysaidhehurt40．whenheworkedintheday.Whenitrained,hefellasleepsoonafterinadayofhardwork.Hedidn'tgetoutofthe41．thewholenight.Tony,aworker,said:"Iwashelpingmywifemakedinnerwhentherainbeganto42．againstthewindows.Afterdinner,weclosedthedoorandthewindowstomakesureitwassafeenough.The43．inthehousewentoutanditwasdarkeverywhere.Wewenttobedearly."Ben,adoctor,said:"Iwasdrivingmycaronmywayhomewhenitbegantorain.Ihadtostopinfrontofahotelbecauseofthe44．weather.SoIdidn'tgohomeandstayedinthehotelforthenight.Ireturned45．thenextday."Doyouknowwhokilledtheoldmanaccordingtotheirwords?36．A．hardly B．heavily C．strongly37．A．truth B．storm C．event38．A．asked B．named C．reported39．A．giveup B．setup C．findout40．A．myself B．yourself C．himself41．A．hospital B．bedroom C．school42．A．beat B．fix C．cause43．A．lights B．matches C．signs44．A．cool B．warm C．bad45．A．home B．hotel C．School六、语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）语法填空ThenewsonTV46．(report)thataheavyrainstormwasinthearea,Bencouldhearstrongwindsoutsidehishome.Everyonewasbusy.Ben'sdad47．(put)piecesofwoodoverthewindowswhilehismomwasmakingsuretheflashlightsandradiowereworking.Shealsoputsomecandlesand48．(match)onthetable.Benwashelpinghismommakedinnerwhenitrained49．(heavy).Atnight,Bencouldnotsleepatfirst.Hefinallyfell50．(sleep)whenthewindwas51．(die)downataround3:00a.m.Whenhe52．(wake)up,thesunwasrising.Hewentoutsidewithhisfamilyandfoundtheneighborhood53．amess.Fallentrees,54．(break)windowsandrubbishwereeverywhere.Theyjoinedtheneighborstohelpcleanuptheneighborhoodtogether.Althoughthestormbrokemanythingsapart,itbroughtfamiliesandneighbors55．(close)together.七、任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面对话，按要求完成各小题。Therewasacaraccidentat3:30yesterdayafternoon.Somepolicemenarrivedthere.Theyfoundsomewitnesses(目击者)inthestreetwhentheaccidenthappened.Thepolicemanaskedthemsomequestions.Herearetheiranswers.Witness1:Mr.GreenIwaswalkingalongthestreetwhenthecaraccidenthappened.Thewhitecarhittheblackcarandthewhitecarranawayquickly.Witness2:Mrs.JamesWhenthecaraccidenthappened,Iwasshoppinginthestore.Irememberedthecarnumberofthewhitecar.Witness3:AliceIwascallingmyparentswhenthecaraccidenthappened.59.我是如此紧张以至于我忘记写下车牌号码了。Witness4:GeorgeIwaswalkingmydogalongthestreet.60.WhenIsawit,Icalledthepolicerightaway.Therewerelotsofpeoplearoundthem.56．Whendidthecaraccidenthappen?57．WasMr.Greenwalkingalongthestreetwhenthecaraccidenthappened?58．Whowasshoppingwhentheaccidenthappened?59．将短文划线的句子翻译成英文。60．将短文中划线的句子翻译成中文。八、作文（共1小题，满分15分）61．初中生地会考已经进入倒计时，但在上次考试中，有的同学成绩不理想，因此有些焦虑，倍感压力。Jane正有这样的烦恼，假设你是她的好朋友李华，请写一封信给她，安慰她并给她一些缓解焦虑和压力的建议，鼓励她继续努力。要点如下：1.早睡早起，健康饮食，积极锻炼(exercise)。2.制定合理的复习计划（makeareasonableplan）。3.与他人交流(communicatewith)，寻求帮助。4.……参考词汇：reduce减少dealwith应对，处理要求：（1）包含以上要点，可适当发挥，语句通顺，语意连贯（2）不少于80词（开头已给出，不计入总词数）（3）文中不得出现真实人名和校名DearJane,I'msorrytohearthatyouhavesomepressureaboutyourstudyandexams.Don'tbesoworried.It'snormaltohavethesefeelings.I'mwritingtotellyousomegoodwaystodealwithit.Yours,LiHua

答案解析部分1．【答案】A2．【答案】C3．【答案】C4．【答案】B5．【答案】A【答案】6．B7．C【答案】8．B9．C【答案】10．A11．B【答案】12．B13．B14．A【答案】15．B16．A17．A【答案】18．A19．B20．C【答案】21．B22．C23．C24．C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，文章主要讲述了美国夏季是度假的好季节，介绍了美国人在夏季的度假方式，包括在家休闲、外出就餐、出国或在国内旅行，以及不同人的度假地点选择。

【点评】考查阅读理解，注意回到原文找答案：在回答问题时，要回到原文中寻找答案，尽量选择与原文一致的选项。快速浏览文章，了解文章的大意。通过略读，可以了解文章的体裁、背景、主题和结构等信息。21．细节理解题。根据第一段"Summerisagoodseasonforvacation."可知，夏天是度假的好季节，故选B。22．细节理解题。根据Childrendonotgotoschoolinthosetwomonths.Somepeopleliketostayathome孩子们在这两个月内不上学。有些人喜欢呆在家里，有些人喜欢在假期呆在家里。他们不去上学，故选C。23．细节理解题。根据第二段"Manyfamiliestaketheirlunchtoeatataplacewithtreesorariver."可知，很多家庭度假时在有树或河边的地方吃午饭，故选C。24．细节理解题。根据第二段"Somepeoplehavetimeandmoneytotraveltoothercountries…"可知，如果有时间和金钱就能去其他国家旅行，故选C。【答案】25．C26．A27．A【解析】【分析】本文介绍了什么是闰年及闰年出现的原因。

【点评】考查阅读理解，注意先易后难，先做自己熟悉的题型，再做自己不熟悉的题型。要注意仔细审题，理解题目的要求。同时，要注意控制答题时间，确保能够在规定的时间内完成所有的题目。25．细节理解题。根据"wehaveaLeapYeareveryfouryears."可知，每四年有一个闰年，故选C。26．细节理解题。根据"Thecalendarisakindofclockfortheyear.""可知，日历是一年的一种时钟，故选A。27．细节理解题。根据"Soeveryfouryearswehaveonemoreday,andweputitattheendofFebruary,theshortestmonthofayear."可知二月是一年中最短的月份，故选A。【答案】28．B29．C30．B31．C【解析】【分析】本文主要讲述了感冒的症状和治疗方法，以及现代医学的发展和药物的来源。

【点评】考查阅读理解，注意高词汇量：英语阅读理解中，词汇量很重要，要通过背单词、学习词组等方式，提高自己的词汇量。注意学习解题技巧：学习一些解题技巧和方法，如速读、寻读、略读等，可以提高阅读效率和准确率。28．细节理解题。根据"Themostcommondisease(疾病)intheworldisthecold.Itoftenstartswithasorethroat."可知，感冒通常以喉咙痛开始。故选B。29．细节理解题。根据"It'sgoodtorest,andtodrinkalotofwater,too."和"therightmedicine,acoldwilllastforseveraldays."可知，当我们感冒时，应该好好休息，多喝水，并服用一些药物。故选C。30．细节理解题。根据"...knowthejuiceoflemonsmakesasorethroatfeelbetter."可知，柠檬汁可以使喉咙痛感觉好一些。故选B。31．细节理解题。根据"...becauseofmodernmedicine,peoplenowlivelongerthantheirgrandparents."可知，现代医学使人们的寿命比他们的祖父母长。故选C。【答案】32．A；33．E；34．B；35．D【解析】【分析】本文主要列举了一些鼓励孩子做家务的方法。

A.在家庭中树立好榜样。

B.为孩子们列出家务清单。

C.让孩子们做各种家务。

D.给孩子们更多的家务活也可以用金钱奖励。

E.随着孩子们的长大，让他们承担更困难的家务。

【点评】考查阅读还原，可以将整个文章首先浏览一遍，大概理解意思，根据逻辑关系，找到可以匹配信息的选项。32．根据"Childrenalwayswatchtheirparentsandlearnhowtoactfromthem,sotheparentsmustsetagoodexampleandtakechoresseriously.孩子们总是看着父母，学习如何向他们采取行动，因此父母必须树立好榜样并认真对待琐事"可知此处说明了父母树立榜样的重要性，选项A"在家庭中树立好榜样。"符合，故选A。33．根据"Foryoungerchildren,givethemeasywork,likeputtingawaytheirtoys.对于年幼的孩子，让他们轻松工作，例如放开玩具"可知此处是说明根据孩子不同的年龄安排不同的家务，选项E"随着孩子年龄的增长，让他们做更难的家务。"符合，故选E。34．根据"Whenchildrenfinishthechoresonthelist,parentscanreward(奖励)thembygivingthemaprize当孩子们在名单上完成琐事时，父母可以通过给他们奖品来奖励."可知此处提到了家务清单，选项B"列出孩子们的家务活清单。"符合，故选B。35．根据"Givechildrensomemoneytodomorechores.给孩子一些钱做更多的琐事"可知此处在介绍对于做家务可以给予适当的钱，选项D"给钱让做更多的家务也是可行的。"符合，故选D。【答案】36．B；37．C；38．A；39．C；40．C；41．B；42．A；43．A；44．C；45．A【解析】【分析】本文主要介绍了一位老人在大雨中在自己的公寓里丧生，警察询问附近的一些人当时正在做什么。

【点评】考查完形填空，可以使用排除法：在填空时，可以通过排除法来确定答案。如果某个选项与前后文的意思明显不符，或者与文章的主题和结构不符，那么可以排除这个选项，从而缩小答案的范围。36．句意：一位老人在一场大雨中，在自己的公寓里丧生。hardly几乎不；heavily在很大程度上；strongly强烈地。根据"whileitwasraining"可知雨下得大，rainheavily"下大雨"。故选B。37．句意：第二天，他的邻居发现了这件事并报了警。truth真相；storm暴风雨；event事件。根据"hisneighborfoundthe..."可知是发现了这个事件。故选C。38．句意：很快，警察来了，问一些人当时在附近做什么，并试图找出真相。asked问；named命名；reported报告。根据"somepeoplewhattheyweredoingintheneighborhoodatthattime有些人当时在附近做什么"可知警察询问人们当时在做什么。故选A。39．句意：很快，警察来了，问一些人当时在附近做什么，并试图找出真相。giveup放弃；setup建立；findout找出。根据"...thetruth."可知是找到真相。故选C。40．句意：亨利说他白天工作时受伤了。myself我自己；yourself你自己；himself他自己。根据"hehurt..."可知他伤到了他自己。故选C。41．句意：他整晚都没走出卧室。hospital医院；bedroom卧室；school学校。根据"hefellasleep"可知是在卧室里睡觉。故选B。42．句意：托尼，一个工人说，"我正在帮妻子做晚饭，这时雨开始打在窗户上。"beat打；fix修理；cause引起。根据"therainbeganto...againstthewindows"可知雨开始击打窗户。故选A。43．句意：房子里的灯熄灭了，到处都是黑暗。lights灯；matches比赛；signs标志。根据"inthehousewentoutanditwasdarkeverywhere在房子里出来，到处都是黑暗"可知灯灭了，所以很黑。故选A。44．句意：由于天气不好，我不得不在一家旅馆住了一晚。cool冷的；warm温暖的；bad不好的。根据第一段"therewasaterriblerainstorm"可知，当时在下大雨，所以天气不好。故选C。45．句意：第二天我就回家了。home家；hotel宾馆；school学校。根据"SoIdidn'tgohomeandstayedinthehotelforthenight.Ireturned...thenextday所以我没有回家过夜。我回来了第二天。"可知当晚没有回家，第二天才回家。故选A。【答案】46．reported；47．wasputting；48．matches；49．heavily；50．asleep；51．dying；52．woke；53．in；54．broken；55．closer【解析】【分析】本文主要介绍暴风雨来临时和来临后本一家人的活动。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意识记过去进行时，主谓一致，副词修饰动词，副词比较级的用法。根据上下文推断空格处应填入的词汇合适的词性，词形，时态等。46．句意：电视一台的新闻报道说，一场大雨暴即将来临，本能听到他家里外面的强风。report，报道，动词，根据aheavyrainstormwasinthearea可知，宾语从句是过去式，主句时态用一般过去时，故用过去式，故填reported。47．句意：当本的爸爸把木块放在窗户上时，他的妈妈正在检查手电筒和收音机是否可以工作。put，动词，放，根据"While"及语境可知，此处表示主从句动作同时进行，主句时态为过去进行时，从句也应用过去进行时，从句主语为"dad"，助动词是was，putting是现在分词。故填wasputting。48．句意：她还把一些蜡烛和火柴放在桌子上。match，名词，火柴，根据putsomecandlesand，可知and前后一致，故用名词复数，故填matches。49．句意：本正在帮妈妈做晚饭，这时雨开始猛烈地打在窗户上。heavy，重的，形容词，副词修饰动词rained，heavily是副词，重重地，故填heavily。50．句意：凌晨3点左右，风渐渐停了，他终于睡着了。sleep，动词，睡觉，fallasleep，动词短语，固定搭配，睡着。故填asleep。51．意句：凌晨3点左右，风渐渐停了，他终于睡着了。die，动词，死，根据wind，可知diedown，表示风挺了，was是过去进行时的助动词，故此处用现在分词，dying是die的现在分词，故填dying。52．句意：当他醒来时，太阳正在升起。wake，醒来，动词，根据Whenhe...up,thesunwasrising，可知when引导时间状语从句，主句是过去进行时表示背景，从句谓语动词是瞬间动词，用一般过去时，故用过去式，woke是过去式形式。故填woke。53．句意：他带着家人出门，发现邻里一片狼藉。到处都是倒下的树木、破碎的窗户和垃圾。根据rubbishwereeverywhere，可知inamess，固定搭配，一片狼藉，in是介词，故填in。54．句意：他带着家人出门，发现邻里一片狼藉。到处都是倒下的树木、破碎的窗户和垃圾。break，打破，动词，根据空后的名词"windows"并结合句子结构可知，此处应用形容词形式，作定语，修饰"windows"，broken"破碎的；破损的"，是形容词。故填broken。55．句意：尽管暴风雨把许多东西都打散了，但它却让家人和邻居更加亲近了。close，副词，亲密地，此处是隐含比较级，表示暴风雨前后对比，关系更紧密了，closer是比较级，更紧密地，故填closer。【答案】56．At3:30yesterdayafternoon.57．Yes,hewas.58．Mrs.James.59．IwassonervousthatIforgottowritedownthecarnumber.60．当我看到它时，我立刻打电话给警察。【解析】【分析】本文讲述的是4个车祸目击者的回答。

【点评】考查任务型阅读，关键在看懂文章，然后根据题目要求作答，注意尽量用文章的语言填写答案。在文章中找不到答案时，要完全理解句子，根据同义词，句型转换的方式找到可以替换文章中的单词，短语或者句子的词。56．根据"Therewasacaraccidentat3:30yesterdayafternoon."