广东省江门市江海区第一实验学校2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

八年级英语 一、 语法选择(共10小题,每小题1分,共10分) 请通读下面短文,掌握其大意,根据语法和上下文连贯的要求,从每小题所给的三个选 项中选出一个最佳答案。 English is a main subject in schools in China. It is one of 1 languages in the world. More than two 2 people spend time learning English around the world. Wang zhiyang is a middle school student. He was not good at English before, 3 after a year of hard work, his English improved a lot. He learned English 4 than any other students in his class. Here is some advice about how he learns English. First, his teacher advises him 5 English as much as possible. So he goes to the English club to practise _6 English speaking every Sunday. Second, try to have fun when learning. He loves music and often 7 time learning to sing English songs. In this way, he can improve his English listening. Third, it's 8 good idea to read more. It takes him about one hour to read English newspapers every day. He often writes down the new words 9. pieces of paper. He not only learns new words but also knows more about the world. 10 hard he is! As the old saying goes, no pains, no gains (收获). Let's start from now on and improve ourselves little by little. In fact, we can learn English at any time ( )1.A. more important B. important C. the most important ( )2.A.billion B. billions C billions of B.and ( )3.A.but C.for B. better ( )4.A.well C.best ( )5.A.speak B. speaking C.to speak B.his ( )6.A.he C.him B. spend ( )7.A.spent C.spends B.a ( )8.A.the C.an B.in ( )9.A.on C.at B.How ( )10.A.What C. What a 共8页,第1页 二、 完形填空(共10小题,每小题1分,共10分) 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。 Last year I studied English in a beautiful city named Brighton in the south of England On the evening of the first day, I went out for a walk 11 after dinner. No one was with me. I was so 12 everything around me that I totally(完全) forgot the time. 13 ,I got to the beach. When I looked at the 14 , it was already eleven o'clock. I began to feel worried, so I tried to 15 a bus stop but couldn't find one. And there weren't any taxis. either. What was worse, while I was thinking about what to do, it began to rain. With only a _16 on, I felt a little cold. "This is my first day in the city and now I am 17 all over. What a day!"I said to myself. Just then a car appeared round the corner and then stopped in front of me. The driver rolled down the window and asked, "May I help you?"I told him my 18 . He offered to take me to my place. On the way, he introduced (介绍) many interesting places in Brighton and advised me to 19 them. He even invited me to dinner at his home one day. How 20 he was! At that moment, it seemed (以乎) that my bad luck tuned out to be a good thing C. quickly B already D. carefully ( )11.A.alone C. woried about D. interested in ( )12. A. afraid of B. angry with C.Finally D. Luckily ( )13. A. Normally B. Suddenly C. hand B. trip D. watch ( )14.A.walk C. look for D. leave for ( )15.A. askfor B. payfor C.glove D. scarf ( )16.A.cap B. shirt C. lost D. pale ( )17.A.wet B. warm C. attention B: surprise D. difference ( )18.A. trouble C. follow D. accept ( )19.A. show B. visit C. brave D. excited ( )20.A. calm B. kind 三、 阅读理解(本大题分为A、B、C三部分,共15小题,每小题2分,共30分) 共8页,第2页 A SUNSHINE SCHOOL TENNIS LESSONS Term 4-Grade 1~6 All the tennis lessons will start from Oetober 10th. The cost is $136.0o for 8 lessons. Classes missed because of rain will be made up(补上) All the cost must be paid at the first lesson ★TENNIS MEETING A meeting will be held at lunchtime, Tuesday October 9th, the day before the course begins, on the school tennis courts(网球场) to let you know the lesson time. Please ask your child to be there ★FREE TENNIS RACOUETC球拍 All new students will receive a free tennis racauet when joining for the first time ★NOTICE The cost can be paid in cash(现金) or by card Let us know the time your child cannot take the lessons ( )21.The lessons will start __. B. on Tuesday A. on Monday C. on Wednesday D. on Friday ( )22. What do we know about the cost A. It must be paid by WeChat. B. It must be paid at the first lesson C. It cannot be paid by card D. It must be paid before the first lesson ( )23.From the tennis meeting, we can know A. when the lesson time is B. that it will be held at the first lesson C. that it will be held in the classroom D. that the lessons can be given at any time ( )24.__ can get a free racquet. A. Students having paid the cost B. Students paying the cost in cash C Students joining for the first time D. Students having taken the lessons before ( )25.The text is written for . A. parents B. teachers C. students D. coaches B 共8页,第3页 Once there were many thousands of Gourma Desert (沙漠) elephants in Mali. a country in West Africa. Now, there are fewer than four hundred Why did the number of the elephants drop so quickly? On the one hand, the elephants main lake, their only water source (来源), dried up. On the other hand, the land which the elephants liyed on was overused by humans To protect the elephants' living environment, the Mali Elephant Project (MEP) was started in 2o07. MEP met with local people and helped them make rules of using land and water. As a result, the situation became better and there was more food, forest and grassland However, from 2012 to 2016, poaching(偷 猎) and illegal trade in the elephants increased rapidly. Eighty-three elephants were lost in 2015 alone, and another fifty-one elephant were killed in 2016. "If this situation goes on, all the Gourma elephants will be killed by 2020."said a member of MEP Luckily, the voice of MEP was heard. More organizations (组织) have joined together tc educate the local people that trading elephants is against the law. Elephant poaching has dropped to a very low level. The local people have learned to live peacefully with the elephants, one of the wildlife treasures in the world ( )26.MEP was started to A. raise more elephants in Mali B. stop the main lake from drying up C . discover water source for elephants D. protect the elephants' living environment ( )27. What does the word "illegal" in Paragraph 4 mean in Chinese? A.公平的 B.亏损的 C.非法的 D.合理的 ( )28. Eighty-three elephants were lost _ A.in2012 B. in2015 C.in2016 D.in2020 ( )29 . We can learn from the last paragraph that A . the number of organizations has dropped B. there is much less elephant poaching now C. the local people keep the.elephants at home D. the whole world live peacefully with elephants 共8页,第4页 ( )30. This passage is mainly about __ A . the rules of using land and water B. the education of the local people C. the work of Mali Elephant Project D. the situation of Gourma Desert elephants C 配对阅读。左栏是对五个人的情况介绍,右栏是七个交通工具,请将这五个人与交通工 具配对。 31 . Sally likes traveling by it, A. By Bus Bus is cheap but slow. People can't because it is fast and comfortable. But it is move around and it is uncomfortable expensive and the airport is far away from B. By Taxi Taxi drivers can take you .city center anywhere quickly and conveniently. Going by 32 . Jack thinks it is cheaper. He taxi is expensive for the charge which is can have a good view on the way. He can determined by mileage (英里数) move around and meet a lot of people. Bu it is always crowded, dirty and C. By Bike Riding a bike is good for health. uncomfortable. so many people ride bikes to work. Except that 33 . Linda would prefer it. She says it is tiring and dangerous, people don't need to that she can move around and meet pay any money people. But it is slow, and some people D. By Train Trains are always crowded with people, especially during holidays, so it is very easily get seasick. 34 . Lucy likes it because it is dirty and the service on it is poor E. By Ship Ship is comfortable and there are convenient. Everyday she uses it to go to all kinds of performance on board for people to work. It is free and it is good for her health. But it is not comfortable, enjoy. But some people get seasick when they are on board a ship. dangerous. tiring and slow. _35 . When Vicky goes to work by it, F. By Plane Plane is a very fast transportation she feels quite good. It is convenient and But it is not convenient to go to the center of the fast. Also she can go anywhere if she city from the airport 共8页,第5页 G. By Subway wants. But the price is very high, and the Subways are special kinds of payments (付费) depend on the distance trains that are usually built underground and are often found in big cities. It can take passengers (距离) she goes. to get from one place to another very auickly 四、 短文填空(共10小题,每小题1.5分,共15分) 请阅读下面语篇,根据其内容,用方框中所给词的正确形式填空,使其通顺、连贯,并 将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。方框中有两个词为多余项。 for: you: because: enough: peace: pain: care: problem: fall; idea: cross: through Once upon a time, over a river there was a narrow (狭窄的) bridge. One day, a goat was 36 the bridge. In the middle of the bridge, he met another goat. There was no room _37 two goats to pass at the same time. "Go back," said one goat to the other. "There isn't __38 room for both of us." "Why should I go back? Why don't _39 go oack?" said the other goat. "You must go back, 40 I am stronger than you." said the first goat. "You are not stronger than me." said the second goat “We will see about that."said the first goat, and he put down his horns (羊角) to fight "Stop!" said the second goat. "If we fight, we will both 41 imto the river. We should not fight but live in 42. I thought of a good 43 . ust now-If I lie down, you may walk over me." Then the wise goat lay down on the bridge, and the other goat walked over him very 44 .So in this way, they both crossed the bridge and went on their ways. Fighting cannot solve 45 . Sometimes take a step back and there will be a bigger world in front of you. 37.__ 40. 41.__42.__ 共8页,第6页 五、 读写综合(本大题分为A、B两部分,共25分) A. 请阅读下面这篇文章,根据所提供的信息,回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确 语义完整。(共5小题,每小题2分,共10分) Giant pandas Yang Guang and Tian Tian arrived in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday morning. It was a 13hour flight(飞行) They flew back from Edinburgh Airport. A keeper from Scotland travelled with them. Two Chinese keepers travelled with the pandas, too. There was bamboo for the two pandas to eat during the journey. The keepers tried their best to make sure the safety of the two pandas Yang Guang's name means sunshine. And Tian Tian's name means sweetness. They reached Edinburgh Zoo in December 2011. During their time in Edinburgh, the pandas became very popular, and attracted millions of visitors to the zoo They returned to China on 5th December 2023. The pandas were both 21 years old News reports that Yang Guang and Tian Tian were the 14th and 15th pandas to return from overseas(海外)in 2023. Another panda. Le Le, born in Singapore(新加坡). He planned to return to China in April, 2023. Unluckily, he died on 2nd February 2023. Many people were sad when they heard the news. The panda is a symbol of national treasure. Everyone doesn' want to see the pandas lose their lives 46. How long was the flight 47. What did Yang Guang and Tian Tian eat during the journey? 48. What does Yang Guang mean? 49. When did the pandas arrive at Edinburgh Zoo? 50. Where was Panda Le Le born, in Singapore or in China? 共8页,第7页 B. 书面表达(15分) 51. 都江堰熊猫基地(DujiangyanPanda Base)正在招募寒假大熊猫志愿者,假设你 叫李华,你已经被录用,你想向同学Mike介绍即将进行的志愿者活动。请你根据以下 思维导图内容提示用英文写一封邮件。 都江堰熊猫基地之旅 时间 活动 你的感想 参观都江堰熊猫基域 下周六我将去都江堰熊猫基 1. 将会是有趣的 地 ....... 。 ._ 3..... 注意: 1. 可在思维导图内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息。 2. 不能照抄原文;不得在作文中出现真实校名、地名和学生的真实姓名。 3. 语句连贯,词数80左右。邮件的开头和结尾已经给出,不计入总词数 Dear Mike, I am so glad to introduce my trip to Dujiangyan Panda Base to you. 共8页,第8页