辽宁省沈阳市一三四中学2024-2025学年上学期八年级第一次限时作业英语试卷

( 订 ; 线 ) ( 装沈阳市第一三四中学教育集团2024-2025学年度上学期 ) ( 学校 班级 姓名 )八年级(英语)限时作业(第一周) 出题人：吴若希 审题人：张雪 一、用所给词的适当形式填空(每小题2分，满分20分) 1.Of all the mountains,Qomolangma rises the highest and is the (famous). 2.Thomas Edison was a great (invent). 3.We saw some priceless (paint)at the museum. 4.Remember (take)your umbrella.The weather report says it might rain later 5.Jim used (drive)to work,but now he rides a bike every day. 6.As we were about to enjoy the picnic,it (sudden)began to rain 7.Can you tell me some of the (attract)in this city? 8.His new book will (publish)next month.I can't wait. 9.Our class (make)up of more than 50 students. 10.In ancient times,people (build)the Great Wall with bricks and stones. 二、阅读理解(每小题2分，满分32分) A Are you afraid of taking the lift?Three years ago,Laura experienced a lift accident in a shopping center,so she was afraid of taking the lift afterthat.Her friends Abby and Kay worried about her.“We must help her to get away from her fear of taking the lift!”Kay said. One day,Laura stood in front of the lift in her dad's company.“Remember, courage(勇气)is what all you need and you can think something relaxing.”Abby smiled at her.They waited for the lift.When the lift door opened,“I can't do this,” Laura said sadly.Then the lift door closed and Laura felt relaxed,but this feeling went soon and she regretted(后悔). Laura pushed the lift button(按钮)again.A few moments later,the door opened. Laura walked into the litany and Abby looked at her and said together,“We are right here with you.”Laura started counting,“Thirty,twenty-nine,twenty-eight,twenty. seven.” With the help of her two friends,Laura turned her fear into courage.“Thanks to you.It is a big difference,and I will do it again.”As she pushed the button,she said. 第1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 “This time,I'm going to do it alone without fear!” Friends are like that.They arc always there and help you go through difficulties in your life. ( )11.When did Laura experience the lift accident? A.Three months ago. B.Three years ago. C.Last year. D.Two years ago. ( )12.Laura faced the fear of taking the lift by according to Paragraph 3. A.counting numbers B.speaking loudly C.talking to friends D.encouraging herself ( )13.Which word can best describe Laura's two friends according to the passage? A.Careful. B.Active. C.Clever. D.Helpful. ( )14.What do you think will happen to Laura later? A.She might stop trying the second time. B.She might be even more afraid of the lift. C.She might take the lift by herself. D.She might ask her friends to be with her while taking the lift. B Whether you like it or not,artificial intelligence (AI)is here to stay.It has already been used in many different fields.And now one of them is to help find the missing children. In Hubei Province,a groupof30 students at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)are working on a special project.They have developed an AI system that restores(修复)old photos.The clearer photos allow them to better look for missing people. The project was set up by Sheng Jianzhong in 2020.At the time,he was a student at HUST School.One day,he came across a missing child notice.The photos on the notice were difficult to make out.“These photos may be of no practical use even if the child is around.”he said.As a result,Sheng decided to use his skills to help the missing children.And to his surprise,many of his schoolmates volunteered to join him. Over the past three years,the team tried to develop an AI system for restoring the photos.The team has restored more than 1,000 photos.With the help of AI system, 11 missing children were successfully found.One success story is that of Sun Haiyang. Thanks to the AI program,in December 2021,the father,Sun Haiyang found his son after 14 years of search. In the future,Sheng plans to build a more excellent team to run the project.The goal is not just to further improve the technology.More importantly,he hopes to see 第2页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 more young people work for good causes. ( )15.According to the passage,what did Sheng Jianzhong and his schoolmates do? A.They restored old photos by an AI system. B.They searched for Sheng Jianzhong's son by using an AI system. C.They looked for the bad people by building a more excellent team. D.They took pictures of the missing children by an AI system. ( 16.What made Sheng Jianzhong decide to set up the project? A.A dream. B.A notice. C.A story. D.A goal. ( )17.How did Sheng feel when many of his schoolmates volunteered to join the project? A.Proud. B.Surprised. C.Thankful. D.Happy. ( )18.When did Sun Haiyang's son get lost? A.In 2014. B.In 2020 C.In 2021. D.In 2007. C Once when I was a teenager,my father and I went to buy tickets for the circus(马 戏团).Finally,there was only one family standing in front of us.They had eight children.Their clothes were not dirty,but they were clearly old. The children were standing in line,two by two behind their parents,and hand in hand.They were excitedly talking about the funny things that they might see in the circus.From what they said,I knew this must be their first time to a circus. After the ticket seller told them the price,the man turned to his wife and shook his head.There was no longer a smile on his face.All the children looked quietly at their parents. Seeing what was happening,my dad put his hand into his pocket(口袋),pulled out a $20 bill and let it fall to the ground,which surprised me a lot.Then he called the man back,pointed to the bill and said,“ At first,the man just looked at my father with his mouth open.After a few seconds,he came to know what was going on.He looked into my dad's eyes,held my dad's hand in his and took the $20 bill.With a tear in his eye,he replied,“Thank you, sir.This really means a lot to me and my family.” My father and I went back to our car and drove home happily.We didn't get to watch the circus that night,but we didn't care. 第3页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 第4页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 ( )19.What may the writer think of the family in front of them? A.They were poor but clean. B.They were old and noisy. C.They were poor and dirty. D.They were rich but noisy. ( )20.Which of the following can be best put in in Para.4? A.Excuse me,sir,it fell out of your pocket. B.I'm sorry.But what are you doing with my money? C.You don't have enough money.Just go home now! D.You must give the money back to me!It's mine. ( )21.How did the man feel at the end of the story? A.Sad. B.Thankful. C.Excited. D.Surprised. ( )22.What is the best title for this passage? A.A cold night. B.A true mistake. C.A kind help. D.A cheap ticket. D ①Are you an“I”person or an“E”person?People have talked about it a lot online these days.The ideas come from a popular personality(性格)test called Mbithi test the personality in eight ways.Each way uses a letter to show the meaning.For example: letter“I”means you are shy and letter“E”means you are outgoing.After the test each person will get a four-letter result to show the personality.In all,there are sixteen kinds of personality in the test. ②Why do people want to take the MBTI test?Most people take the MBTI test for fun,but some don't.Here are the survey results from three people by Life Week magazine. ③“People want to learn about themselves and others,”Guo Yongyu, an expert told the magazine.“When they know themselves and others better,they can learn to be with others.That helps them feel more relaxed” . ④Gao Yanyi,a middle school student from Shanxi,thinks that the MBTI test can help her find friends with similar MBTI results with her quickly.She adds,“But that should not be the only way to find friends.Sometimes it could make me lose possible good friends with different kinds of MBTI.” ⑤Ma Ruina,from Beijing No.4 Middle school,took the test once.He doesn't Want to use it in his life again.It made him feel like it's limiting(限制)how people can be,as if there were only16 kinds of people in the world.“Everyone is different,and it's not right to put people into simple groups.”he says. 装 订 ( ⑥ It can be sure that sixteen kinds of MBTI person ality can never tell ll the ) ( 学校 班级 姓名 )possibilities.I have to say,the personality test is just for fun.Everyone's personality is different.Don't let the test tell you who you are. ( )23.How many ways does MBTI test to show each person's personality? A.One. B.Four. C.Eight. D.Sixteen. ( )24.Which of the followingisTRUE accordingto the survey results? A.Most people take the MBTI test seriously. B.Guc Yongyu advises people not to take the test. C.GaoYanyi may use it to help find similar friends. D.Ma Ruina agrees to put people into the same groups. ( )25.What is the structure of the above passage? A. ⑥ B. D. ( )26.What does the writer think about MBTI according to the Paragraph 6? A.He thinks people can do it for fun. B.He really agrees with the results. C.He expects more people to take it. D.He thinks it's necessary and useful. 三、阅读还原句子(每小题2分，满分8分) “Calculating”happiness What things can decide whether you are happy or not?The International Day of Happiness fell on March 20.Do you think you are a happy person? Some scientists have worked out“happiness formulas(公式)”.27. .In 2002,he shared his formula:Happiness=S(50%)+C(10%)+V(40%). S stands for the genes(基因).Scientists found that some people are born to be happy more easily than others.C is for the environment around us,such as the place you live in.and the work you do.The other 40 percent comes from what you can do. 28. .UK scientist Cliff Arnall said that happiness is more about outdoor activities.29. .O stands for being outdoors.N is for nature,and S is for your social activities(社交活动).Cpm is for nice childhood memories(童年记忆)in summer,T for temperature(温度)and He for holiday excitement.Arnall said:“I wanted my formula to show that the key to happiness can really be simple.“ 30. .What is your“happiness formula'”? 第1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 A.His formula is:Happiness=O+(N x S)+Cpm/T+He. B.However,happiness may mean different things to different people. C.US psychologist(心理学家)Martin Seligman was one of them. D.I have some opinions about happiness. E.For example,you can learn to keep feeling good about your future. 四、完形填空(每小题2分，满分20分) Me Before You is a romance novel by British writer Jojo Moyes.It tells the story of Louisa Clark and William Traynor (known as Will).At the 31 of book,Will dies and leaves Louisa a large amount of money.What happens next?You can find out in the book's sequel(续篇),After You. Will wanted Louisa to use the money to live her life as 32 as possible-to travel places,discover new possibilities and 33 her education.However,Louisa is too heartbroken and finds it difficult to forget Will.Louisa now works at a bar in an airport,watching people fly to amazing places.Her boss is annoying,and she lives in a flat that doesn't 34 home. However,all of this is about to 35 .One night,Louisa meets a girl at her doorstep.She tells Louisa who she is-and Louisa can't 36 her ears.If she closes the door,her life will stay the same.If she opens the door,she will take on 37 and become the woman Will wanted her to be.Which will she 38 ?You'll have to find out for yourself. Jojo Moyes wrote After You 39_she wanted to give her characters from Me Before You a future.Her use of language is as descriptive(描写性的)and powerful as that in Me Before You. One particular quote(引文)from the girl Louisa meets deeply 40 me: “Because me being here sort of means you're still here.”She is referring to Will.I think this line is emotional and powerful.” 31. A,end B.top C.start D.cover 32. A.soon B.fully C.long D.quickly 第2页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 33. A.take B.follow C.shape D.continue 34. A.feel like B.make up C.put up D.return to 35. A.begin B.discover C.change D.increase 36. A.stop B.touch C.sense D.believe 37. A.plans B.challenges C.roles D.memories 38. A.reply B.compare C.choose D.provide 39. A.instead of B.as if C.although D.because 40. A.touched B.hurt C.upset D.troubled 五、语法填空(每小题1分，满分10分) David found that he needed to lose some weight.He went to buy an exercise machine(健身器材)so 41 he could try to lose some weight. At first,he 42 (put)it in the basement(地下室).But he did not use it often. He seldom(很少)went into the basement. Next he moved 43 into his bedroom.But he didn't use it very often. That's 44 he would only go into the bedroom when it was time for him to go to sleep. Finally,he moved it into the living room.He put 45 machine next to the window. 46_(he)wife thought maybe this would 47_(final)work.He could exercise and look outside at the beautiful garden_48 the same time. After a week or so,his wife asked David how his exercise was going.He said, “Well,yes,I do a little 49 (much)exercise these days.Every time I want to open the window.I have 50_(walk)around the exercise machine.” 答题位置： 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 第3页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 六、回答问题(51,52,53小题每小题2分，54小题4分；满分10分) What is your favorite cartoon?It may be difficult for you to decide.But for Lang Lang,Tom and Jerry is the best one.When he was two years old,he saw Tom playing the piano.This was his first time to enjoy western music,and this experience encouraged him to learn to play the piano.His talent in the keyboard has taken him from his hometown to the world. Lang Lang became a good piano student at the age of three.Ever since the boy has been doing better and better.In 1977,the 15-year-old boy studied at a famous American music college.The road to success has never been easy.Lang Lang's father stopped his job and went to America to look after him,while his mother stayed in his hometown to make money.His parents really provided so much support for him.Lang Lang considered himself lucky and believed he should give something back. Lang Lang's performances are energetic(充满活力的).He is well-known for making facial expressions and moving around while playing the piano.Finally,Lang Lang made great achievements in music.When he was 26 years old,he was qualified (有资格的)to perform on the world stage.After he became more famous and richer, Lang Lang helped the children in poor areas a lot. 51.What has taken Lang Lang from his hometown to the world? 52.How old was Lang Lang when he became a student at Sa famous American music college? 53.What is Lang Lang well-known for? 54.Do you want to be a musician like Lang Lang?Why or why not? $$