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福州屏东中学2024-2025学年第一学期期中考试试卷 八年级英语 （完卷时间120分钟；满分150分） Ⅰ.听力部分（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 第一节 听句子 听下面五个句子，从每小题所给的三幅图中选出与句子内容相符的选项，每小题读两遍。 1. A. B. C. 2. A. B. C. 3. A. B. C. 4. A. B. C. 5. A. B. C. 第二节 听对话 听下面七段对话，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案，每段对话读两遍。 6. What’s the boy’s dream job? A. A dancer. B. A musician. C. A singer. 7. What will the man do this Sunday? A. See a film. B. Play basketball. C. Play football. 8 What’s wrong with the man’s daughter? A. She gets up late. B. She has a cough. C. She has a fever and a headache. 9. Why is the girl fat now? A. She doesn’t exercise. B. She sleeps too much. C. She eats too much fast food. 听对话，回答以下各小题。 10. What will Millie do on Saturday? A. Stay at home and study. B. Go climbing. C. Take an exam. 11. How will the man feel in the mountains in the early morning? A. Hot. B. Cold. C. Warm. 听对话，回答以下各小题。 12. What are the speakers going to do tomorrow at last? A. Do some homework. B. Play volleyball. C. Play soccer. 13. When will the speakers leave? A. At 9:15 a.m. B. At 8:15 a.m. C. At 8:45 a.m. 听对话，回答以下各小题。 14. When did Tom smoke? A. A month ago. B. A year ago. C. A week ago. 15. How many hours does Tom work these days? A. 7 hours. B. 8 hours. C. Over 10 hours. 第三节 听短文根据你听到的短文内容，完成下面表格，每空填一词，短文段三遍。 Medical Record Patient （病人） Toby, in No. 16 Middle School Problem His eyes were sore and 17 when he was reading an English book one 18 Who brought him to the hospital His 19 Doctor’s advice He should have a good rest. He shouldn’t stay up late reading. He should eat more 20 Ⅱ.选择填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。 1. Nobody can be happy all ________ time, but we can try to. A. / B. the C. a 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：没有人可以一直快乐，但我们可以尝试。 考查冠词。/零冠词，接球类，棋类和三餐；the这，定冠词，表特指；a一，不定冠词，表泛指，接辅音音素开头的单词。all the time“一直”，为固定搭配。故选B。 2. —Henry, there will ________ a Science & Art Festival in our school in December. —Wow! I am looking forward to it. A. have B. be C. hold 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——亨利，12月份我们学校将有一个科学艺术节。——哇！我很期待。 考查there be句型。根据分析句子“there will…a Science & Art Festival in our school in December.”可知，此处考查含有一般将来时的there be句型，所以此处应该填入be，there will be，意为“将会有”符合语境。故选B。 3. —________ your hands before meals, Tony. —No problem, Mom. A. Wash B. Washing C. To wash 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——Tony，饭前要洗手。——没问题，妈妈。 考查祈使句。根据语境可知，此处是在给Tony发出指令，即要求他饭前洗手，所以应该用祈使句，其结构为“动词原形+其他”，故此处应用Wash。故选A。 4. —Nowadays, Chinese is ________ spoken in the world. I think it may also become an international language (语言) in the future. —I hope so. A. widely B. finally C. really 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——现在，汉语在世界上被广泛使用。我认为它将来也可能成为一种国际语言。——我希望如此。 考查副词辨析。widely广泛地；finally最后；really真正地。根据语境可知，此处是在描述汉语在世界上被广泛使用，所以应该用widely。故选A。 5. More and more people, old and young, ________ square dance in the evening. A. are popular with B. are fond of C. are good for 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：越来越多的人，无论老少，都喜欢在晚上跳广场舞。 考查短语辨析。are popular with受……欢迎；are fond of喜欢；are good for有益于。根据“More and more people, old and young…square dance in the evening.”的语境及常识可知，越来越多的人喜欢在晚上跳广场舞，B项符合。故选B。 6. Before you hand in the exam paper, make sure to ________ it carefully. A. check B. cheer C. change 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：在你交试卷之前，确保仔细地检查过它了。 考查动词辨析。check检查；cheer欢呼；change改变。根据“Before you hand in the exam paper,”可知，此处是指交卷前要仔细检查试卷。故选A。 7. —Tony, you ________ use the phone while riding a bike. It’s too dangerous. —OK, I won’t. A. needn’t B. couldn’t C. mustn’t 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——Tony，你不能在骑自行车时使用手机。这样太危险了。——好的，我不会了。 考查情态动词的用法。needn’t不需要；couldn’t不能；mustn’t禁止，不准。根据“It’s too dangerous.”可知，骑自行车时使用手机是很危险的事情，所以禁止对方这样做。故选C。 8. We need to ________ before we do hard exercise. A. build up B. warm up C. give up 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们在做剧烈运动前需要先热身。 考查动词短语辨析。build up“建立”；warm up“热身”；give up“放弃”。根据“before we do hard exercise.”可知，要先热身。故选B。 9. Difficulties seem terrible. But if you face them head-on, you will be ________ to find that you would grow stronger through them. A. surprised B. active C. serious 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：困难似乎很可怕。但如果你正面面对它们，你会惊讶地发现，你会通过它们变得更强大。 考查形容词辨析。surprised惊讶的；active积极的；serious严肃的。结合“you will be...to find that you would grow stronger through them.”可知，这里是指你会惊讶地发现，你会通过它们变得更强大。故选A。 10. —Good ________ can bring people happiness and even money. —Yes, nowadays, quite a few people turn what they like into their jobs. A. habits B. suggestions C. hobbies 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——好的爱好可以给人带来快乐，甚至金钱。——是的，如今，不少人把自己喜欢的东西变成了工作。 考查名词辨析。habits习惯；suggestions建议；hobbies爱好。根据“what they like”可知，喜欢的东西，即爱好。故选C。 11. —Nobody is sure ________ there is a UFO. —Yes, but I hope there is. A. whether B. why C. how 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——没有人确定是否有不明飞行物。——是的，但我希望有。 考查宾语从句引导词。whether是否；why为什么；how如何。根据“but I hope there is.”可知，是指没有人确定是否有不明飞行物，用whether引导宾语从句。故选A。 12. —Do you learn some life skills to look after ________, Lucy and Lily? —Of course. Our parents are busy. A. themselves B. yourself C. yourselves 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——露西和莉莉，你们学会一些照顾自己的生活技能了吗？ ——当然。我们的父母很忙。 考查反身代词。themselves他们自己；yourself你自己；yourselves你们自己。根据“Do you learn some life skills to look after …, Lucy and Lily”可知，此处是询问你们会照顾自己吗，句子主语是两个人，应用复数反身代词yourselves。故选C。 13. —Gosh, the subway left one minute ago. ________ does the subway run? —Every 5 minutes. A. How long B. How soon C. How often 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——天哪，地铁一分钟前离开了！地铁是多久一班？——每五分钟。 考查特殊疑问句。How long“多长时间”；How soon“多久以后”；How often“多久一次”。根据答语“Every 5 minutes.”可知，是在询问地铁发车频率，用how often提问。故选C。 14. I want to thank my best friend sincerely. ________ her help, I can’t pass the exam. A. With B. Without C. Under 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：我要真诚地感谢我最好的朋友。没有她的帮助，我不能通过考试。 考查介词辨析。With有，和；Without没有；Under在……之下。结合“I can’t pass the exam.”可知，这里是指没有她的帮助，我不能通过考试。故选B。 15. —Would you mind if I ask you some questions? —________. Go ahead. A. Sure B. Never mind C. Not at all 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你介意我问你一些问题吗？——不介意，问吧。 考查情景交际。Sure当然，表示肯定回答；Never mind不要紧，不用担心，用于回应别人的道歉；Not at all不介意，用于回应别人的请求或道歉，表示不放在心上或无所谓。根据语境可知，此处是在回应对方的请求，且后文有“Go ahead”表示同意对方继续，所以应该用Not at all表示不介意。故选C。 Ⅲ.完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 Every Wednesday, Anli, a student from Vietnam, practices Chinese calligraphy (书法). He thinks it can help him ____16____ his mind and body. Anli has studied Chinese calligraphy for about three years. “It has not only helped me be ____17____ and more careful, but has also helped me learn more about Chinese culture. At the same time, it could calm (使平静) my mind and body when practicing calligraphy. ____18____ the body becomes relaxed, the mind will feel happy.” Anli said. Anli started practicing Chinese calligraphy in 2019. ____19____, Anli said that he didn’t like the strong ____20____ of the ink (墨水). Through Mrs. Liu’s classes, he came to know about the ____21____ behind the characters (文字). “Now, I ____22____ an aroma (芳香) of calligraphy in the ink,” he said. Mrs. Liu teaches the foreign students ____23____ having them learn the way she writes each character. “Students have a feeling of success in calligraphy classes, not just because of the art ____24____, but their love for Chinese ____25____ culture, Mrs. Liu said. 16. A. save B. hold C. relax 17. A. cooler B. cleaner C. stronger 18. A. Until B. But C. When 19. A. At first B. At last C. At least 20. A. color B. smell C. shape 21. A. example B. meaning C. problem 22. A. see B. make C. find 23. A. by B. about C. for 24. A. themselves B. himself C. itself 25. A. traditional B. necessary C. successful 【答案】16. C 17. A 18. C 19. A 20. B 21. B 22. C 23. A 24. C 25. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了越南学生Anli练习中国书法的事情，他认为练习书法可以帮助他放松身心，让他更加冷静和细心，同时也帮助他更多地了解中国文化。 【16题详解】 句意：他认为这可以帮助他放松身心。 save挽救；hold举行；relax放松。由“it could calm (使平静) my mind and body when practicing calligraphy”可知，此处是指“放松身心”。故选C。 【17题详解】 句意：它不仅帮助我变得更加冷静和细心。 cooler更冷静的；cleaner更干净的；stronger更强壮的。由“it could calm (使平静) my mind and body”可知，此处是指“更加冷静”。故选A。 【18题详解】 句意：当身体放松时，头脑会感到快乐。 Until直到；But但是；When当……时候。由“the body becomes relaxed, the mind will feel happy”可知，此处是指“当……时候”，用when引导时间状语从句。故选C。 【19题详解】 句意：起初，Anli说他不喜欢墨水的强烈气味。 At first起初；At last最后；At least至少。由“Anli started practicing Chinese calligraphy in 2019”以及“Anli said that he didn’t like the strong…of the ink”可知，此处是指“起初”。故选A。 【20题详解】 句意：起初，Anli说他不喜欢墨水的强烈气味。 color颜色；smell气味；shape形状。由“an aroma (芳香) of calligraphy in the ink”可知，此处是指“气味”。故选B。 【21题详解】 句意：通过刘老师的课，他了解了文字背后的含义。 example例子；meaning意义；problem问题。由“I 7 an aroma (芳香) of calligraphy in the ink”可知，此处是指“了解了文字背后的含义”。故选B。 【22题详解】 句意：现在，我在墨水中发现了书法的芳香。 see看见；make制作；find发现。由“an aroma (芳香) of calligraphy in the ink”可知，此处是指“发现”。故选C。 【23题详解】 句意：刘老师教外国学生写字的方式是让他们学习她写每个字的方法。 by通过；about关于；for为了。由“having them learn the way she writes each character”可知，此处是指“通过”，用by表示方式。故选A。 【24题详解】 句意：刘老师说：“在书法课上，学生们有成功的感觉，这不仅仅是因为艺术本身，而是因为他们对中国传统文化的热爱。” themselves他们自己；himself他自己；itself它自己。由“the art”可知，此处是指“艺术本身”，用itself表示“它自己”。故选C。 【25题详解】 句意：刘老师说：“在书法课上，学生们有成功的感觉，这不仅仅是因为艺术本身，而是因为他们对中国传统文化的热爱。” traditional传统的；necessary必要的；successful成功的。由“learn more about Chinese culture”可知，此处是指“中国传统文化”。故选A。 Ⅳ.阅读理解（共两节，25小题；满分45分） 第一节 阅读下面A、B、C、D四篇短文，根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） A Lin Xin’s study group carries out an experiment (实验) to know how to take salt from water. Here is their report. Preparation We chose a beautiful day, prepared a large bowl (碗), some water, a tall glass, some salt, some plastic wrap (塑料膜) and a rubber (橡胶) band. Steps 1. Put the water into the large bowl. Add the salt to it. 2. Put the glass in the middle of the bowl. The top of the glass must be above the water. 3. Cover the bowl and the glass with plastic wrap. Use the rubber band to make sure there is no space (空间) between the plastic wrap and the bowl. Put a stone on top of the plastic wrap. 4. Put the bowl outside in the sun. Finding and feeling When we took the plastic wrap off the bowl, we saw water in the glass. When we tasted the water, we found that there isn’t any salt in it! John: We searched for some information online and we found out how it works. When you put the bowl outside in the sun, the water will get hot and then become gas (气体), but the salt won’t become gas. The salt will stay in the bowl, and the gas will rise and hit the plastic wrap. Then it will become ________ again and fall into the glass. How amazing it is! 26. What kind of weather is necessary for doing this experiment? A. Rainy and cool. B. Snowy and cold. C. Windy and cool. D. Sunny and hot. 27. Which item (物品) ISN’T mentioned in the preparation process (过程)? A. A rubber band. B. A stone. C. A bowl. D. A glass. 28. What’s the right order of the experiment? a. b. c. d. A. abcd B. bacd C. cbda D. cadb 29. Which word can be put in the blank (划线空白处) of the report? A. gas B. salt C. stone D. water 30. Which subject may the experiment be about? A. Physics. B. Geography. C. Biology. D. Nature. 【答案】26. D 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了一个如何从水中取盐的实验。 【26题详解】 推理判断题。根据“ Put the bowl outside in the sun.”及“When you put the bowl outside in the sun, the water will get hot and then become gas (气体), but the salt won’t become gas.”可知，实验需要太阳光来加热水，使水蒸发，因此需要在晴朗的天气做实验。故选D。 【27题详解】 细节理解题。根据“We chose a beautiful day, prepared a large bowl (碗), some water, a tall glass, some salt, some plastic wrap (塑料膜) and a rubber (橡胶) band.”可知，在准备过程中，需要碗、水、玻璃杯、盐、塑料膜和橡皮筋。故选B。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Put the water into the large bowl. Add the salt to it.”可知，第一步是在碗里加水，并添加盐，即c；根据“Put the glass in the middle of the bowl. The top of the glass must be above the water.”可知，第二步是把玻璃杯放在碗中间，即b；根据“Cover the bowl and the glass with plastic wrap.”及“Put the bowl outside in the sun.”可知，接下来是用塑料膜盖住碗和玻璃杯，并放在阳光下；根据“When we took the plastic wrap off the bowl, we saw water in the glass. When we tasted the water, we found that there isn’t any salt in it!”可知，最后是当我们把碗上的塑料薄膜拿掉时，我们看到了玻璃杯里的水。当我们品尝水时，我们发现里面没有任何盐。因此正确的顺序是cbda。故选C。 【29题详解】 推理判断题。根据“When you put the bowl outside in the sun, the water will get hot and then become gas (气体), but the salt won’t become gas. The salt will stay in the bowl, and the gas will rise and hit the plastic wrap. Then it will become ... again and fall into the glass.”可知，把碗放在外面晒太阳时，水会变热，然后变成气体，但盐不会变成气体。盐会留在碗里，气体会上升，撞到塑料膜上。从而再次形成水，落入玻璃杯里。因此water“水”可以填入空白处。故选D。 【30题详解】 推理判断题。本文主要介绍了一个如何从水中取盐的实验，实验中涉及到蒸发这一现象，属于物理过程。因此是一个物理实验。故选A。 B Zhang Jiacheng, a farmer in Li County, Gansu Province, is working around his orchard, full of flowers and apple trees. As he works, he looks at a camera on his phone and tells the onliners what makes apples delicious. “Look! You can get to know how we grow our apple trees. They taste so good because the height of our orchard is more than 1,000 meters. The weather here is cooler, but we have fresher air and enough sunshine. You can see the good growing environment right from my broadcast.” said the 59-year-old during one of his weekly broadcasts on Taobao Live. Any of his fans wishing to buy some farm products, including apples, potatoes and black fungi, can just click (点击) a photo on the screen. Zhang learned his new skills last summer from a tech team at Taobao Live, as part of a plan by Alibaba Group to help out of poverty (脱贫) in the countryside by boosting (使增长) live-streaming sales. Thanks to live-streaming, Zhang can sell around 100 to 150 kilograms of apples per day. “Customers believe me as they see where the products are from in my live-streaming.” said Zhang. He plans to go on his daily live-streaming and has set himself the number of selling 50,000 kilograms of apples this year, up from 30,000 kilograms last year. 31. What might the underlined word “orchard” mean in English? A. Road. B. Farm. C. Shop. D. Pool. 32. Which picture can show the underlined sentence? A. B. C. D. 33. How many kilograms of apples did Zhang Jiacheng sell last year? A. 100. B. 150. C. 30,000. D. 50,000. 34. Which is WRONG according to the passage? A. Zhang thinks live-streaming sales is helpful. B. Zhang’s new skills make his apples taste delicious. C. It’s easy, for fans to buy farm products on his Taobao Live. D. Alibaba help farmers not just by teaching them live-streaming. 35. What is the main idea of this passage? A. Zhang Jiacheng is good at selling apples. B. Alibaba helps Zhang Jiacheng sell apples. C. Farmers use new skills to grow their products. D. Alibaba’s Live-streaming helps farmers boost sales. 【答案】31. B 32. B 33. C 34. B 35. D 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍农民通过淘宝直播售卖农产品的事迹。 【31题详解】 词义猜测题。根据“full of flowers and apple trees.”满是花和苹果树推测可知，orchard是有花和苹果树的地方，farm符合语境。故选B。 【32题详解】 推理判断题。根据划线句子“As he works, he looks at a camera on his phone and tells the onliners what makes apples delicious.”可知，他工作时在手机前向在线观众介绍苹果。B选项的图片，符合描述。故选B。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据“He plans to ...up from 30,000 kilograms last year.”可知，去年苹果的销售量为3万公斤。故选C。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Any of his fans wishing to buy some farm products, including apples, potatoes and black fungi, can just click (点击) a photo on the screen.”和“Zhang learned his new skills last summer from a tech team at Taobao Live, as part of a plan by Alibaba Group to help out of poverty (脱贫) in the countryside by boosting (使增长) live-streaming sales.”可知选项A、C、D文章中全部出现。选项B“张先生的新技术让苹果更美味。”不正确。故选B。 【35题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了甘肃李村的农民张先生，通过淘宝直播的形式售卖农场品，销量提高的故事。选项D“淘宝直播帮助农民提高销量”符合文章的主要内容。故选D。 C Feng Boyao and Meng Shuqi found that their city library didn’t have enough Braille (盲文) books for blind people and many of the Braille books were out of date. So they teamed up to help the blind by solving the problem. Feng and Meng both studied at No. 37 Middle School in Taiyuan, Shanxi province. They invented a new kind of Braille reader. Their work won the first prize in a national competition which tries to nurture creative (创新) thinking by asking students to solve social problems. The invention was also given a national patent. When connected (连接) to a computer, their Braille reader can turn words into raised dots (凸起的点). Blind people can read by touching the dots, which are magnets (磁铁). This is the first Braille reader that uses magnets. “We found that today’s Braille readers are very difficult to use and expensive,” Feng said. “So, we decided to invent a user-friendly one, especially for young blind children from grades 1 to 3. Moreover, it only costs about 2000 yuan.” After making their first reader model, Feng and Meng visited a school for the blind to get advice and improved it to meet the students’ needs, like changing the size of the screen and the space between the dots. “We hope the invention will be popularized in the future to help those blind people who can’t buy the Braille reader. now,” Meng told Taiyuan News after the visit. 36. Why did the two students invent a new kind of Braille reader? A. To get a national patent. B. To hold a reading competition. C. To help the blind get more Braille books. D. To encourage kids to solve social problems. 37. What does the underlined word “nurture” in Paragraph 2 mean? A. 培养 B. 创造 C. 想象 D. 理解 38. Which is the correct order of the following events? ①Feng and Meng were interviewed by Taiyuan News. ②Many of the Braille books in the city library were out of date. ③Feng and Meng visited a school for the blind to learn about the students’ needs. ④They teamed up to help the blind by fixing the problem. A. ②①③④ B. ②④③① C. ②④①③ D. ②③①④ 39. What can we infer from the passage? A. Feng and Meng are helpful and creative people. B. Feng and Meng solved many social problems together. C. Feng and Meng have started their own business as a team. D. The reader they invented are easy to use but more expensive. 40. What is the best title for the text? A. A Braille Reader. B. A User-friendly Product. C. The Need of Blind People. D. Two Teenagers and Their Invention. 【答案】36. C 37. A 38. B 39. A 40. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了两个学生发明了盲人阅读器来帮助盲人阅读的故事。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Feng Boyao and Meng Shuqi found that their city library didn’t have enough Braille (盲文) books for blind people and many of the Braille books were out of date.”和“So they teamed up to help the blind by solving the problem.”可知，发明盲人阅读器的目的是帮助盲人接触到更多的书籍。故选C。 【37题详解】 词句猜测题。根据“Their work won the first prize in a national competition which tries to nurture creative (创新) thinking by asking students to solve social problems.”可知，这里是指培养创新思维，所以划线单词是指培养。故选A。 【38题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Feng Boyao and Meng Shuqi found that their city library didn’t have enough Braille (盲文) books for blind people and many of the Braille books were out of date.”可知，市图书馆里的许多盲文书籍已经过时了，所以②在第一个；根据“So they teamed up to help the blind by solving the problem.”可知，他们联手解决这个问题，帮助盲人，所以④在第二个；根据“After making their first reader model, Feng and Meng visited a school for the blind to get advice and improved it to meet the students’ needs”可知，冯和孟去了一所盲人学校寻求建议，所以③在第三个；根据“Meng told Taiyuan News after the visit.”可知，这里是指他们接受了采访，所以①在最后一个。故选B 【39题详解】 推理判断题。根据文中介绍两个学生发明阅读器帮助盲人，可知他们是有爱心和有创造力。故选A。 【40题详解】 最佳标题题。本文主要介绍了两个学生发明了盲人阅读器来帮助盲人阅读的事。所以选项D“两个青少年和他们的发明”符合语境。故选D。 D ①If you asked scientists whether monkeys and chimpanzees (黑猩猩) had a sense (感觉) of right and wrong before they had a deep study on them, they would tell you that it seemed not possible. ②It was believed that only humans could imagine (想象) the future. Some people said that most monkeys were cleverer than most dogs. What’s more, if all dogs seemed unhappy when they did something bad, some people believed that dogs learned such an action to make their owners happy. It doesn’t mean that dogs understand why their owners might be angry. It doesn’t mean that animals can think about the future. ③Now, however, it appears that chimpanzees and monkeys may be able to think about the future. Santino is a chimpanzee and he lives at a zoo in Sweden. He is famous for his bad mood. Santino doesn’t like being looked at by visitors and he often throws stones at them. Before visitors walked into the zoo, he must have decided that he needed to be prepared for visiting days. He began collecting stones so that he would be fully ready to throw them when people came to see him. The interesting thing was that Santino would only collect stones when he thought visitors might come. In winter when the zoo was closed, he didn’t collect them again. ④Santino’s action is a clear example of an animal planning for the future. It’s also an example to show “scientific” beliefs come from facts rather than opinions (观点). It seems likely that within ten years, we shall have a completely different view of animal intelligence (智慧). 41. What did scientists think of animals before? A. They could think about the future. B. They couldn’t understand their owners. C. They couldn’t know the right and wrong. D. They could share people’s happiness and sadness. 42. Why does Santino collect many stones? A. Because he wants to build a wall. B. Because he likes to play with stones. C. Because the keeper asks him to do so. D. Because he wants to throw them at visitors. 43. Which paragraph gives an example to show animals can also plan for the future? A. Paragraph 1 B. Paragraph 2 C. Paragraph 3 D. Paragraph 4 44. What does the writer want to tell us? A. Monkeys are much cleverer than dogs. B. Dogs can understand their owners’ feelings. C. Only human-like animals can think about the future. D. We should use facts to show truth instead of opinions. 45. Which of the following is the structure (结构) of the text? A. B. C. D. 【答案】41. C 42. D 43. C 44. D 45. C 【解析】 【导语】本文围绕“动物是否有意识，会思考”展开阐述。 【41题详解】 细节理解题。结合“If you asked scientists whether monkeys and chimpanzees (黑猩猩) had a sense (感觉) of right and wrong before they had a deep study on them, they would tell you that it seemed not possible.”可知，以前，科学家认为动物不知道对与错。故选C。 【42题详解】 细节理解题。结合“Santino doesn’t like being looked at by visitors and he often throws stones at them.”和“He began collecting stones so that he would be fully ready to throw them when people came to see him.”可知，Santino收集很多石头，是为了拿来扔观众。故选D。 【43题详解】 推理判断题。结合“Now, however, it appears that chimpanzees and monkeys may be able to think about the future.”可知，第三段给出了一个例子来说明动物也可以为未来做计划。故选C。 【44题详解】 推理判断题。结合“It’s also an example to show “scientific” beliefs come from facts rather than opinions (观点)”可知，作者写这篇文章是为了告诉我们应该用事实而不是观点来说明真相。故选D。 【45题详解】 篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第一段和第二段主要讲述了以前人们认为动物不会思考；第三段主要通过事实例子来证明动物是会思考的；第四段总结全文，告诉我们应该用事实而不是观点来说明真相。故选C。 第二节（每小题1分，满分5分） E Have you ever noticed how you feel when you play with a dog or a cat? ___46___ Of course, playing with pets is fun but as it turns out (结果发现), spending time with animals can also be helpful in keeping us mentally healthy (心理健康). “A pet can remind you that you’re not alone.” said life coach Desiree Wiercyski. ___47___ This can be helpful when you feel lonely. I can speak from experience (有亲身体会) about this. I myself feel a bit sad or lonely from time to time, since I live by myself. But I recently had the chance to take care of my friend’s cats while she was away. ___48___ When I come home, they’re always happy to see me. ___49___ It’s almost like they can tell when I need someone to hang out with. So the next time you’re feeling a bit blue (忧伤的), maybe you should find a dog or cat to talk to. ___50___ A. She added that pets give unconditional (无条件的) love. B. Caring for her cats has made a big difference in my life. C. Even something as easy as petting a cat can make you feel happier and healthier. D. Or maybe even some other animals, like a goldfish or a rabbit. E. When I’m tired or sad, they come to me and “ask” me to pet them. 【答案】46. D 47. A 48. B 49. E 50. C 【解析】 【导语】本文通过讲述作者养宠物的经历，阐述了宠物不仅可以让人开心，也对心理健康有好处。 【46题详解】 根据“Have you ever noticed how you feel when you play with a dog or a cat...Of course, playing with pets is fun...”可知，本句指与宠物玩耍时的感觉，前句列举了狗或猫，选项D“甚至可能是其他一些动物，比如金鱼或兔子”举例补充其他宠物类型，符合语境。故选D。 【47题详解】 根据“‘A pet can remind you that you’re not alone.’ said life coach Desiree Wiercyski.”可知，宠物提醒你，你并不孤单。选项A“她补充说，宠物给予无条件的爱”继续讲述Desiree Wiercyski的观点，符合语境。故选A。 【48题详解】 根据“But I recently had the chance to take care of my friend’s cats while she was away.”和最后一段内容可知，下文主要介绍了作者照顾朋友猫之后的一些生活。选项B“照顾她的猫对我的生活产生了很大的影响”引出下文，符合语境。故选B。 【49题详解】 根据“It’s almost like they can tell when I need someone to hang out with.”可知，此处讲述作者和猫的相处。选项E“当我累了或难过时，它们会来找我，让我抚摸它们”符合语境。故选E。 【50题详解】 根据“So the next time you’re feeling a bit blue, maybe you should find a dog or cat to talk to.”可知，作者提出沮丧时可以和宠物聊天的建议。选项C“即使是像抚摸猫这样简单的事情也能让你感到更快乐和更健康”衔接上文，符合语境。故选C。 Ⅴ.情景交际（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据情景提示，完成下列各题。 51. 当好友问你“What are you going to do this Sunday?”，你会这样回答： ______________________________________________________. 【答案】I am going to visit my grandparents this Sunday 【解析】 【详解】根据题干可知，可以说“这个周日我要去看望我的祖父母”，此处为be going to do结构表示一般将来时，主语为I，be动词用am；visit my grandparents“看望我的祖父母”；this Sunday“这个周日”。故填I am going to visit my grandparents this Sunday。 52. 当好友问你“What’s your hobby?”，你会这样回答： ______________________________________________________. 【答案】I like/love drawing/... 【解析】 【详解】根据情景可知，这里是询问“你的爱好是什么”，你可以回答“我喜欢……”，为一般现在时。I“我”；love/like“喜欢”，后接名词或动名词，比如drawing“绘画”。故填I like/love drawing/...。 53. 听到你的同桌今天生病的消息，你会这样说： ______________________________________________________. 【答案】I’m sorry to hear that 【解析】 【详解】听到同桌生病，这是难过的消息，因此应表达“听到这个消息我很难过”，其英文为I’m sorry to hear that。故填I’m sorry to hear that。 54. 你建议蛀牙的妹妹不要吃太多的糖果，你会这么对她说： You’d better ______________________________________________________. 【答案】not eat too much candy 【解析】 【详解】根据题干可知，此处是建议妹妹不要吃太多的糖果，可译为“你最好不要吃太多的糖果”，“不要吃太多的糖果”not eat too much candy；You’d better“你最好”，原句已给出，had better后接动词原形。故填not eat too much candy。 55. 你打电话想找Tim，他却不在，你想留言，你会对他的妈妈这样说： May ______________________________________________________? 【答案】I leave a message 【解析】 【详解】根据题干可知，此处想表达“我可以留言吗”，“可以……”may；“我”I；“留言”leave a message。句子为一般现在时，may为情态动词，放于主语I之前，动词原形leave放于主语I之后，宾语a message之前。故填I leave a message。 Ⅵ.看图写话（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据每小题所提供的图画情景和提示词，写出一个与图画情景相符的句子。 56. want, future ______________________________________________________ 57. bad, eye ______________________________________________________ 58. pass ______________________________________________________ 59. used to ______________________________________________________ 60. it, necessary, often ______________________________________________________ 【答案】56. He wants to be a pilot in the future. 57. Reading in the sun is bad for her eyes. 58. Mike passed/passes the football to Jack. 59. She used to play the guitar. 60. It’s necessary for him to wash hands often. 【解析】 【56题详解】 根据提示词和观察图片可知，该句应该表达“他将来想成为一名飞行员。”。时态为一般现在时，he“他”，作主语，位于句首，首字母要大写，谓语动词用单数形式；want to be，固定搭配，意为“想成为”符合句意，此处want用单数形式wants；a polite“一名飞行员”，作宾语；in the future“在未来，将来”，介词短语作时间状语。故填He wants to be a pilot in the future. 【57题详解】 根据提示词和观察图片可知，该句应该表达“在阳光下看书对她的眼睛有害。”。时态为一般现在时，reading“阅读”，动名词作主语，位于句首，首字母要大写；in the sun“在太阳下”，介词短语作地点状语；be bad for“对……有害”，形容词短语，此处be动词用is；her“她的”，作定语，eyes“眼睛”。故填Reading in the sun is bad for her eyes. 【58题详解】 根据提示词和观察图片可知，该句应该表达“迈克把足球传给了杰克。”。时态可以是一般现在时或一般过去时。Mike“马克”，作主语；pass sth to sb“把某物传给某人”，此处谓语动词用单数形式passes或者过去式passed；Jack“杰克”，作宾语。故填Mike passed/passes the football to Jack. 【59题详解】 根据提示词和观察图片可知，该句应该表达“她过去弹吉他。”。she“她”，作主语，位于句首，首字母要大写；used to do sth“过去常常做某事”；play the guitar“弹吉他”。故填She used to play the guitar. 【60题详解】 根据提示词和观察图片可知，该句应该表达“他有必要经常洗手。”。It’s +adj+for sb to do sth“对于某人来说做某事是……的。”，固定句型；necessary“必要的”，形容词；him“他”，宾格人称代词；wash hands“洗手”，often“经常”。故填It’s necessary for him to wash hands often. Ⅶ.短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。 On Monday, February 4th, with their excellent performance, twin sisters Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi helped China ___61___ (win) the team gold at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships. With traditional Chinese music, the twins showed a performance named “Lotus”. “We want to add Chinese elements (元素) to ___62___ (we) performance, which are quite different ___63___ most teams. “We are ___64___ (excite) that we won the game,” said Qianyi, the younger sister. The twins failed at the 2023 Fukuoka World Aquatics Championships in ___65___ same event, but they showed a much ___66___ (good) performance this time. To take part in the Monday afternoon’s competition, the pair needed to wake up at 5 a.m. And they only had less than half an ___67___ (hour) rest between their preparations. “For sure, we feel tired ___68___ we are well-prepared,” they said. Qianyi said, “We have been able to take part in the Paris Olympics in 2024. So coming to Doha, our goal is to enjoy the competition.” Everyone ___69___ (hope) their hard work will turn into the best prize. The twins are preparing for the ____70____ (come) Olympics. They believe success comes from hard work. 【答案】61. win 62. our 63. from 64. excited 65. the 66. better 67. hour’s 68. but 69. hopes 70. coming 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了双胞胎姐妹王柳懿和王芊懿在2024年世界游泳锦标赛中的精彩表现，以及她们如何克服困难，最终为中国赢得团队金牌的故事，强调了她们的努力和对成功的渴望。 【61题详解】 句意：2月4日周一，凭借出色的表现，双胞胎姐妹王柳懿和王芊懿帮助中国赢得了2024年世界游泳锦标赛的团体金牌。根据“with their excellent performance”可知，此处指双胞胎姐妹凭借出色的表现为中国赢得了金牌，help sb (to) do sth.“帮助某人做某事”，固定搭配，所以此处用动词原形win。故填win。 【62题详解】 句意：我们想给我们的表演增添中国元素，这与大多数团队完全不同。根据“performance”可知，此处用形容词性物主代词修饰名词，we的形容词性物主代词为our。故填our。 【63题详解】 句意：我们想给我们的表演增添中国元素，这与大多数团队完全不同。根据“are quite different”可知，此处指双胞胎姐妹的表演与大多数团队不同，be different from“与……不同”，固定搭配。故填from。 【64题详解】 句意：“我们很高兴赢得了比赛，”妹妹钱懿说。根据“we won the game”可知，此处指钱懿对于赢得比赛感到高兴，此处用形容词excited“兴奋的”作表语。故填excited。 【65题详解】 句意：这对双胞胎在2023年福冈世界游泳锦标赛的同一场比赛中失利，但这次他们表现得更好。根据“same event”可知，此处指双胞胎姐妹在2023年福冈世界游泳锦标赛的同一场比赛中失利，same前用定冠词the表示特指。故填the。 【66题详解】 句意：这对双胞胎在2023年福冈世界游泳锦标赛的同一场比赛中失利，但这次他们表现得更好。根据“but”可知，此处指双胞胎姐妹这次表现得更好，此处用good的比较级better“更好的”。故填better。 【67题详解】 句意：为了参加周一下午的比赛，这对双胞胎需要早上5点起床，而且他们在准备期间只有不到半小时的休息时间。根据“rest”可知，此处指双胞胎姐妹只有不到半小时的休息时间，hour为可数名词，此处用名词所有格hour’s表示“半小时的”，less than half an hour’s rest“不到半小时的休息时间”。故填hour’s。 【68题详解】 句意：“当然，我们觉得很累，但我们准备得很充分，”他们说。根据“we feel tired”和“we are well-prepared”可知，前后为转折关系，所以用连词but连接。故填but。 【69题详解】 句意：每个人都希望他们的努力能转化为最好的奖品。根据“Everyone”可知，此处指每个人都希望他们的努力能转化为最好的奖品，everyone为不定代词，其谓语动词用第三人称单数形式hopes。故填hopes。 【70题详解】 句意：这对双胞胎正在为即将到来的奥运会做准备。根据“Olympics”可知，此处指即将到来的奥运会，此处用coming“即将到来的”作定语修饰名词Olympics。故填coming。 Ⅷ.书面表达（满分15分） 71. 假设你是学校匹克球俱乐部 (The Pickleball Club) 的负责人，现在社团要进行招新活动，请你根据以下思维导图内容，写一篇短文，向同学介绍和推荐匹克球社团。 要求： 1. 80个词左右，必须包含提示内容，可适当发挥，开头结尾已给出，不计入词总数； 2.意思清晰。表达通顺，行文连贯。书写规范。 3.请勿在文中出现真实的姓名和学校 Hello, everyone. I’m from the Pickleball Club. I’d like to tell you something about our club. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Come and join us! 【答案】例文 Hello, everyone. I’m from the Pickleball Club. I’d like to tell you something about our club. We have lots of fun activities. Every Thursday at 5 p.m., we practice pickleball on the playground. It’s a great time to learn new skills and improve your game. We also have a match every month, which is exciting and a wonderful way to challenge yourself. Additionally, we often meet other pickleball players from different schools, making new friends and sharing our passion for the sport. Playing pickleball brings many benefits. It helps build your body up and keeps you active. Moreover, it’s a fantastic way to relax and have fun after a busy school day. We welcome all levels of players, from beginners to experts. Don’t miss out on the fun and fitness that pickleball brings. Come and join us! 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇材料作文； ②时态：时态主要为“一般现在时”； ③提示：写作要点已部分给出，包括匹克球社团的活动内容和打匹克球的好处。考生应注意不要遗漏这些要点，并适当添加细节来丰富内容，同时强调加入社团的吸引力。 [写作步骤] 第一步，表明写作意图。简要介绍自己是匹克球社团的负责人，并引出要介绍社团的内容； 第二步，具体阐述写作内容。从“活动安排、与匹克球爱好者的交流机会、以及打匹克球的好处”几个方面详细介绍匹克球社团的情况； 第三步，书写结语。鼓励同学们加入匹克球社团。 [亮点词汇] ①lots of大量的 ②from beginners to experts从初学者到专家 ③build...up增强 [高分句型] ①We also have a match every month, which is exciting and a wonderful way to challenge yourself. (which引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词match) ②Additionally, we often meet other pickleball players from different schools, making new friends and sharing our passion for the sport. (现在分词短语作状语) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 福州屏东中学2024-2025学年第一学期期中考试试卷 八年级英语 （完卷时间120分钟；满分150分） Ⅰ.听力部分（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 第一节 听句子 听下面五个句子，从每小题所给的三幅图中选出与句子内容相符的选项，每小题读两遍。 1. A. B. C. 2. A. B. C. 3. A. B. C. 4. A. B. C. 5. A. B. C. 第二节 听对话 听下面七段对话，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案，每段对话读两遍。 6. What’s the boy’s dream job? A. A dancer. B. A musician. C. A singer. 7. What will the man do this Sunday? A. See a film. B. Play basketball. C. Play football. 8 What’s wrong with the man’s daughter? A. She gets up late. B. She has a cough. C. She has a fever and a headache. 9. Why is the girl fat now? A. She doesn’t exercise. B. She sleeps too much. C. She eats too much fast food. 听对话，回答以下各小题。 10. What will Millie do on Saturday? A. Stay at home and study. B. Go climbing. C. Take an exam. 11. How will the man feel in the mountains in the early morning? A. Hot. B. Cold. C. Warm. 听对话，回答以下各小题。 12. What are the speakers going to do tomorrow at last? A. Do some homework. B. Play volleyball. C. Play soccer. 13. When will the speakers leave? A. At 9:15 a.m. B. At 8:15 a.m. C. At 8:45 a.m. 听对话，回答以下各小题。 14. When did Tom smoke? A. A month ago. B. A year ago. C. A week ago. 15. How many hours does Tom work these days? A. 7 hours. B. 8 hours. C. Over 10 hours. 第三节 听短文根据你听到的短文内容，完成下面表格，每空填一词，短文段三遍。 Medical Record Patient （病人） Toby, in No. 16 Middle School Problem His eyes were sore and 17 when he was reading an English book one 18 Who brought him to the hospital His 19 Doctor’s advice He should have a good rest. He shouldn’t stay up late reading. He should eat more 20 Ⅱ.选择填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。 1. Nobody can be happy all ________ time, but we can try to. A. / B. the C. a 2. —Henry, there will ________ a Science & Art Festival in our school in December. —Wow! I am looking forward to it. A. have B. be C. hold 3. —________ your hands before meals, Tony. —No problem, Mom. A. Wash B. Washing C. To wash 4. —Nowadays, Chinese is ________ spoken in the world. I think it may also become an international language (语言) in the future. —I hope so. A. widely B. finally C. really 5. More and more people, old and young, ________ square dance in the evening. A. are popular with B. are fond of C. are good for 6. Before you hand in the exam paper, make sure to ________ it carefully. A. check B. cheer C. change 7. —Tony, you ________ use the phone while riding a bike. It’s too dangerous. —OK, I won’t. A. needn’t B. couldn’t C. mustn’t 8. We need to ________ before we do hard exercise. A. build up B. warm up C. give up 9. Difficulties seem terrible. But if you face them head-on, you will be ________ to find that you would grow stronger through them. A. surprised B. active C. serious 10. —Good ________ can bring people happiness and even money. —Yes, nowadays, quite a few people turn what they like into their jobs. A. habits B. suggestions C. hobbies 11. —Nobody is sure ________ there is a UFO. —Yes, but I hope there is. A. whether B. why C. how 12. —Do you learn some life skills to look after ________, Lucy and Lily? —Of course. Our parents are busy. A. themselves B. yourself C. yourselves 13. —Gosh, the subway left one minute ago. ________ does the subway run? —Every 5 minutes. A. How long B. How soon C. How often 14. I want to thank my best friend sincerely. ________ her help, I can’t pass the exam. A. With B. Without C. Under 15. —Would you mind if I ask you some questions? —________. Go ahead. A. Sure B. Never mind C. Not at all Ⅲ.完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 Every Wednesday, Anli, a student from Vietnam, practices Chinese calligraphy (书法). He thinks it can help him ____16____ his mind and body. Anli has studied Chinese calligraphy for about three years. “It has not only helped me be ____17____ and more careful, but has also helped me learn more about Chinese culture. At the same time, it could calm (使平静) my mind and body when practicing calligraphy. ____18____ the body becomes relaxed, the mind will feel happy.” Anli said. Anli started practicing Chinese calligraphy in 2019. ____19____, Anli said that he didn’t like the strong ____20____ of the ink (墨水). Through Mrs. Liu’s classes, he came to know about the ____21____ behind the characters (文字). “Now, I ____22____ an aroma (芳香) of calligraphy in the ink,” he said. Mrs. Liu teaches the foreign students ____23____ having them learn the way she writes each character. “Students have a feeling of success in calligraphy classes, not just because of the art ____24____, but their love for Chinese ____25____ culture, Mrs. Liu said. 16. A. save B. hold C. relax 17. A. cooler B. cleaner C. stronger 18. A. Until B. But C. When 19. A. At first B. At last C. At least 20. A. color B. smell C. shape 21. A. example B. meaning C. problem 22. A. see B. make C. find 23. A. by B. about C. for 24. A. themselves B. himself C. itself 25. A. traditional B. necessary C. successful Ⅳ.阅读理解（共两节，25小题；满分45分） 第一节 阅读下面A、B、C、D四篇短文，根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） A Lin Xin’s study group carries out an experiment (实验) to know how to take salt from water. Here is their report. Preparation We chose a beautiful day, prepared a large bowl (碗), some water, a tall glass, some salt, some plastic wrap (塑料膜) and a rubber (橡胶) band. Steps 1. Put the water into the large bowl. Add the salt to it. 2. Put the glass in the middle of the bowl. The top of the glass must be above the water. 3. Cover the bowl and the glass with plastic wrap. Use the rubber band to make sure there is no space (空间) between the plastic wrap and the bowl. Put a stone on top of the plastic wrap. 4. Put the bowl outside in the sun. Finding and feeling When we took the plastic wrap off the bowl, we saw water in the glass. When we tasted the water, we found that there isn’t any salt in it! John: We searched for some information online and we found out how it works. When you put the bowl outside in the sun, the water will get hot and then become gas (气体), but the salt won’t become gas. The salt will stay in the bowl, and the gas will rise and hit the plastic wrap. Then it will become ________ again and fall into the glass. How amazing it is! 26. What kind of weather is necessary for doing this experiment? A. Rainy and cool. B. Snowy and cold. C. Windy and cool. D. Sunny and hot. 27. Which item (物品) ISN’T mentioned in the preparation process (过程)? A. A rubber band. B. A stone. C. A bowl. D. A glass. 28. What’s the right order of the experiment? a. b. c. d. A. abcd B. bacd C. cbda D. cadb 29. Which word can be put in the blank (划线空白处) of the report? A. gas B. salt C. stone D. water 30. Which subject may the experiment be about? A. Physics. B. Geography. C. Biology. D. Nature. B Zhang Jiacheng, a farmer in Li County, Gansu Province, is working around his orchard, full of flowers and apple trees. As he works, he looks at a camera on his phone and tells the onliners what makes apples delicious. “Look! You can get to know how we grow our apple trees. They taste so good because the height of our orchard is more than 1,000 meters. The weather here is cooler, but we have fresher air and enough sunshine. You can see the good growing environment right from my broadcast.” said the 59-year-old during one of his weekly broadcasts on Taobao Live. Any of his fans wishing to buy some farm products, including apples, potatoes and black fungi, can just click (点击) a photo on the screen. Zhang learned his new skills last summer from a tech team at Taobao Live, as part of a plan by Alibaba Group to help out of poverty (脱贫) in the countryside by boosting (使增长) live-streaming sales. Thanks to live-streaming, Zhang can sell around 100 to 150 kilograms of apples per day. “Customers believe me as they see where the products are from in my live-streaming.” said Zhang. He plans to go on his daily live-streaming and has set himself the number of selling 50,000 kilograms of apples this year, up from 30,000 kilograms last year. 31. What might the underlined word “orchard” mean in English? A. Road. B. Farm. C. Shop. D. Pool. 32. Which picture can show the underlined sentence? A. B. C. D. 33. How many kilograms of apples did Zhang Jiacheng sell last year? A. 100. B. 150. C. 30,000. D. 50,000. 34. Which is WRONG according to the passage? A. Zhang thinks live-streaming sales is helpful. B. Zhang’s new skills make his apples taste delicious. C. It’s easy, for fans to buy farm products on his Taobao Live. D. Alibaba help farmers not just by teaching them live-streaming. 35. What is the main idea of this passage? A. Zhang Jiacheng is good at selling apples. B. Alibaba helps Zhang Jiacheng sell apples. C. Farmers use new skills to grow their products. D. Alibaba’s Live-streaming helps farmers boost sales. C Feng Boyao and Meng Shuqi found that their city library didn’t have enough Braille (盲文) books for blind people and many of the Braille books were out of date. So they teamed up to help the blind by solving the problem. Feng and Meng both studied at No. 37 Middle School in Taiyuan, Shanxi province. They invented a new kind of Braille reader. Their work won the first prize in a national competition which tries to nurture creative (创新) thinking by asking students to solve social problems. The invention was also given a national patent. When connected (连接) to a computer, their Braille reader can turn words into raised dots (凸起的点). Blind people can read by touching the dots, which are magnets (磁铁). This is the first Braille reader that uses magnets. “We found that today’s Braille readers are very difficult to use and expensive,” Feng said. “So, we decided to invent a user-friendly one, especially for young blind children from grades 1 to 3. Moreover, it only costs about 2000 yuan.” After making their first reader model, Feng and Meng visited a school for the blind to get advice and improved it to meet the students’ needs, like changing the size of the screen and the space between the dots. “We hope the invention will be popularized in the future to help those blind people who can’t buy the Braille reader. now,” Meng told Taiyuan News after the visit. 36. Why did the two students invent a new kind of Braille reader? A. To get a national patent. B. To hold a reading competition. C. To help the blind get more Braille books. D. To encourage kids to solve social problems. 37. What does the underlined word “nurture” in Paragraph 2 mean? A. 培养 B. 创造 C. 想象 D. 理解 38. Which is the correct order of the following events? ①Feng and Meng were interviewed by Taiyuan News. ②Many of the Braille books in the city library were out of date. ③Feng and Meng visited a school for the blind to learn about the students’ needs. ④They teamed up to help the blind by fixing the problem. A. ②①③④ B. ②④③① C. ②④①③ D. ②③①④ 39. What can we infer from the passage? A. Feng and Meng are helpful and creative people. B. Feng and Meng solved many social problems together. C. Feng and Meng have started their own business as a team. D. The reader they invented are easy to use but more expensive. 40. What is the best title for the text? A. A Braille Reader. B. A User-friendly Product. C. The Need of Blind People. D. Two Teenagers and Their Invention. D ①If you asked scientists whether monkeys and chimpanzees (黑猩猩) had a sense (感觉) of right and wrong before they had a deep study on them, they would tell you that it seemed not possible. ②It was believed that only humans could imagine (想象) the future. Some people said that most monkeys were cleverer than most dogs. What’s more, if all dogs seemed unhappy when they did something bad, some people believed that dogs learned such an action to make their owners happy. It doesn’t mean that dogs understand why their owners might be angry. It doesn’t mean that animals can think about the future. ③Now, however, it appears that chimpanzees and monkeys may be able to think about the future. Santino is a chimpanzee and he lives at a zoo in Sweden. He is famous for his bad mood. Santino doesn’t like being looked at by visitors and he often throws stones at them. Before visitors walked into the zoo, he must have decided that he needed to be prepared for visiting days. He began collecting stones so that he would be fully ready to throw them when people came to see him. The interesting thing was that Santino would only collect stones when he thought visitors might come. In winter when the zoo was closed, he didn’t collect them again. ④Santino’s action is a clear example of an animal planning for the future. It’s also an example to show “scientific” beliefs come from facts rather than opinions (观点). It seems likely that within ten years, we shall have a completely different view of animal intelligence (智慧). 41. What did scientists think of animals before? A. They could think about the future. B. They couldn’t understand their owners. C. They couldn’t know the right and wrong. D. They could share people’s happiness and sadness. 42. Why does Santino collect many stones? A. Because he wants to build a wall. B. Because he likes to play with stones. C. Because the keeper asks him to do so. D. Because he wants to throw them at visitors. 43. Which paragraph gives an example to show animals can also plan for the future? A. Paragraph 1 B. Paragraph 2 C. Paragraph 3 D. Paragraph 4 44. What does the writer want to tell us? A. Monkeys are much cleverer than dogs. B. Dogs can understand their owners’ feelings. C. Only human-like animals can think about the future. D. We should use facts to show truth instead of opinions. 45. Which of the following is the structure (结构) of the text? A. B. C. D. 第二节（每小题1分，满分5分） E Have you ever noticed how you feel when you play with a dog or a cat? ___46___ Of course, playing with pets is fun but as it turns out (结果发现), spending time with animals can also be helpful in keeping us mentally healthy (心理健康). “A pet can remind you that you’re not alone.” said life coach Desiree Wiercyski. ___47___ This can be helpful when you feel lonely. I can speak from experience (有亲身体会) about this. I myself feel a bit sad or lonely from time to time, since I live by myself. But I recently had the chance to take care of my friend’s cats while she was away. ___48___ When I come home, they’re always happy to see me. ___49___ It’s almost like they can tell when I need someone to hang out with. So the next time you’re feeling a bit blue (忧伤的), maybe you should find a dog or cat to talk to. ___50___ A. She added that pets give unconditional (无条件的) love. B. Caring for her cats has made a big difference in my life. C. Even something as easy as petting a cat can make you feel happier and healthier. D. Or maybe even some other animals, like a goldfish or a rabbit. E. When I’m tired or sad, they come to me and “ask” me to pet them. Ⅴ.情景交际（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据情景提示，完成下列各题。 51. 当好友问你“What are you going to do this Sunday?”，你会这样回答： ______________________________________________________. 52. 当好友问你“What’s your hobby?”，你会这样回答： ______________________________________________________. 53. 听到你的同桌今天生病的消息，你会这样说： ______________________________________________________. 54. 你建议蛀牙的妹妹不要吃太多的糖果，你会这么对她说： You’d better ______________________________________________________. 55. 你打电话想找Tim，他却不在，你想留言，你会对他的妈妈这样说： May ______________________________________________________? Ⅵ.看图写话（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据每小题所提供的图画情景和提示词，写出一个与图画情景相符的句子。 56. want, future ______________________________________________________ 57. bad, eye ______________________________________________________ 58. pass ______________________________________________________ 59. used to ______________________________________________________ 60. it, necessary, often ______________________________________________________ Ⅶ.短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。 On Monday, February 4th, with their excellent performance, twin sisters Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi helped China ___61___ (win) the team gold at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships. With traditional Chinese music, the twins showed a performance named “Lotus”. “We want to add Chinese elements (元素) to ___62___ (we) performance, which are quite different ___63___ most teams. “We are ___64___ (excite) that we won the game,” said Qianyi, the younger sister. The twins failed at the 2023 Fukuoka World Aquatics Championships in ___65___ same event, but they showed a much ___66___ (good) performance this time. To take part in the Monday afternoon’s competition, the pair needed to wake up at 5 a.m. And they only had less than half an ___67___ (hour) rest between their preparations. “For sure, we feel tired ___68___ we are well-prepared,” they said. Qianyi said, “We have been able to take part in the Paris Olympics in 2024. So coming to Doha, our goal is to enjoy the competition.” Everyone ___69___ (hope) their hard work will turn into the best prize. The twins are preparing for the ____70____ (come) Olympics. They believe success comes from hard work. Ⅷ.书面表达（满分15分） 71. 假设你是学校匹克球俱乐部 (The Pickleball Club) 的负责人，现在社团要进行招新活动，请你根据以下思维导图内容，写一篇短文，向同学介绍和推荐匹克球社团。 要求： 1. 80个词左右，必须包含提示内容，可适当发挥，开头结尾已给出，不计入词总数； 2.意思清晰。表达通顺，行文连贯。书写规范。 3.请勿在文中出现真实的姓名和学校 Hello, everyone. I’m from the Pickleball Club. 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