江苏省泰州市第二中学附属初中2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

二、甲项选豫 (本题共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分) 21.-Oh, it is raining heavily outside. What unpleasant weather it is! -Yes. But I love fresh air after it rains. B. an;/ A.an; the C. the; a D./; the 22. Our teachers often tell us to just do one small thing well 100 things poorly. C. lead to A. as well as B. instead of D. because of 23. -Do you know the saying"When we three e walk toge! be one who can be my teacher"? -Yes. It tells us we can learn from the peoyie around us. A.may B. must C. should D.need 2 24. Chinese mathematician(数学家) Zu Chongzhi πt as being between 3.1415926 and 3.1415927. No one could get a better result for it for over 8oo years. C. worked out A.put out B. took out D. carricd out 25. -Sherry looks unhappy. What's wrong with her? -Well, everyone has one of those days whcn __ gces right. C. somcthing A. everything B. nothing D.anything 26. After the education reform (教育改革) in Jiangsu Province, it is hoped that the students will have time to relax and problems to worry about. C. fewer: more A. less: more B. more: less D. more: fewer 37. The problem is difficult. , fewer people can help us. So we must hury and do our best. C. Otherwise A. However B. Morcover D. Instead 28. -I don't think keeping dogs will make me fecl better I think sometimes dogs even bring you a lot of trouble. B. I agree with you A. Not exactly. CA'm afraid not. D. Thrat's a good idea. 29. Look at the note on the right. what can you learn from it? A. To arrive on time, Ed should go another way. Ed. B. Dennis says that there is an accident in Drayton. Dennis rang: DON'T take the main C.Lynn asks Ed to call Dennis back as soon as possible. to Madingley. There is an acciden D. If there's enough timc, Lynn will see the match with Ed 故) and you won't get to the matcl 30. -Don't forget to turn off the lights when you leave the room time. Go through Drayton instead. . We should try to save energy. Lynn A. No. I won't C. Yes, Ido B. Yes, Iwill D. No, Idon't 三、完形填空 (本题共15小题:每小题1分,满分15分) 阅读下面短文,从每题所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Mummy, I don't like you," Jenny, my three-year-old daughter said. "Okay...is that because you love me?" I asked "No, you're not lovely." That night, when I washed ny face, I looked long in the mirror (镜子)-not because I was hurt by my daughter's 31 . but because I noticed there was no light in my eyes I took out a pen and began writing a list(消单)-a list to 32 myself; a list to put ligh back into my eyes. I once made many lists but 33 finished anything. This time would be 34! The_ 35 goal (目标) on my list I wanted to achieve (实现) was joining in a Polar Plunge (极地冬冰), when I 36 my 1980s workout clothes, Jenny smiled, "Mummy, you look pretty." Maybe, just maybe some light came back to my 37. When coming out of the oold lake, I felt very happy and proud (骄傲 的). I kept shouting," 38 it!"But one of the most 39 parts of the day was I crossed off (划掉)the first goal when I stood in front of my 40 . which was stuck on the fridge door. With that, I began to take back mylife. Everyone taking part in the Polar Plunge received a 41 . Whenever I wore it, Jenny asked "Is that your Polar Plunge clothing?" I answered 1 42,"Yes!""I want to do that too." I was happy that she 43 I jumped into a freezing lake, and that she wanted to do activities with me. With each goal crossed off the list, a piece of myself is 44. Not only am I showing my family it's important to 45 .but also I'm showing myself that I'm worth (值得) it. C.questions 31.A. words B.languages D. jokes C.enjoy 32.A. teach B.save D.end 33.A.always B.almost C.often D.seldom B.same 34.A.correct C. different D. lucky 35.A. first B.least C.last D.best B. turned on C.got on 36.A. went on D. put on B.eyes C.body 37.A.face D.hands B.tried C.made 38.A.fitted D. joined C.boring 39. A.exciting B.interesting D.difficult B.list C.photo 40.A.letter D.note B. ticket C.shirt 41.A.magazine D.card C.quietly 42.A.sadly B.patiently D.proudly C.hoped B. remembered 43. A.advised D.forgot B.proken C.growing 44.A.returning D.mixed B.share 45. A. work C.learn 架 D.dream 四、阅读理解(本题共20小题:每小题2分,满分40分) A Sunshine Art Museum Place: On the north side of King Square Arrivlng Here: Subway stations: Nelson Street (2-minute walk) Embankment (3-minute walk) Charipg Cross (7-minute walk) Opening Hours: Mon.-Sat 10a.m.-4p.m. Prlces: Adults: $10/person Children under 12: Free Connect with us: Call 723-1182 for more infommation R Parking Dining Ancient Modern Space Arts P Arts AEntrance 2 TDining Space West Paintings Films East )Outdoor Space Garden & Garden ① 过去进。 ① Information Desk Drawings Photos 0o I Museum Found Shop Hope you enjoy your time here with this guide 46. Which is the closest subway station to the museum? .A. King Square B. Nelson Street C. Embankment D.Charing Cross 47. Which of the following is RIGHT? A. This is a tea culture museum. B. Thc museum is free for the public. C The museum is open at 9 a.m D. You can call the museum at 723-1 182 48. Eleven-year-old Jenny would like to visit the museum with her parente, so they should pay__ B. 20 dollars A. 32 dollars C. 30 dollars D. 10 dollars 49. We can find Muscum Shop__. A. in East Garden B. next to Dining Spaoe C. across from Lost &: Found D. between Ancient Arts and Modern Arts 50 The text is probably taken from A. a visitor guide B. a shopping list C. a strebtmap D. a travel diary B After spending 15 years in China, Fuchsia Dunlop, a British writer, has become an expert(专: on Chinese food.After reading her book Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper 《鱼翅与花椒》, I learned food is not just about taste - it's also about culhure and how it makes us feel happy inside Dunlop is like a fantastic tour guide. Through her words. I got to taate the spicy hotpot(棘火 Chengdu and the yummy snacks in Yangzhou. Each dish tastes amazing thanks to her writing Through her book, I got to see what makes cach dish special in differcnt places. For example, Dunlop talks a lot about Sichuan pepper in her book. It's a special spice(香料)t smells strong. People in Sichuan often use it in their cooking.It not only makes the food delicious, also helps people deal with the damp(潮湿的)and cold weather in Sichuan A big lover of Chinese food. Dunlop uses her words to build a 'tasty" link(连接) between Chi and the West. Some people in the West wrongly think that Chinese people will eat anything becat they are poor. But Dunlop says that's not true as Chinese people are very open-minded when it con to food. Reading this book made me look at the food around me in a new way and love our eati traditions even more 51.What do we know about Dunlop? A. She doesn't like spicy food. B. She is a good cook C. She grew up in China D. She comes from the UK 52. Why does the writer think Dunlop is like a 'tour guide" A. Because she has helped many travelers in China B. Because she helps readers learn about world-famous foods C. Because she knows many famous restaurants in China. D. Because she shares many special dishes from China 53. What can Sichuan pepper do? A. Help people cook more easily B. Improve people's sense of smell C. Help people deal with the weather D. Make the food colorful 54. What does Dunlop want to achieve(达到) with her book, according to the text? A. To teach people how to cook Chinese food. B. To build a cultural link between China and the West C. To share her travel experiences in Chinn D. To compare Chinese and Western food 55. What does Dunlop think about the food Chinese people eat? A. They aron't open-minded about food B. People in different places eat differently C. They eat everything because they are poor D. They use too many spices in their cooking C In recent yenrs, wild boars(野猪)hnve brought many problems and greatly influenced our lives These problems are in different parts of our daily life, More and more wild boar-related accidents mak people worry nbout traffic safety and their lives Wild boars live in groups and have their own living habits. They are omnivoreg(杂食动物). eating fruits, nuts, roots, and sometimes small animals. Thcir good sense of smcll hclps them find food. so thoy can live in different places. They are aotive all day and night near places with lots of food. Thi cnuses trouble for humans. They often enter farmlands to eat rlpe corn, rice, and so on. They do this because they need food and the farmlands are close. This quickly destroys(破坏) the crops and causes big losses to farmers. Wild boars are active and their number is growing, so they come into hunan-living areas more often. This causes serious accidents. For example, on October 27, a wild boar hit Train D5515 on the 2营 high-speed rail line between Nanjing South Station and Zijin Mountain East Station. The eauipmen broke down and the train stopped. Some trains were late. Sadly, the train's mechanic(机.械师) was hit 智 by a train on the nearby line when dealing with the problem and died. This shows that wild boars are dangerous to traffic. Thc growth in the number of wild boars is also important. Wild boars are no longer on the list of important land wild animals because their number has grown a lot in some areas.There are about 2 million wild boars in 28 Chinese provinces. The better environment gives them more food and there are fewer animals to hunt them, so their number grows. Understanding these reasons is important for solving the problcm. .2 过2 Luckily, the government has taken action. In some places, there are professional hunting teams to control the number of wild boars. Also, some areas are building things to keep wild boars away from n farmlands and roads. People are working hard to make the problems less and keep the balance betweer 智 humans and nature $6. What makes wild boars able to live in different environments? A. They are omnivores. B. Their good sense of smell for.finding food C. Their big size and thick fur D. Their fast running speed. 57. What's the meaning of "ripe" in paragraph 3 A.Grecn. B. Not ready to be eaten C. Fully grown and ready to be eaten. D. has gone bad and can't be eaten 58. What happened to the train on October27? . A. It ran faster than usual B. It was late because of a storm C. It stopped because a wild boar hit it D. It had no passengers or drivers 59. Why has the number of wild boars become bigger? A. There is more food and fewer enemies B. People feed them a lot C. They have more places to hide. D. They reproduce(繁殖) faster 60. What action has the government taken to solve the boar-related problems? A. There are professional feeding teams to take care of wild boars B. Some areas are building reserves to keep wild boars safe C. People are working hard to deal with the heavy traffic D. Some areas are trying to keep wild boars away from farmlands and roads D Have you ever poured water onto your shirt before an important eventf 活 动)? Usually, clothes darkcn in color when they get wet. It would certainly be nice if the water didn't change the color of the clothes so much. But sadly, this isn't how things work. So why do clothes often appear darker when they get wet? Before understanding this question, we should first take a quick look at how we'see" colors. Take red shirt as an example. Whcn it is hit by the light from the sun, it absorbs (吸收) different wavelengths (波长) of light, except for the red light wavelength.The red light wavelength is reflected (反射) to ou eyes. That is why the shirt appears red to us. Now let's return to the wet shirt. When the light hits a wet shirt, it has to pass through the water on the shirt. The light that should be reflected by the shirt is re-absorbed by the water. This means less ligh will be sent to our eyes. As a result, the shirt looks" darker" But remember, somctimes a wet shirt can seem brighter from some special angles (角度) of obseryation(观察). The surface(表面) of a shirt is usually rough. Adding water to it makes it smoothe A smooth(光滑的) surface reflects light in a different way from a rough surface.So you may see a small and bright reflection of the light from a certain angle. So usually, a wet shirt will be darker than a dry one but it can also appear more "shiny" at times. 61.According to the text, how do peoplc see color? D 62. What will happen after the light passes through the water on the shirt? A. More light will be sent to our eves. B. Certain light will be re-absorbed by the water C. The water on the shirt will be absorbed. D. The light reflected by water will be reduced. 63. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 4 probably refer to(指代) B.The dry shirt C. The water A. The wet shirt D.The light 64. What can we infer(推断) from the text? A. A dry shirt will be shinier than a wet one B. Adding water can completely change the colors ol clothes C. Bcing wet will certainly make clothes look shiny. D. The more light gets into our eyes, the brighter the shmt is 65. Which of the following would be the best title for the text? A. Changing Color by Water B. The Reason for the Color Change C. The Secret of the Light Change D. Why Does Water Make Color of Clothes Darker 五、任务型阅读(本题共15分,每空1.5分) 阅读下面的短文,在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。(注意:每空一词) Many people dream of travelling into space(太空). However, if people spend too much time in space, they may have health problems. That's why spacemen shouldn't spend over six months on the International Space Station (ISs) at a time. _ Muscle shrinking (肌肉萎缩) and bone loss In a weightless(失重的) environment, spacemen don't need to use their muscles to support themselves. So their muscles start shrinking. To keep their muscles strong, spacemen need about two hours' exercise each day on the space station. The weightless environment also makes spacemen's bones lose over I percent of minerals(矿物质) a month. However, the bones of people on Earth only lose 1 to 1.5 percent of minerals a year. Sleep trouble In space, the sun comes out every 90 minutes. On Earth, the sun comes out every 12 hours. When spacemen sleep, it's hard for them to tell the correct time. Also, they need to sleep in slceping bags.The sleeping bags are not comfortable because they float in the air. Spacemen now have their own sleeping pods (睡眠舱) that help keep out some of the light. Still studies find that most spacemen only sleep about six hours each night, even though they should have eight and a half hours of sleep Brain(大脑)changes Scientists find that the place of the brain changes when a spaceman is in space. It goes up into the skull(头骨). So some spacemen can't balance(平衡) themselves after going back to Earth. Scientists also find that spacemen's brains may keep in the skull after going into space many times. But they still need to study it Introductior Spending too much time in space 66 to health problems Sleep trouble Health problems Muscle shrinking and bone loss Brain changes some spacemen can't In an environment _68 balance themselves When spacemen after going back to weight, spacemen don't need to sleep, they can't _71 Earth _74the use their muscles to support the corect time easily. themselves. place of the brain 67 for these changes when in problems The sleeping bags are Spacemen's bones lose space. 72 because they float 69 ) minerals in space than on in the air. Spacemen may keep Earth this change after going into space many times. Spacemen now have their Spacemen need about 120 own sleeping pods,but they Scientists still need to 70 exercise each day still don't have 73 .$tudy it. Ways bn the space station. sleep. Spacemen should stay on the space station for 75than six months at a Itime. ,2 六、综合填空 (本题共15分,每空1.5分) 阅读下面的短文,在空白处填入一个恰当的单词或者括号内单词的正确形式(每空不限填一词) Many people draw on the paper, but few paint on stoncs, And that was exactly what Mo Wuying is doing. The 76 (art) from Chongqing has been doing this for over cight years. And the animals she paints on stones are _77 (true) wonderful. The poses(姿势) of animals she paints are decidcd by the shapes of the stoncs. Mo says it is 78 art form that needs creative(创造性的) ideas.According to(根据) Mo, 79 (one)step is to draw the outline(轮廊)of an animal on a stone. Then she colors it 80 (make) it lively(生动的). After that. she adds all the details (细节) Because of her love of painting from a young age, Mo has been improving her stone painting skills for years. 81 the beginning, she tried her hand at scenery(风景) and characters( 人物). In the past thrce years, she has been interested in painting animals. Mo has finished hundreds of stone paintings so far."The longer I work on it, the 82 (interesting) I find it," said Mo proudly. She sometimes cven forgcts to eat or sleep because painting 83 (fill) all her time. "_84 is relaxing to paint on stones and makes me more patient," said Mo, 85 (add) that she would keep working on it. 七、翻译句子(满分5分,每题1分) 86.我的表弟总是花大时间研究说明书。 87.当我们读有趣的书籍时,时间似乎过的更快。 88.我们邀请了一些游客来数和描述鸟。 89.我祖父每年冬天都会去海南呆一小段时间。 90.一天内看到了这个世界的主要景点,真是令人惊奇 八、同义句转换(满分5分,每空0.5分) 91. Thank you for offering us so many interesting books Thank you for us__so many interesting books. 92. Staying at home by myself all day made me feel bored It was __for me to stay at home __all day. 93. Tara doesn't work as hard as Tina. Tina than Tara. 94. What's the meaning of the word"fail"? What ___ the word"fail"__ 95. Our school had a sports meeting last month. A sports meeting _ at our school last month. 九、书面表达(满分25分) 为丰富课余生活,阳光中学英语活动社各俱乐部将招募新成员,假如你是阳光中学的一名学 生李华,你想加入其中一个俱乐部,请根据提示信息完成一封申请信。 2 New Members Wanted!Support our work by bccoming a member Sunshine Middle School is looking for new members to join the Outdoors Club, the Nature Club and the DIY Chub, And you have the idea of joining just ONE club. You need to choose one and then write an application letter to our chairperson. Be sure to include ◇ Self-introductior ◇ the reasons why you choose the club (at least two reasonsj ◇ your abilities (at least two points) and your free time 要求: (1)表达清楚,语法正确,上下文连贯; (2)必须包括提示中的所有信息,并按要求适当发挥 (3)词数:100词左右(开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数); (4)不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。 Dear chairperson. I am Li Hua from Sunshine Middle School. I would like to join Yours sincerely, Li Hua