四川省成都市武侯区北京第二外国语学院成都附属中学2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

出题人：吕江仪、马璨、张嘉琪 审核人：张萌 第 1 页 共 8 页 2024-2025（上）初 2023级英语学科半期练习 考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分 A卷（共 100分） 第一部分 听力部分（共 25 小题；计 30分） 一、听句子，根据所听到的内容选择正确答语。每小题念两遍。（共 5小题；每小题 1分，计 5分） ( ) 1. A. I can’t, either. B. Sorry, I’m not. C. Of course not. ( ) 2. A. Yes, please. B. No, I wouldn’t. C. OK, let’s go. ( ) 3. A. I like them, too. B. But I like them. C. Don’t worry about that. ( ) 4. A. Yes, it is. B. I don’t mind. C. You’re welcome. ( ) 5. A. I don’t like him. B. How long does he do it? C. I should learn from him. 二、听句子，选择与所听句子内容相符的图片。每小题念两遍。（共 5小题；每小题 1分，计 5分） 6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10. ________ 三、听对话，根据对话内容及问题选择正确答案。每小题念两遍。（共 10小题；每小题 1分，计 10分） 听第 1段对话，回答第 11、12题。 ( ) 11. How often does Tom go to the cinema? A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Twice a month. ( ) 12. Where are the speakers talking? A. In class. B. At school. C. In the cinema. 听第 2段对话，回答第 13、14题。 ( ) 13. Who is the tallest boy? A. Jim. B. Sam. C. Tim. ( ) 14. What kind of person is Tim? A. Lazy. B. Outgoing. C. Hard-working. 听第 3段对话，回答第 15至 17题。 ( ) 15. What shows does the boy like? A. Talk shows and game shows. B. Talk shows and talent shows. C. Talent shows and game shows. ( ) 16. What does Mary think of talk shows? A. Fun. B. Boring. C. Relaxing. ( ) 17. What will Mary do on Sunday afternoon? A. Clean the room. B. Watch game shows. C. Visit her grandparents. 听第 4段对话，回答第 18至 20题。 ( ) 18. Where will the woman go for vacation first? A. Qingdao. B. Hainan. C. Dalian. ( ) 19. How long will the woman stay in Dalian? A. For about five days. B. For about a week. C. For about half a month. ( ) 20. What are the speakers talking about? A. Vacation plans. B. Favorite cities. C. Vacation feelings. A B C D E 出题人：吕江仪、马璨、张嘉琪 审核人：张萌 第 2 页 共 8 页 四、听短文，根据短文内容完成所缺信息。短文念三遍。（共 5小题；每小题 2分，计 10分） Have a Good Nap(打盹) The basic(基本的) rules: Make it quick, make 21 and get comfortable. Ways Details(细节) Don’t nap to make up for sleep. Napping every day doesn’t 22 for everyone.  It doesn’t help with sleepless nights. Keep it no more than 23 .  Too much nap will make you tired. Keeping a lighter(更浅的) sleep is comfortable enough. Do it in bed.  It’s 24 to see some people napping in a chair, but napping in bed is the best for them. Choose a comfortable environment(环境)  Try not to nap in a 25 or 25 room. 第二部分 语言知识运用（共 20小题；计 40分） 五、阅读下面短文，从方框内的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（共 5小题；每小题 2分，计 10分） A.thought about B.dresses up as C.bored D.twice a month E.comfortable Most children are afraid of the dentist, but I don't. Why? Because I have a funny dentist. His name is Big Tooth. Big Tooth has a 26. ____________ waiting room. There are also many interesting models in it. So when I wait for Big Tooth, I never feel 27. ____________. And sometimes I'm so busy playing with the models that I don't hear Big Tooth call me! Big Tooth always 28. ____________ a cartoon character. Big Tooth also likes asking some interesting questions. Once he asked me a question, “What has lots of teeth but never goes to the dentist?” When I 29. ____________ the question, he took out my bad tooth quickly. “A comb (梳子)! He told me the answer. I didn't feel terrible at all! Before I left, I got a nice model plane from him. I like my dentist. I go to see him 30. ____________. 六、补全对话。根据对话内容，从方框中选出最佳选项补全对话。（共 5小题；每小题 2分，计 10分） A: Hello, Bob! How is your day? B: Not so good. 31. ____________ A: What's up(怎么了)? B: It is about the mid-term exam. 32. ____________ A: Come on! All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. The weekend is coming. 33. ____________ B: NO. A: 34. ____________ B: Sounds like a wonderful idea! But after we come back, let's study together. A: No problem. 35.____________ B: Let's meet at 8:00 am tomorrow. A: OK! 七、完形填空。阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从 A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填 入空白处的最佳选项。（共 10 小题；每小题 2分，计 20 分） In the early 1900s, people in England often traveled by steam train (蒸汽火车). On the trains, there were many compartments(隔间). About six people could sit in one compartment. One day, six people were 36. ________ in a compartment on a train. Five of them were 37. ________ and polite. Some of them read books and others were sleeping. A. When can we meet then? B. I have to work hard for it. C. In fact, I feel kind of worried. D. Do you have any plans for it? E. How about going to the amusement park (游乐园)? passengers 出题人：吕江仪、马璨、张嘉琪 审核人：张萌 第 3 页 共 8 页 But the sixth was a rude young man who was causing a lot of 38. ________ for the other five passengers. He was smoking and taking his shoes off. He even sang songs 39. ________ from time to time. 40. ________, the young man got off at a station with his two heavy bags. None of the other passengers 41. ________ him. But one of them watched the rude young man and 42. ________ until he was very far away. Then, the man on the train opened the window and shouted to the rude young man, “Hey, you left something behind in the compartment!" Then he closed the window. The young man turned around and ran back quickly with his two heavy bags. He was very 43. ________ when he arrived, with his mouth open and panting (大口喘气). He 44. ________ through the window, “What did I leave behind? Give it to me!” 45. ________ the train began to move again, the passenger who had called him back opened the window and said, “A very bad impression (印象)!” （ ）36. A.working B.competing C. traveling （ ）37. A. noisy B. busy C. quiet （ ）38.A. mistakes B. problems C. money （ ）39. A. beautifully B. slowly C. loudly （ ）40. A. At last B. At first C. At least （ ）41. A. helped B. liked C. laughed （ ）42. A. waited B. closed C. heard （ ）43. A. tired B. angry C. afraid （ ）44.A. jumped B. shouted C. smiled （ ）45. A. Like B. As C.Among 第三部分 阅读理解（共 15小题；计 30分） 八、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳选项。（共 15小题；每小题 2分，计 30分） A In the age of the Internet, do young people still need to spend time learning some everyday life skills（技能）？To find the answer, we did a survey（调查）among 1,000 young people. Q: ▲ Q: What life skills do you want to learn? No, the young don’t need them.Yes, some of them are useful. We should make ourselves better. 出题人：吕江仪、马璨、张嘉琪 审核人：张萌 第 4 页 共 8 页 Q: Why do you spend time learning life skills? ( ) 46. Which of the following can be put in ▲ ? A. Should children take the Internet seriously? B. Is it necessary for young people to learn life skills? C. Does the Internet play an important role in your life? ( ) 47. How many young people want to learn how to shop for food? A. 408. B. 339. C. 318. ( ) 48. What are the top three most popular life skills? ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ A.②④① B. ②①③ C.③①⑤ ( ) 49. Why does Wang want to learn life skills? A. To have fun. B. To relax. C. To live independently. (独立地) ( ) 50. What can we learn from the survey? A. Su dislikes doing housework. B. More than 400 people want to learn first aid. C. Over 90% think young people should learn life skills. B ( ) 51. Which saying can best show “critical thinking” in the first passage? A. Better late than never. I’m Zhao Li from Guangdong. My classmates often feel unsure about their looks because of pictures on WeChat and Xiaohongshu. Those rules about beauty are difficult to follow. But I think there is no need to worry about it. People don’t only care about looks. We should be ourselves and have critical thinking. Not all people have the same idea about beauty. The full name of this three-year-old star is Cheng Hehua. She lives in Chengdu, and visitors may wait for up to three hours to just see her. Some time ago, she had a new job — the honorary chief of the Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Culture, Broadcast-TV and Tourism(成都文旅荣誉局 长). Why do people like her? Because she is shorter than other pandas of her age, which makes her look a little fat and cute. Some people even describe her as a rice ball when she sits. There is a king in the water, the giant Amazonian water lily(睡莲 ). She needs a lot of sunshine to grow well so she often fights with other plants in the same water. No other plants can live near her spiky buds(有尖刺的花蕾). She can move her buds to make more room for herself. Her leaves grow 20 cm a day and each of them can grow to over 2 meters wide(宽的). And she can have seven to eight leaves. The leaves are very strong. You can even stand on them! That makes other plants go away. And all her leaves are next to each other. They become a big “carpet(地毯)”. Other plants have to live in the dark. Li: We live and learn. It's fun to learn something new. Wang: I don't want to ask my parents for help all the time in my life. Su: Learning something new is exciting. It is also a good way to relax. 出题人：吕江仪、马璨、张嘉琪 审核人：张萌 第 5 页 共 8 页 B. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. C. One man’s meat is another man’s poison(毒药). ( ) 52. Why is Hehua so popular? A. Because she is cute. B. Because she is the honorary chief of Chengdu. C. Because seeing her doesn’t need much waiting time. ( ) 53. How can the giant Amazonian water lily win the fight? ① Her buds can kill other plants next to her. ② She grows fast and gets water from other plants. ③ Her large and strong leaves make other plants live far from her. ④ She stops other plants from getting sunshine. A. ①②③. B. ②③④. C. ①③④. ( ) 54. Which of the following is from China? A. Zhao Li and Hehua. B. Hehua and the water lily. C. Zhao Li and the water lily. ( ) 55. What’s the common topic of the three passages? A. Personalities. B. Looks. C. Famous stars. C In an amazing example of never giving up and loving travel, 79-year-old Luisa Yu has traveled to every country in the world, which many people only dream of but can’t achieve(实现). Yu began to travel when she was 23 years old as an exchange student (交换生 ) from the Philippines(菲律宾), and 56 years later, she realized her lifelong dream. When she came to the US as an exchange student, she could only travel in the country, so she began to take a Greyhound bus ride to see the different landscapes (风景) and cultures of the US. After working in the medical technology industry(医疗技术产业), Yu decided to become a travel agent (代理人), and this job let her follow her passion (热情) for traveling. Over the past fifty years, Yu has traveled all over the world, learning about the history, culture, and landscapes of each country. She went to the places that some people might think dangerous, but Yu welcomed the challenge (挑战). She said, “Though some places were dangerous, I think I can do this. I want to see these places with my own eyes because there’s a lot of history and culture only belonging to(属于) them.” The greatest achievement(成就 ) came on November 9, 2023, when Luisa Yu arrived in her final country, Serbia. Because it is the last country in the world she hasn’t visited before. ( ) 56. How does Luisa Yu's travel make people feel? A. Amazed. B. Proud. C. Happy. ( ) 57. What's the meaning of the underlined word “realized” ? A. Found. B. Make...come true. C. Understand. ( ) 58. Why did Luisa Yu decide to be a travel agent? A. Because she loved traveling. B. Because she wanted to make more money. C. Because she disliked her work in the medical technology industry. ( ) 59. What does the fourth paragraph mainly tell us? A. Why Luisa Yu made such a long journey. B. How Luisa Yu tried her best to make plans. C. What Luisa Yu did during the past fifty years. ( ) 60. What's the best title of the passage? A. The wonderful life of old people. B. A 79-year-old woman finished her travel around the world. C. Old people should also travel around the world. 出题人：吕江仪、马璨、张嘉琪 审核人：张萌 第 6 页 共 8 页 B卷（共 50分） 一、短文填空。从下面方框中选出 10个单词，将其正确形式填入短文内，使短文意思正确通顺（每词限用一 次）。（共 10小题；每小题 1分，计 10分） With busy work schedules, many young people in China don’t have much time to talk with friends and family at the dinner table. They usually eat by 1 . And they spend these 20 to 30 minutes 2 TV shows or short videos(视频). Such shows or videos are called “digital pickled vegetables(电子榨菜)” 3 . Some popular picks are Chinese TV series(连续剧). American sitcoms like Friends are also popular because of their funny 4 and simple stories. Short videos and series on Douyin are also popular choices for young people. Watching these videos and series is 5 for them. They say there are so many fun jokes and excellent 6 in them. However, some question these short videos and series because they think they are 7 . They think there is not much useful information in them. But in my eyes, it’s fine to have a relaxing meal with some fun after a long day of work or study. A young man 8 his ideas on Weibo, “The true meaning of food is the happiness it brings after a long wait. Sitting 9 on the sofa, enjoying a bowl of hot rice cake, fried chicken, and my digital pickled vegetables My Own Swordsman after a tiring workday, I can’t think of a 10 life.” 二、补全短文。根据短文内容,从短文后的 A ~ F选项中，选出 5个适当的选项补全短文。（共 5小题；每小 题 1分，计 5分） Have you ever tried to hide your emotions(隐藏情感) from someone during a conversation? 1 . Scientists from the Ohio State University have found that people are able to know other people’s emotions according to changes in the color of their faces, The Guardian reported.They studied pictures of people's facial expressions(面部表情). 2 . For example, happiness makes our faces red around the cheeks and temples and a little blue around the chin. 3 . “We believe these color patterns(模式 ) are because of small changes in blood flow(血液流动 ),”scientist Aleix Martinez told The Guardian. But this brings the question: Is it just the color,or also facial expressions, that help people tell others’ emotions? To find this out, scientists added color patterns to pictures of faces that showed no facial expressions. 4 . Those people were able to tell the emotions right 75 percent of the time. This may explain why there are some Chinese sayings about emotions and the color of one’s face. For example, when two people are fighting about something,we say they are mian hong er chi. 5 . 三、阅读表达。（共 10小题；计 20分） A. 完成图表。根据短文内容，完成图表中所缺信息。（共 5小题；每小题 2分，计 10分） These days, we easily feel worried as there is more and more work for us to do. It's important to know how to find character comfortable discuss enjoy good joke mean online quiet share they watch A.When a person is very angry,we'd say he or she is lian se fa qing. B.Lots of people do this so that others can't tell how they really feel. C.They found that every facial expression has a different color pattern. D.It's not always easy because the colors on your face may tell the truth. E.They asked some people to tell what emotions the faces were showing. F.Hate creates a blue-yellow color around the lips,but also a red-green color around the nose and forehead. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 出题人：吕江仪、马璨、张嘉琪 审核人：张萌 第 7 页 共 8 页 ways to relax. First, we should try doing our work from the most important to the least important as well as from the most urgent(紧 急的) to the least urgent. If some work is both important and urgent, such as studying for a next-day test, do it first. Once you finish those things, work on things that are important but less urgent, such as studying for the final exams. After that, we can work on problems that are less important. And leave the least urgent and important things to the last. Finishing our work this way helps a lot in knowing what to do first. If we worry about everything at the same time,we might easily feel worried all the time. Still，sometimes we feel worried even after sorting out(分类) our work. That’s common. We can try to add some sports activities into our weekly schedule. We don’t have to go to the gym(健身房), although that surely helps. We can just do something as small as walking around the neighborhood for 10 to 20 minutes. Besides，we can try meditation(冥想 )． Again, this isn’t something special. Just spend 10 to 20 minutes sitting upright, closing your eyes and listening to your own breathing(呼吸). If other things appear in your mind, let them be there but don't keep thinking of them all the time. This helps you get into meditation faster. By trying these steps, we will feel relaxed and peaceful. B. 根据短文内容，按要求回答问题。（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，计 10 分） One day a young man named Gary went to see a wise old man. He wanted to know why he wasn't able to reach all of his goals(目标) in his life. The old man lived in a small house by the river. With a smile, he listened to Gary's story and told him, “First please help me boil(煮沸) some water!” Gary saw a big kettle next to a small stove(火炉), but there was no wood(木头)in the house. So he went out to get some. He came back with some dry wood, filled the kettle with water and put it on the stove.Then he put some wood in the stove and started a fire. But because the kettle was too large, when he used all the wood,the water didn't boil. So he ran off to get more. When he got back, the water turned cold. He learned his lesson and this time he got more wood before he started a fire. Finally, the water boiled very quickly. “If there is not enough wood, how would you boil the water?”the wise man asked. Gary thought for a minute but didn't know the answer. “Well, then just get some water out of the kettle!” the old man said.“At first, you set too many goals, so you couldn't boil the water. If you want to make the water boil, you will have to boil less water.” 出题人：吕江仪、马璨、张嘉琪 审核人：张萌 第 8 页 共 8 页 1. What did Gary want to know? (no more than 5 words) ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. What was Gary short of to boil the water at first? (no more than 2 words) ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Why did the water turn cold first? (no more than 7 words) ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. What did the old man mean by “boil less water”? (no more than 3 words) ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. Do you agree with the wise man's words about goals in the last paragraph? Why or why not? (no more than 10 words) ______________________________________________________________________________ 四、书面表达。（计 15分） 上个月，你作为交换生，去美国友好学校进行为期 3个月的学习。请给你的父母写一封邮件告知你在美国的生 活近况，邮件应包含下图所有要点信息。 注意： 1. 邮件内容须包含图中的所有要点； 2. 须适当使用比较级、最高级； 3. 文中不能出现真实姓名及学校名称； 4. 词数 90左右。