贵州省黔东南2024-2025 学年八年级上学期阅读竞赛模拟英语试卷（含答案）

八班级上学期英语

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1.本试题由阅读、写作两部分组成，共四个大题，总分100分，考试时间120分钟。

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第一部分阅读（70分）

一、阅读单选（本题共20个小题，每小题2分，共40分）

阅读下面四个语篇，依据材料内容，选择最佳答案。

A

Therearemanybooksaboutfriendship,butDaleCarnegie'sbooknamedHowtoWin

FriendsandInfluencePeopleisthemostfamousone.Thebookfirstcameoutin1936.Thisbook

isaboutgettingalongwith（和...和谐相处）otherpeopleanditbecameabest-seller（畅销书）

afteritcameout.Itwaslatertranslated（翻译）intoabout60languages.DaleCarnegie'sadvice

seemseasytounderstand.Canhisadvicehelpyou?Hereisthelistofadvicefromhisbook.

Befriendlyandpolite.Alwaysgreetotherswithasmile.Whenyoutalkwithsomeone,

youcanbeginwith“Excuseme“oruWouldyouplease...Whenyougethelpfromothers,

remembertosay“Thankyou!"What'smore,youshouldtiytobeasfriendlyasyoucan.

Trytobenice.Findsometimetodospecialthingsforotherpeople.Makingsomesoupfor

asickneighbourmayseemlikeasmallthing,butitwillmakeyourneighbourfeelmuchbetter.

Rememberpeople'snames.Themostbeautifulmusictoapersonisthesoundofhisorher

ownname.Beopen-minded.Trytounderstandotherpeople'swaysofdoingthingsandtheirideas,

andlearnsomethingfromthem.

Listencarefully.Whensomeoneistalkingtoyou,lookathimorher,listencarefullyand

saysomethingwhennecessary.

1.WhendidHowtoWinFriendsandInfluencePeoplefirstcomeout?

A.In1928.B,In1936.C.In2007.D.In2010.

2.WhatdoesthewriterthinkofDaleCarnegie'sadvice?

A.Different.B.Difficult.C.Easy.D.Enjoyable.

3.Whatisthemostbeautifulmusictoaperson?

A.Thesoundofrain.

B.Thesoundofgreatideas.

C.Thesoundofpolitewords.

D.Thesoundofhisorherownname.

4.What'sthemainpurpose(目的)ofthetext?

A.Toteachuswhatagoodfriendis.

B.To(elluswhotomakefriendswith.

C.TotelluswhyCarnegie'sbookissopopular.

D.To(alkaboutabookaboutgettingalongwithothers.

5.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Weshouldbefriendlytopeople.

B.Wecanplaythesweetestmusictomakefriends.

C.Weshouldhelpcookforourneighbourseveryday.

D.HowtoWinFriendsandInfluencePeoplewastranslatedinto38languages.

B

TherewereoncelotsofsunflowerseastarsalongthePacificCoastofNorthAmerica.Butit

issaidthatabout90percentofthemhavediedinthelast10years.

ScientistsattheUniversityofWashingtonareresearching（ounderstandwhytheseastars

died.Todoso,theyaregrowingtheminalab.Theyhavenearly150seastarsbetweentheagesof

oneandthree,andaround5,000babyseastars.Theyalsohave16adultseastarsfromocean

waters.

Theresultshowstheillnessthatkilledthemisknownasseastarwastingsyndrome（消耗综

合征）.JasonHodin,thetopresearcheratthelab.saidthattheillnessmighthavehappened

becauseofwarmerwatercausedbyclimate（气候）change.

Anothergroupfromtheuniversityisalsoworkingonthestudy.Theyarcti-yingtofindout

ifwannerwaterchangesthewaytheseastarsmove.Thegroupisusingspecialcamerastosee

howtheseastarsmoveandtocreate3Dpictures.Thepictureswouldshowdifferencesevenwith

smallchangestotheirenvironments—suchassmallwatertemperaturechange.

Sofar.theresearchersthinktheseascarsareabletoliveinwarmerwater.Hodinsaid,“If

sunflowerseastarsaregoingtorecover（恢复）intheoceanwithorwithoutthehelpofhumans,

they'regoingtobedoingsowhenclimatechanges.

6.Whyarethescientistsdoingtheresearch?

A.Tosechowmanysunflowerseastarsarcleft.

B.Togrowmorebabysunflowerseastarsinthelab.

C.Tofindoutthereasonforthedeathoftheseastars.

D.TostudytemperaturechangesinthePacificOcean.

7.Whatcanweknowfromtheresearchresult?

A.Theseastarsdiedbecausetheseawatergotcolder.

B.Theseastarsdiedbecausetheseawaterwaspolluted.

C.Theseastarswerekilledbypeopleinlargenumbers.

D.Theseastarsgotanillnesscalledseastarwastingsyndrome.

8.Whatisanothergroupintheuniversitytryingtofindout?

A.Whythewatertemperaturechanges.

B.How(heseastarschangeihewatericmpcraiure.

C.Whetherwannerwatermakestheseastarsmovedifferently.

D.Whattheseastarslooklikewhenmovingundercoldwater.

9.Whatarethespecialcamerasusedtodo?

A.Seehowwatermoves.

B.Seemoreseastarsclearly.

C.Seehowthewatertemperaturechanges.

D.Createsome3Dpicturesthatshowdifferences.

10.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theresearchershavemorethan6.000seastarsintheirlab.

B.TheseastarsonceappearedalongthecoastofSouthAmerica.

C.Theresearchersthinktheseastarscan'tliveinwarmerwater.

D.JasonHodinthinkstheillnesshassomethingtodowithclimatechange.

C

Hehasawhitebeard［胡须）.Hewearsredclothes.Heisreallyakidatheart.Helikesfun

andmakespeoplehappy.Hisbagisfullofpresents.Whoishe?SantaClaus（圣诞老人）ofcourse!

ButhowdoalltheSantasknowtherightwaytodress,actandtalk?That'swhythereareSanta

schools.TheschoolsteachtheSantashowtobuildtheSantaspirit（精神）intheirheart.

TherearcmanySantaschoolsaroundtheworld.ButtheCharlesW.HowardSantaClaus

Schoolistheoldestone.It'sinMidland,theUS.

About200beardedmen,alldressedinredandgreen,begantheirSantatraining（训练）there.

CharlesHowardstartedtheschoolin1937.Hewasanactorandteacher.HefirstplayedSantaina

schoolplayinthefourthgrade.

“IfyouaskthemenwhytheyareSantas,mostofthemwilltellyoutheyenjoybeingachild,

sothey5regoingbacktothat.It?sawonderfulthing,“hesaid.PlayingSantaisacooljob.Butitis

noteasytobea"true"Santa.

11.WhichisnotrightaboutSantaClausaccordingtothepassage?

A.Heisareallyhappykid.B.Hewearsredclothes.

C.Hehasalotofpresents.D.Hehasawhitebeard.

12.Theunderlinedword''Midland''inthesecondparagraphmaybe"

A.anofficeB.alibraryC.aruleD.aplace

13.HowmanymenwerethereattheCharlesW.HowardSantaClausSchool?

A.About100.B.About150.C.About200.D.About250.

14.WhatdidCharlesW.Howarddo?

A.Ateacheranddoctor.B.Ateacherandactor.

C.Adriverandteacher.D.Anactorandplayer.

15.What'sthebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.SantaClausandHisPresentsB.SantaClausandOldPeople

C.SantaClausandSchoolsD.TheSantaSpirit

D

Afterfinishinguniversity,Istartedhelpingatrestaurants.ButIalwayswantedtobeaphoto

editor（编辑），soItriedeverythingtomakeithappen.Forlunalely,mydreamcametrueatlast.I

gotajobatTIME,thefamousmagazine.However,latercameamomentwhenIfeltlikechanging

myjob,becauseI'vealreadygotallIwantedthere.

Havingadeeploveofnatureandfreedom,Istartedtothinkaboutmakingmoneyfrom

beingoutsideallday.Itriedalotofjobsoverthepastfouryears.Farminginterestedmemost.

Therearealwaysendlessthingstolearnonafarm.Andyoucanneverimagine（想象）thefreedom

andpower（力,（）youcangetfromnature.

Anormal（一般的）v/orkdayonthefarmusuallystartswithameeting.Theneveryonegets

busywiththeirownthings:checkingtheplants,growingvegetables,feedingchickens,milkingthe

cow,pickingfruitsandsoon.Attheendoftheday,wetalkwitheachotherandgoforawalk

aroundthefarm,andsometimeswewatchtheshiningstarsinthenightskytogether.How

beautifuladayis!Thebestthingsinlifearcfree!

Mychangesinjobsmaypuzzle（使迷惑）manypeople,especiallytheyoung.ButasIsee,

youcantryasmanythingsasyoucanbeforeyoufindoutwhatyourinterestreallyis.Ifyoustill

can'tfindwhatyoulove,joinus!Whatfarmsbringwillneverletyoudown!

16.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains（解释）theunderlinedwordinParagraph1?

A.Terribly.B.Hardly.C.Luckily.

17.Whywouldthewriterliketoworkonafarm?

A.Tobecomeafamouseditor.

B.Tohavemeetingswithpeople.

C.Toworkonwhatheloves.

18.WhatisanormalworkdaylikeaccordingtoParagraph3?

A.Boringandterrible.B.Relaxingandfulfilling.C.Busyandscary.

19.Inwhichsection（板块）ofamagazinecanwereadthetext?

A.Scienceandfuturelife.B.Interestsandjobs.C.Foodandtravel.

20.Whatadvicedoes（hewritergivetoyoungpeople?

A.Alwaysworkinbigcities.

B.Findonejobandslicktoit.

C.Trydifferentjobstodiscoveryourpassion.

二、阅读还原6选5（本题共5个小题，每小题3分，共15分）

阅读全文，并从下列的六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中（有一个是多余选项），使原文的

意思完整、连贯。

Youtalkforalong,longtime.Anysillytopiccanbecomeinteresting.Anyjokeyoutell（o

eachothermakesyoulaughloudly.Thesemaybethemostfunpartsofhangingout（闲逛）with

friends.21Ifyoungpeopledon'tlearnhowtokeepfriendships,theycaneasilybecome

lonelyanddepressed（懊丧的）,accordingtotheUniversityofArizonaintheUS.

Unlikebeingwithone'sparents,hangingoutwithfriendsisgoodfbrdevelopingsocial

skills（社交技巧）.22"Ifwehavedifferentideas,weusuallytakeavote（投票）todecide

wheretogo,“saidYangKaiyue,a14-year-oldschoolgirlfromAnhui.

InChina,mostkidsliketogoshopping,gotothecinemaandhavelunchordinnertogether.

23AndkidsintheUSoftenplayvideogamestogetherorplaysports,likebasketball,inthe

park.

Whatshouldyourememberwhenyouarehangingoutwithfriends?24

Chooseatimewhenyourfriendsareallfree.Ilisevenmorefuntoplaywithagroupof

friendsthanjustone.

Whenyouarehangingoutatafriend^home,donotbeafraidofmakingamess（弄舌L）.

25Sharethemoneyequally（相等地）.Donotletonepersonpayallthemoneyunlessitisa

specialtreat（请客）.

Choosetheplacebetbreyougoso（hatyouwillnotwaste（铺张）timedecidingwhereto

go

A.Hangingouthelpsyoumakefriends.

B.Thefollowingtipscanbehelpful.

C.Justmakesureyoucleanitupbeforeyouleave.

D.Somegirlslikegoingshoppingonweekends.

E.Otherkidslikehavingapicnicorhiking.

F.Kidsneedtolearntomakedecisionsanddealwithdifferentideasfromothers.

三、任务阅读（本题共5个小题，每小题3分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，依据其内容填空。

HoliFestival（洒红节jisafestivalofcoloursandlove.ItiscelebratedinIndiaandNepal

andmanypartsofSouthAsia.HoliisalsopopularinsuchbigcitiesasNewYork,Melbourneand

Berlin.ItiscelebratedinFebruaryorMarcheveryyear.Itmarksthebeginningofspring.Holi

celebrationshappenedaseailyasthefourthcentury（世纪）.Itisthousandsofyearsold!

Itisacelebrationofgoodwinningoverevil（邪恶），andatimetothankGodforthegood

harvest（丰收）.Ilisalsoatimetoforgive（原谅）peopleandrepairbrokenrelationships（关系）,as

wellasmeetwithotherpeople,playingandhavingfun.

Traditional（传统的）Holicelebrationsstartthenightbeforethethrowingofcolours.People

meetaroundabonfire（篝火）andpray（祈祷）thatevilwillbedestroyed（毁灭）.Thenextdayis

thenoisyfestivalofcolours.Holiiscelebratedoutside,sopeoplegooutside,runaftereachother

andthrow（扔）colouredpaintpowder（粉状雪）overeachother.Itdoesnotmatterifyouarerich,

poor,oldoryoung-everyonecanthrowpaintandeveryonecangelmessy（脏的）！Thereisa

spiritoftogethernessandequality（团结与公平的精神）.Thereismusicanddrumming（鼓声）,

andpeoplerunandlaughinthestreetsandparks.OtherHolicelebrationsincludevisitingfriends

andfamilyattheirhomesandeatingsweetsandtraditionalfoods.

依据短文内容完成句子。

26.HoliFestivalisafestivalwith.Itisthousandsofyearsold.Itismainlycelebratedin

SouthAsiaandallovertheworld.

27.Thefestivalmarksspring.Peopleusethefestivaltoforthegoodharvest.

28.Itisalsoatimetoforgivepeopleandbuild.Peoplemeetwithotherpeople,.

29.Holi,peoplemeetaroundabonfireanddrivetheevilaway.AtHoli,theyand

gettogether,runaftereachotherandthrowcolouredpaintpowderovereachother.

30.Peopleanddar.eewithmusic.Theyalsovisitfriendsandfamilyattheirhomesand_

andtraditionalfoods.

其次部分写作（30分）

四、书面表达（30分）

“爆竹声中一岁除，春风送暖入屠苏，千门万户畸瞳日，总把新桃换旧符。”春节是中

华民族最盛大、最神圣的传统节日，也是中华传统文化的珍宝。春节期间，人们会进行各种

庆祝活动，如贴春联、放鞭炮、家人团聚、吃年夜饭、给压岁钱、穿新衣等。你的英国笔友

Mary想了解关于中国春节的一些状况，请你给她写封回信，先简要介绍一下春节，然后叙

述一下今年你是如何过节的。

WORDBANK

正月初一thefirstdayofthefirstlunarmonth

除夕夜theEveoftheSpringFestival

春晚theSpringFestivalGala

贴春联pasteSpringFestivalcouplets

放鞭炮setofffirecrackers

压岁钱luckymoney

团聚reunion

内容包括：

1.WhenistheSpringFestival?

2.WheredidyouspendyouilastSpringFestival?

3.How,stheweatherduringthefestival?

4.Whatdidyoudotocelebrateit?

5.Howdidyoufeelaboutthefestival?

要求：

I.不少于80词，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

2.文中不能消灭真实人名和校名。

3.参考词汇仅供参考。

DearMary,

I'msohappytogetyourletter.YouwanttoknowsomethingabouttheSpringFestival.Tm

writingtotellyouaboutit.TheSpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalforChinesepeople.

IhopeyoucancometoChinaandexperiencethiswonderfulfestivalwithmesomeday.Pm

sureyou'llfallinlovewithit.

Yours,

LiHua

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