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常州外国语学校2024-2025学年第一学期八年级期中质量调研 2024.11 一、听力(共20小题:每小题1分,共20分) 二、单项选择(共10小题;每小题1分,共10分) 1. The boy in ________ uniform is such ________ honest student that everyone trusts him. A. the; the B. an; a C. a; an D. a; the 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：那个穿制服的男孩是一个诚实的学生，大家都信任他。 考查冠词。a用于辅音音素开头的单词前；an用于元音音素开头的单词前；the表示泛指。in a uniform“穿制服的”，第一空用a；根据句意可知，第二空应填“一个”诚实的学生，honest为元音音素开头的单词，用an。故选C。 2. Don’t just believe the advertisement. That medicine doesn’t work ________ it says. A. as better as B. as good as C. so good as D. so well as 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：不要只相信广告。那药不如它说的那么有效。 考查原级比较。not as/so+副词/形容词(原级)+as...表示“不如……”，所以排除选项A，根据空前work可知，此处需用副词修饰动词。故选D。 3. The train is coming. Let’s ________ one by one. A. get it on B. get on it C. get it off D. get off it 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：火车就要来了。我们一个接一个上车吧。 考查动词短语。get on上车；get off下车。根据“the train is coming.”可知，火车就要来了，应该是要上车，get on中的on是介词，不是副词，因此代词it应放在on之后。故选B。 4. Boys and girls, the more ________ you are during the exam, the ________ mistakes you’ll make. A. carefully; less B. carelessly; fewer C. careful; more D. careless; more 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：同学们，你们在考试中越粗心，犯的错误就越多。 考查比较级的用法。carefully仔细地，副词；carelessly粗心地，副词；careful小心的，形容词；careless粗心的，形容词；less更少的，修饰不可数名词；fewer更少的，修饰可数名词复数；more更多的。此处为“the+比较级，the+比较级”的用法，表示“越……，就越……”。根据“the more...you are during the exam”可知，第一个空需填一个形容词，所以排除选项A和B；根据备选项C和D，可知，空二应用more，根据“the more mistakes you’ll make”可知，第一个空表示越粗心。故选D。 5. —Not only I but also my sister ________ good at English. —That’s good. Learning foreign languages ________ great fun. A. is; is B. is; are C. are; are D. are; is 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——不仅我，我妹妹也擅长英语。——那很好。学习外语很有趣。 考查主谓一致。not only...but also...连接主语时，谓语动词遵循“就近原则”。第一个空，be动词的数与其最近的主语“my sister”保持一致，因此用单数形式“is”；第二个空，动名词短语“Learning foreign languages”作主语，be动词也用单数形式“is”。故选A。 6. The boy with no ________ of time is often late for school. A. interest B. way C. sense D. plan 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：这个没有时间观念的男孩经常上学迟到。 考查名词辨析interest兴趣；way方式；sense观念；plan计划。根据“is often late for school”可知，这个男孩没有时间观念，have no sense of time指“没有时间观念”。故选C。 7. —Who taught ________ skiing? —Nobody. They learnt all by ________. A. their; themselves B. them; themselves C. their; them D. them; them 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——谁教他们滑雪？——没有人。他们都是自学的。 考查代词用法。their他们的，形容词性物主代词；themselves他们自己，反身代词；them他们，宾格。第一空作动词taught的宾语，所以用人称代词宾格形式them；第二空中，learn by oneself表示“自学”，所以使用反身代词themselves。故选B。 8. —Do you know Shanghai is one of ________ cities in the world? —Yes, it’s bigger than ________ city in China. A. the biggest; any other B. the biggest; any C. bigger; any other D. bigger; the other 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你知道上海是世界上最大的城市之一吗？——是的，它比中国的任何其他城市都大。 考查形容词最高级及比较级。“one of the+形容词最高级+名词复数”表示“最……的……之一”，第一空填the biggest，排除C和D；第二空用“比较级+than any other+名词”结构，表示“比其余任何一个……都……”，排除B。故选A。 9. We can put the prefix “un-” before ________ to give it the opposite(相反的) meaning. A. certain B. active C. correct D. possible 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们可以把前缀“un-”放在certain之前，赋予它相反的含义。 考查形容词前缀。certain的反义词是uncertain；active的反义词是inactive；correct的反义词是incorrect；possible的反义词是impossible。结合选项可知，选项A符合。故选A。 10. —What do you think of your new job? —________. I am thinking of changing another job. A. Pretty nice B. Can’t be better C. Can’t be worse D. Not too bad 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你觉得你的新工作怎么样？——不能更糟了。我在考虑换一份工作。 考查情景交际。Pretty nice很好；Can’t be better不能再好了；Can’t be worse不能更糟了；Not too bad还不错。根据“I am thinking of changing another job.”，可知，我在考虑换一份工作，所以觉得新工作不好。故选C。 三、完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,共10分) Last week, my grandma came to visit us. Mom booked a table at a restaurant for us to have dinner together. Once we took our seats, the waitress came to us with two menus. She passed one to me and ____11____ to grandma. Grandma is a vegetarian (素食主义者), so she always needs far ____12____ time to order the food that she wants to eat. But I am an easy eater and can always quickly ____13____ my food when we eat out. “One bottle of apple juice and one burger,” I said when I was still looking at the menu. Grandma ____14____ what I said. She looked at me and said, “Peter, that is not the right way to order your food. ____15____, be polite!” Then I said, “One bottle of apple juice and one burger, please.” ____16____ my eyes were still on the pictures of the menu. Grandma was still very ____17____, and she continued, “Peter, can you possibly be more ____18____ and look at people in the eye when you talk to them, please?” Grandma always loves good manners (礼仪) and I didn’t ____19____ to let her down! Feeling ashamed (惭愧的), I quickly ____20____ the menu, looked at the waitress in the eye and said, “Can I possibly have a bottle of apple juice and a burger, please?” This time grandma gave me a big smile and said, “That’s a good boy.” 11. A. another B. the other C. other D. the others 12. A. less B. little C. more D. much 13. A. share B. sell C. cook D. choose 14. A. remembered B. wondered C. heard D. repeated 15. A. Exactly B. However C. Instead D. Instead of 16. A. Or B. But C. If D. So 17. A. unhappy B. sad C. excited D. glad 18. A. polite B. quick C. quiet D. clear 19. A. refuse B. want C. feel D. need 20. A. checked out B. gave out C. turned down D. put down 【答案】11. B 12. C 13. D 14. C 15. C 16. B 17. A 18. A 19. B 20. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了作者的奶奶对于他点餐时的行为很不满，最后作者为了不让奶奶失望，看着服务员的眼睛说出自己想点的食物。 【11题详解】 句意：她把一个递给我，另一个递给奶奶。 another另一个，三者或三者以上；the other另一个，两者之间；other其他的，后接复数名词；the others其他的人，特指剩余的全部。根据“two menus”及one可知，此处指两者中的另一个，故选B。 【12题详解】 句意：所以她总是需要更多的时间来点她想吃的食物。 less较少；little没有多少；more更多；much许多。far修饰比较级，结合“Grandma is a vegetarian (素食主义者), so she always needs far…time to order the food that she wants to eat.”及“But I am an easy eater and can always quickly…”可知，作者的点菜速度和奶奶的相比，奶奶更慢一些，需要更多的时间来点吃的，故选C。 【13题详解】 句意：我是一位易食者，当我们出去吃饭的时候，我总是能很快地选择我的食物。 share分享；sell售卖；cook烹饪；choose选择。根据“can always quickly … my food”可知，可以很快选择自己想吃的食物，故选D。 【14题详解】 句意：奶奶听见了我说的。 remembered记得；wondered想知道；heard听见；repeated重复。根据“She looked at me and said”可知，听见了作者点的食物，故选C。 【15题详解】 句意：相反，要有礼貌！ Exactly确切地；However然而；Instead反而；Instead of代替。根据“Peter, that is not the right way to order your food. ”及“be polite”可知，相反要有礼貌一些，故选C。 【16题详解】 句意：但我的眼睛仍然盯着菜单上的图片。 Or或者；But但是；If如果；So因此。“my eyes were still on the pictures of the menu”与前文是转折关系，故选B。 【17题详解】 句意：奶奶仍然很不开心 unhappy不开心的；sad难过的；excited兴奋的；glad高兴的。根据“She looked at me and said, ‘Peter, that is not the right way to order your food.’”可知，奶奶听到作者点菜说的话，感到非常不开心，看到作者的反应还是不开心，故选A。 【18题详解】 句意：彼得，你能不能礼貌点，和别人说话的时候看着他们的眼睛？ polite礼貌的；quick迅速的；quiet安静的；clear清楚的。根据“look at people in the eye when you talk to them”可知，希望彼得能礼貌一些，故选A。 【19题详解】 句意：奶奶总是喜欢有礼貌，我不想让她失望。 refuse拒绝；want想要；feel感觉；need需要。根据“Grandma always loves good manners (礼仪) and I didn’t … to let her down”可知，作者不想让奶奶失望，故选B。 【20题详解】 句意：我感到很惭愧，赶紧放下菜单，看着女服务员的眼睛说。 checked out检查；gave out分发；turned down拒绝；put down放下。根据“the menu, looked at the waitress in the eye and said”可知，放下菜单，然后看着服务员的眼睛说话，故选D。 四、阅读理解(共12小题;每小题2分,共24分) A 21. How many types of food are there in this restaurant? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. 22. If you have dinner in this restaurant, you may not order ________. A. burgers B. coffee C. salad D. pizzas 23. The Boat Restaurant stays open for ________ every day in total. A. two hours B. three hours C. five hours D. nine hours 24. From the menu above, we know that ________. A. beer is served in this restaurant B. there are four kinds of different ice cream C. you should pay for the salad and chips if you order a snack D. bread and butter cost nothing with all the starters 【答案】21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要是一家餐馆的宣传单。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据“STARTERS”，“SNACKS”，“MAIN COURSES”和“DESSERTS”可知，该餐厅有四种类型的食物。故选B。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据图片内容可知，咖啡、沙拉和匹萨都能点到。故选A。 【23题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Lunch served 12:30—2:30和“Dinner served 6:00—9:00”可知，一共是2+3=5小时。故选C。 【24题详解】 细节理解题。根据图片中“all starters are served with bread and butter.”可知，所有的开胃菜都配有面包和黄油。故选D。 B What is better than a warming meal of hot pot? It’s an eye-catching dance performance to go with it, according to hot pot chain Haidilao. Haidilao has recently offered a new dance performance as part of the dining experience (体验). Its staff perform the “Kemusan” (or “Subject Three”) dance while guests eat. The “Kemusan” dance is widely believed to originate from (起源于) a lively wedding celebration in Guangxi in southern China, where local people danced together joyfully. When performers dance, they swing their knees sideways and at the same time they perform a series of hand actions, including rapid wrist-twisting (绕腕的) moves. The dance is done to music that sounds like a mix of Western disco beats and traditional Chinese folk singing. It is said that local people in Guangxi have to go through three necessary “tests” in their life: singing folk songs as Subject One, slurping rice noodles (嗦米粉) as Subject Two and dancing as Subject Three. To “unlock” the new service at the hot pot chain, guests have to say the word “kemusan” to the servers. In videos shared online, some guests seem to enjoy it so much that they join staff in the performance. The “Kemusan” dance soon became well-known in China and was performed by many people. In addition, it is loved by foreign dancers. On December 15th, 2023, the Russian Royal Ballet performed the “Kemusan” dance at the curtain call (谢幕) of Swan Lake at the Shengjing Grand Theater in Shenyang, bringing the house down. 25. Why has the hot pot chain offered this eye-catching dance performance? A. To enrich guests’ dining experience. B. To teach guests how to dance. C. To make guests dance together joyfully. D. To make guests eat less in the restaurant. 26. Which isn’t included in the three necessary “tests” of the locals in Guangxi? A. Slurping rice noodles. B. Singing folk songs. C. Playing music. D. Dancing ballet. 27. According to the passage which sentence about the “Kemusan” dance is true? A. Few guests would like to join staff in the dance performance. B. The dance is just known in China and is only performed by Chinese people. C. The Russian Royal Ballet performed the dance when the curtain rose in 2023. D. The dance originates from a lively wedding celebration in southern China. 28. What do you think the main idea is for the passage? A. What exactly the “Kemusan” dance is. B. How the staff in Haidilao perform the “Kemusan” dance. C. The tests people in Guangxi should go through in their life. D. The future of the “Kemusan” dance. 【答案】25. A 26. D 27. D 28. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了到底什么是“科目三”舞。 【25题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Haidilao has recently offered a new dance performance as part of the dining experience (体验).”可知，海底捞提供这种舞蹈表演是为了丰富客人的用餐体验。故选A。 【26题详解】 细节理解题。根据“It is said that local people in Guangxi have to go through three necessary ‘tests’ in their life: singing folk songs as Subject One, slurping rice noodles (嗦米粉) as Subject Two and dancing as Subject Three.”可知，广西当地人的测试中没有提到跳芭蕾舞。故选D。 【27题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The ‘Kemusan’ dance is widely believed to originate from (起源于) a lively wedding celebration in Guangxi in southern China, where local people danced together joyfully.”可知，人们认为“科目三”舞起源于中国南方广西一场热闹的婚礼庆典。故选D。 【28题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了到底什么是“科目三”舞。故选A。 C Mrs. Rachei Lynde was a curious (好奇的) woman. She knew everything about Avonlea. Mrs. Rachei lived in a part of Avonlea called Lynde’s Hollow. She saw everyone coming into town and everyone going out. Mrs. Rachel was more curious than most people but she was also very helpful. Today she was very curious about Matthew Cuthbert. Matthew was dressed in his best clothes and he was driving his horse and buggy past her house. “Where is Matthew Cuthbert going?” she asked. “I can go to Green Gables and ask Marilla,” she thought. Marilla was Matthew’s sister. Marilla and Matthew lived together at Green Gables. Green Gables was a big house. It was far from the main road. Mrs. Rachel knocked on the kitchen door and went into the house. The kitchen at Green Gables was a nice room but it was too tidy. Marilla Cuthbert was in her chair knitting and the table behind her was set for supper. There were three plates on the table. Mrs. Rachel was very confused (迷惑不解的). “Good evening Rachel,” Marilla said kindly. “Come in and sit down. How is your family?” Marilla was a tall, thin woman. She had dark hair. She looked like a severe woman but her mouth was soft. Maybe she laughed sometimes. The women were very different but they were friends. “We’re all quite well,” said Mrs. Rachel. “But I thought that you weren’t well because I saw Matthew leaving today. Was he going to the doctor’s?” Marilla replied patiently, “Oh, no, we’re quite well. Matthew went to Bright River. We’re getting a little boy from an orphanage (孤儿院) in Nova Scotia and he’s coming on the train this evening.” Mrs. Rachel was so shocked that she wasn’t able to speak for five seconds. —Ann of Green Gables selection 29. How was Rachel according to the passage? A. She was not very polite. B. She was curious and helpful. C. She was noisy and polite. D. She was quiet and patient. 30. What was the relationship (关系) between Marilla and Rachel? A. They were cousins. B. They were neighbours and friends. C. They were brother and sister. D. They didn’t know each other. 31. What does the underlined word “severe” mean in the eighth paragraph? A. dishonest B. generous C. sweet D. unkind 32. What can we infer (推断) from the passage? A. Marilla was waiting for Matthew for supper. B. Marilla and Rachel have the same personalities. C. Matthew was old and could not drive his horse and buggy. D. Rachel wanted to get a little boy from an orphanage too. 【答案】29. B 30. B 31. D 32. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是《绿山墙的安妮》里的小片段，讲述了好奇的雷切尔太太发现马修·卡斯伯特前往布莱特河接一个孤儿回家的事情。 【29题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Mrs. Rachel was more curious than most people but she was also very helpful.”可知，雷切尔太太既好奇又乐于助人。故选B。 【30题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Marilla was Matthew’s sister. Marilla and Matthew lived together at Green Gables. Green Gables was a big house...Maybe she laughed sometimes. The women were very different but they were friends.”可推知，玛丽拉和雷切尔太太是邻居和朋友。故选B。 【31题详解】 词句猜测题。根据“She looked like a severe woman but her mouth was soft.”可知，玛丽拉是个温柔的人，由but可推断“severe”意为“严厉的，苛刻的，不友好的”。故选D。 【32题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Marilla Cuthbert was in her chair knitting and the table behind her was set for supper. There were three plates on the table.”和“he’s coming on the train this evening”可知，玛丽拉准备好了晚饭，因此可推知，玛丽拉在等马修吃晚饭。故选A。 五、信息还原(共4小题;每小题1.5分,共6分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Choosing a career (职业) isn’t always easy, but there are still some tips you can take to help make up your mind. Don’t let other people decide what you should do. Sometimes adults may want you to become a doctor, or work in banking, or be a teacher. Listen to them, but remember it’s your life and it’s your decision. ____33____ Think about what you are good at. Follow your heart and your personality. Your first decision isn’t forever. ____34____ They start a job, love it straight away and stick at (坚持) it. But it isn’t always like that. So remember that you can change your career. Maybe your first job doesn’t turn out to be suitable for you. Maybe the right job for you is right around the corner! ____35____ Some people choose their career simply because they think they’ll make a lot of money. OK, if that is what you want. But, generally, people get more satisfaction out of their career if they feel they are doing some meaningful things for others. It doesn’t have to be charity work. ____36____ Just don’t forget that job satisfaction (满意度) isn’t only about money. A. Do something meaningful. B Others can decide your future. C. Some lucky people get it right first time. D. So be sure that you are the one who makes that decision. E. Try your best to make money. F. It could be a job to help other people in the community. 【答案】33. D 34. C 35. A 36. F 【解析】 【导语】本文就如何选择职业给出了一些建议。 【33题详解】 根据“Don’t let other people decide what you should do.”和“Listen to them, but remember it’s your life and it’s your decision.”可知，此句是说要自己做决定。选项D“所以要确保你是那个做决定的人。”符合语境。故选D。 【34题详解】 根据“They start a job, love it straight away and stick at (坚持) it.”可知，有些人第一次就选对了工作。选项C“有些幸运的人第一次就做对了。”符合语境。故选C。 【35题详解】 根据“But, generally, people get more satisfaction out of their career if they feel they are doing some meaningful things for others.”可知，本段建议要做一些有价值的工作，做有价值的事情可以让人更有满足感。选项A“做一些有价值的事情。”符合语境。故选A。 【36题详解】 根据“It doesn’t have to be charity work.”可知，此句是举例说明什么是一个有价值的工作。选项F“它可以是一份帮助社区其他人的工作。”符合语境。故选F。 六、(共3小题;每小题2分,共6分) 阅读短文，回答问题。前两小题答案不超过10个单词，第三小题词数不限。 Zheng Qinwen, a 21-year-old Chinese girl who is talented in playing tennis, won the first gold medal in the women’s singles tennis in Paris Olympic on 3 August. This is the first time that Chinese team has won the Olympic gold medal in women’s singles tennis, and the second in tennis after Li Ting and Sun Tiantian won the women’s doubles title at the 2002 Athens Olympics games. She loves her country so much. “Nothing can describe my feeling right now, it is unreal. I have always been hoping to get a gold medal for China. Finally, I made it.” Zheng said excitedly after the last competition. She thinks national honor surpasses individual. Playing for China has given her energy as well as power. Although she was very tired after 3 hours’ competition, she always said proudly “What I can be sure is that I’m going to fight until the last moment, because I am not only playing for myself. I’m playing for my country, I’m so tired but I’d like to fight for another three hours for my country.” Zheng’s journey to success was filled with difficulties but she was not afraid. In the end, she made the history, the whole world remembered her name. 37. How many gold medals does China win in tennis in Olympic Games? ________________ 38. What gave Zheng energy to fight until the last moment? ________________ 39. What do you think of Zheng? Why? ________________ 【答案】37. Two. 38. National honor. 39. I think Zheng is a talented and patriotic athlete. She is determined to succeed and is willing to fight for her country. Her success is an inspiration to us all. 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了郑钦文在巴黎奥运会女子单打网球项目中夺冠，创造历史，她深爱祖国，愿为国家荣誉拼搏且不惧艰难。 【37题详解】 根据“This is the first time that Chinese team has won the Olympic gold medal in women’s singles tennis, and the second in tennis after Li Ting and Sun Tiantian won the women’s doubles title at the 2002 Athens Olympics games.”可知，中国两次在奥运会上拿到网球项目金牌。故填Two. 【38题详解】 根据“She thinks national honor surpasses individual. Playing for China has given her energy as well as power.”可知，国家荣誉给了郑钦文能量一直战斗到最后。故填National honor. 【39题详解】 开放性作答，结合实际，言之有理即可。参考答案为I think Zheng is a talented and patriotic athlete. She is determined to succeed and is willing to fight for her country. Her success is an inspiration to us all. 七、综合填空(共10小题;每小题1分,共10分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Are you nervous when you stand in front of the public? Are you afraid ____40____ (make) a speech? Li Jun, a middle school boy, felt shy when he was making a speech the other day. ____41____ first, Li thought it quite easy because he had practiced at ____42____ (little) five times. “I was wrong. It was very different and much harder than talking to my classmates during playtime.” Li said. “I felt ____43____ (help) and wanted to leave the classroom quickly.” Li is not alone. Many middle school students now have ____44____ same problem: they can talk about their ideas ____45____ (free) with their best friends after class, ____46____ they can’t speak in public. According to Zhou Hong, a teacher from a university, the main reason is that schools in China pay more attention to writing instead of ____47____ (speak). Zhou hopes schools can give students more chances to open their mouth, such as speech competitions, English corners and class discussions. He also gives some advice to students. “During your free time, you should practice more. When you’re speaking in public, take it easy. Just imagine you’re talking to nobody and speak up your ideas clearly, which helps you to be at the ____48____ (high) of your powers.” Zhou said. “That makes a fine public speech and you will enjoy ____49____ (you).” 【答案】40. to make 41. At 42. least 43. helpless 44. the 45. freely 46. but 47. speaking 48. height 49. yourself 【解析】 【导语】本文通过实例讲述学生们普遍存在的害怕在公共场合讲话的问题，并围绕这一现象作了分析，并给出了一些建议。 【40题详解】 句意：你害怕发表演讲吗？be afraid to do sth.表示“害怕做某事”，为固定短语。故填to make。 【41题详解】 句意：起初，李军认为这很容易，因为他至少练习了五次。at first表示“ 起初，起先”，为固定短语，首字母要大写。故填At。 【42题详解】 句意：起初，李军认为这很容易，因为他至少练习了五次。at least表示“至少”，为固定短语。故填least。 【43题详解】 句意：我感到无助，想快点离开教室。根据“and wanted to leave the classroom quickly”可知，李军感到很无助，helpless“无助的”，符合语境。故填helpless。 【44题详解】 句意：许多中学生现在都有同样的问题：他们可以在课后与最好的朋友自由地谈论自己的想法，但不能在公共场合发言。根据空后“same”可知，此处为the same，表示“相同的”。故填the。 【45题详解】 句意：许多中学生现在都有同样的问题：他们可以在课后与最好的朋友自由地谈论自己的想法，但不能在公共场合发言。根据“they can talk about their ideas...”可知，空处需填一个副词，修饰动词talk，free“自由的”，为形容词，其副词为freely。故填freely。 【46题详解】 句意：许多中学生现在都有同样的问题：他们可以在课后与最好的朋友自由地谈论自己的想法，但不能在公共场合发言。根据“ they can talk about their ideas...with their best friends after class...they can’t speak in public”可知，此处表转折，需用but“但是”连接。故填but。 【47题详解】 句意：据某大学教师周红介绍，主要原因是中国的学校更注重写而不是说。speak是动词，位于介词of后，应用动名词形式。故填speaking。 【48题详解】 句意：想象一下，你没有和任何人说话，清楚地说出你的想法，这有助于你达到能力的巅峰。根据“which helps you to be at the...of your powers”可知，空处需填一个名词，high“高的”，为形容词，其名词为height。故填height。 【49题详解】 句意：那会是一场精彩的公开演讲，你会玩得很开心的。enjoy oneself表示“玩得开心”，根据主语为you可知，此处用其反身代词yourself。故填yourself。 八、根据所给中文完成句子(共4小题,每小题1分,共4分) 50. 昨天他花了多久在卧室安装一盏灯？ ________ a light in the bedroom yesterday? 【答案】How long did it take him to put in 【解析】 【详解】根据中英文对照可知，空处缺少“他花了多久安装”。How long表示“多久”；句子的时态为一般过去时，疑问词后用助动词did；it takes sb.+some time+to do sth.表示“某人花费多少时间做某事”，助动词后take要用原形；him“他”；put in表示“安装”。故填How long did it take him to put in。 51. 考试一开始，我就迫不及待地浏览试卷。 I ________ the exam paper as soon as the test began. 【答案】couldn’t wait to look through 【解析】 【详解】根据中英文对照可知，空处缺少“迫不及待地浏览”。can’t wait to do sth.表示“迫不及待做某事”；look through表示“浏览”；根据“as soon as the test began”可知，句子的时态为一般过去时，所以can要变为could。故填couldn’t wait to look through。 52. 你最好不要痴迷于游戏。 You ________ games. 【答案】had better not be crazy about 【解析】 【详解】根据中英文对应可知，需要翻译“最好不要痴迷于”，had better not“最好不要”，be crazy about“对……疯狂”。故填had better not be crazy about。 53. 你愿意为这位社会工作者保守秘密吗? Are you ________? 【答案】willing to keep a secret for this social worker 【解析】 【详解】be willing to do sth.表示“愿意做某事”；keep a secret“保守秘密”；for this social worker“为这位社会工作者”。故填willing to keep a secret for this social worker。 九、书面表达(满分10分) 54. “劳心筑梦技飞扬，动手实践智闪光”。少年宫劳技活动后，学生会计划创办一个DIY社团，现需招募一位社长，延续对劳动的热爱，分享实践中的智慧。假如你是八年级学生Millie，你想申请担任DIY社团社长，请你根据海报内容，用英语给学生会主席写一封申请信。 YOU WANTED Do you like making anything new by yourself? Do you want to improve yourself? We are looking for a president (社长) to help set up the DIY Club. If you are interested, come and have a try. Please e-mail us at DIY Club@qq.com. Be sure to include:  What are you like?  Why do you want to be the president?  What DIY job did you do?  What’s your future plan for the DIY Club? 注意： 1.内容涵盖所有要点，可适当发挥。 2.词数100左右(已给出的文章开头，不计入总词数)。 3.文中不得出现提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如人名、班级等。 Dear Chairperson, I would like to be the president of the DIY Club. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours, Millie 【答案】例文 Dear Chairperson, I would like to be the president of the DIY Club. I am hard-working and always ready to help others. I am very interested in making things, and I am good at paper cutting. When I am free, I like making some paper-cuts and stickers to decorate my room and make it more beautiful. I also like helping the neighbors to make some decorations. But I still have some difficult things that I can’t do. So I want to join the DIY club. I want to learn some difficult skills, so that I can make more beautiful things. If I become the president, for the club’s future, I’ll start by organizing simple DIY classes every week. We can learn to make paper flowers, origami animals together. Look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours, Millie 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇应用文，需要写一封申请信； ②时态：时态为“一般现在时”； ③提示：写作要点已给出，考生注意不要遗漏提示中的要点，可适当添加细节，并突出写作要点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，表明写作意图，自我介绍； 第二步，介绍自己想要加入DIY俱乐部的原因以及自己做过的手工； 第三步，书写结束语，表达自己对DIY俱乐部未来的计划。 [亮点词汇] ①be ready to do sth. 准备做某事 ②be interested in 对……感兴趣 ③decorate 装饰 ④so that 以便，为了 ⑤organize 组织 [高分句型] ①When I am free, I like making some paper-cuts and stickers to decorate my room and make it more beautiful.（when引导的时间状语从句） ②If I become the president, for the club’s future, I’ll start by organizing simple DIY classes every week.（if引导的条件状语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 常州外国语学校2024-2025学年第一学期八年级期中质量调研 2024.11 一、听力(共20小题:每小题1分,共20分) 二、单项选择(共10小题;每小题1分,共10分) 1. The boy in ________ uniform is such ________ honest student that everyone trusts him. A. the; the B. an; a C. a; an D. a; the 2. Don’t just believe the advertisement. That medicine doesn’t work ________ it says. A. as better as B. as good as C. so good as D. so well as 3. The train is coming. Let’s ________ one by one. A. get it on B. get on it C. get it off D. get off it 4. Boys and girls, the more ________ you are during the exam, the ________ mistakes you’ll make. A. carefully; less B. carelessly; fewer C. careful; more D. careless; more 5. —Not only I but also my sister ________ good at English. —That’s good. Learning foreign languages ________ great fun. A. is; is B. is; are C. are; are D. are; is 6. The boy with no ________ of time is often late for school. A. interest B. way C. sense D. plan 7. —Who taught ________ skiing? —Nobody. They learnt all by ________. A. their; themselves B. them; themselves C. their; them D. them; them 8. —Do you know Shanghai is one of ________ cities in the world? —Yes, it’s bigger than ________ city in China. A. the biggest; any other B. the biggest; any C. bigger; any other D. bigger; the other 9. We can put the prefix “un-” before ________ to give it the opposite(相反的) meaning. A. certain B. active C. correct D. possible 10. —What do you think of your new job? —________. I am thinking of changing another job. A. Pretty nice B. Can’t be better C. Can’t be worse D. Not too bad 三、完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,共10分) Last week, my grandma came to visit us. Mom booked a table at a restaurant for us to have dinner together. Once we took our seats, the waitress came to us with two menus. She passed one to me and ____11____ to grandma. Grandma is a vegetarian (素食主义者), so she always needs far ____12____ time to order the food that she wants to eat. But I am an easy eater and can always quickly ____13____ my food when we eat out. “One bottle of apple juice and one burger,” I said when I was still looking at the menu. Grandma ____14____ what I said. She looked at me and said, “Peter, that is not the right way to order your food. ____15____, be polite!” Then I said, “One bottle of apple juice and one burger, please.” ____16____ my eyes were still on the pictures of the menu. Grandma was still very ____17____, and she continued, “Peter, can you possibly be more ____18____ and look at people in the eye when you talk to them, please?” Grandma always loves good manners (礼仪) and I didn’t ____19____ to let her down! Feeling ashamed (惭愧的), I quickly ____20____ the menu, looked at the waitress in the eye and said, “Can I possibly have a bottle of apple juice and a burger, please?” This time grandma gave me a big smile and said, “That’s a good boy.” 11. A. another B. the other C. other D. the others 12. A. less B. little C. more D. much 13. A. share B. sell C. cook D. choose 14. A. remembered B. wondered C. heard D. repeated 15. A. Exactly B. However C. Instead D. Instead of 16. A. Or B. But C. If D. So 17. A. unhappy B. sad C. excited D. glad 18. A. polite B. quick C. quiet D. clear 19. A. refuse B. want C. feel D. need 20. A. checked out B. gave out C. turned down D. put down 四、阅读理解(共12小题;每小题2分,共24分) A 21. How many types of food are there in this restaurant? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. 22. If you have dinner in this restaurant, you may not order ________. A. burgers B. coffee C. salad D. pizzas 23. The Boat Restaurant stays open for ________ every day in total. A. two hours B. three hours C. five hours D. nine hours 24. From the menu above, we know that ________. A beer is served in this restaurant B. there are four kinds of different ice cream C. you should pay for the salad and chips if you order a snack D. bread and butter cost nothing with all the starters B What is better than a warming meal of hot pot? It’s an eye-catching dance performance to go with it, according to hot pot chain Haidilao. Haidilao has recently offered a new dance performance as part of the dining experience (体验). Its staff perform the “Kemusan” (or “Subject Three”) dance while guests eat. The “Kemusan” dance is widely believed to originate from (起源于) a lively wedding celebration in Guangxi in southern China, where local people danced together joyfully. When performers dance, they swing their knees sideways and at the same time they perform a series of hand actions, including rapid wrist-twisting (绕腕的) moves. The dance is done to music that sounds like a mix of Western disco beats and traditional Chinese folk singing. It is said that local people in Guangxi have to go through three necessary “tests” in their life: singing folk songs as Subject One, slurping rice noodles (嗦米粉) as Subject Two and dancing as Subject Three. To “unlock” the new service at the hot pot chain, guests have to say the word “kemusan” to the servers. In videos shared online, some guests seem to enjoy it so much that they join staff in the performance. The “Kemusan” dance soon became well-known in China and was performed by many people. In addition, it is loved by foreign dancers. On December 15th, 2023, the Russian Royal Ballet performed the “Kemusan” dance at the curtain call (谢幕) of Swan Lake at the Shengjing Grand Theater in Shenyang, bringing the house down. 25 Why has the hot pot chain offered this eye-catching dance performance? A. To enrich guests’ dining experience. B. To teach guests how to dance. C. To make guests dance together joyfully. D. To make guests eat less in the restaurant. 26. Which isn’t included in the three necessary “tests” of the locals in Guangxi? A. Slurping rice noodles. B. Singing folk songs. C. Playing music. D. Dancing ballet. 27. According to the passage, which sentence about the “Kemusan” dance is true? A. Few guests would like to join staff in the dance performance. B. The dance is just known in China and is only performed by Chinese people. C. The Russian Royal Ballet performed the dance when the curtain rose in 2023. D. The dance originates from a lively wedding celebration in southern China. 28 What do you think the main idea is for the passage? A. What exactly the “Kemusan” dance is. B. How the staff in Haidilao perform the “Kemusan” dance. C. The tests people in Guangxi should go through in their life. D. The future of the “Kemusan” dance. C Mrs. Rachei Lynde was a curious (好奇的) woman. She knew everything about Avonlea. Mrs. Rachei lived in a part of Avonlea called Lynde’s Hollow. She saw everyone coming into town and everyone going out. Mrs. Rachel was more curious than most people but she was also very helpful. Today she was very curious about Matthew Cuthbert. Matthew was dressed in his best clothes and he was driving his horse and buggy past her house. “Where is Matthew Cuthbert going?” she asked. “I can go to Green Gables and ask Marilla,” she thought. Marilla was Matthew’s sister. Marilla and Matthew lived together at Green Gables. Green Gables was a big house. It was far from the main road. Mrs. Rachel knocked on the kitchen door and went into the house. The kitchen at Green Gables was a nice room but it was too tidy. Marilla Cuthbert was in her chair knitting and the table behind her was set for supper. There were three plates on the table. Mrs. Rachel was very confused (迷惑不解的). “Good evening Rachel,” Marilla said kindly. “Come in and sit down. How is your family?” Marilla was a tall, thin woman. She had dark hair. She looked like a severe woman but her mouth was soft. Maybe she laughed sometimes. The women were very different but they were friends. “We’re all quite well,” said Mrs. Rachel. “But I thought that you weren’t well because I saw Matthew leaving today. Was he going to the doctor’s?” Marilla replied patiently, “Oh, no, we’re quite well. Matthew went to Bright River. We’re getting a little boy from an orphanage (孤儿院) in Nova Scotia and he’s coming on the train this evening.” Mrs. Rachel was so shocked that she wasn’t able to speak for five seconds. —Ann of Green Gables selection 29. How was Rachel according to the passage? A. She was not very polite. B. She was curious and helpful. C. She was noisy and polite. D. She was quiet and patient. 30. What was the relationship (关系) between Marilla and Rachel? A. They were cousins. B. They were neighbours and friends. C. They were brother and sister. D. They didn’t know each other. 31. What does the underlined word “severe” mean in the eighth paragraph? A. dishonest B. generous C. sweet D. unkind 32. What can we infer (推断) from the passage? A Marilla was waiting for Matthew for supper. B. Marilla and Rachel have the same personalities. C. Matthew was old and could not drive his horse and buggy. D. Rachel wanted to get a little boy from an orphanage too. 五、信息还原(共4小题;每小题1.5分,共6分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给六个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Choosing a career (职业) isn’t always easy, but there are still some tips you can take to help make up your mind. Don’t let other people decide what you should do. Sometimes adults may want you to become a doctor, or work in banking, or be a teacher. Listen to them, but remember it’s your life and it’s your decision. ____33____ Think about what you are good at. Follow your heart and your personality. Your first decision isn’t forever. ____34____ They start a job, love it straight away and stick at (坚持) it. But it isn’t always like that. So remember that you can change your career. Maybe your first job doesn’t turn out to be suitable for you. Maybe the right job for you is right around the corner! ____35____ Some people choose their career simply because they think they’ll make a lot of money. OK, if that is what you want. But, generally, people get more satisfaction out of their career if they feel they are doing some meaningful things for others. It doesn’t have to be charity work. ____36____ Just don’t forget that job satisfaction (满意度) isn’t only about money. A. Do something meaningful. B. Others can decide your future. C. Some lucky people get it right first time. D. So be sure that you are the one who makes that decision. E. Try your best to make money. F. It could be a job to help other people in the community. 六、(共3小题;每小题2分,共6分) 阅读短文，回答问题。前两小题答案不超过10个单词，第三小题词数不限。 Zheng Qinwen, a 21-year-old Chinese girl who is talented in playing tennis, won the first gold medal in the women’s singles tennis in Paris Olympic on 3 August. This is the first time that Chinese team has won the Olympic gold medal in women’s singles tennis, and the second in tennis after Li Ting and Sun Tiantian won the women’s doubles title at the 2002 Athens Olympics games. She loves her country so much. “Nothing can describe my feeling right now, it is unreal. I have always been hoping to get a gold medal for China. Finally, I made it.” Zheng said excitedly after the last competition. She thinks national honor surpasses individual. Playing for China has given her energy as well as power. Although she was very tired after 3 hours’ competition, she always said proudly “What I can be sure is that I’m going to fight until the last moment, because I am not only playing for myself. I’m playing for my country, I’m so tired but I’d like to fight for another three hours for my country.” Zheng’s journey to success was filled with difficulties but she was not afraid. In the end, she made the history, the whole world remembered her name. 37. How many gold medals does China win in tennis in Olympic Games? ________________ 38. What gave Zheng energy to fight until the last moment? ________________ 39. What do you think of Zheng? Why? ________________ 七、综合填空(共10小题;每小题1分,共10分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Are you nervous when you stand in front of the public? Are you afraid ____40____ (make) a speech? Li Jun, a middle school boy, felt shy when he was making a speech the other day. ____41____ first, Li thought it quite easy because he had practiced at ____42____ (little) five times. “I was wrong. It was very different and much harder than talking to my classmates during playtime.” Li said. “I felt ____43____ (help) and wanted to leave the classroom quickly.” Li is not alone. Many middle school students now have ____44____ same problem: they can talk about their ideas ____45____ (free) with their best friends after class, ____46____ they can’t speak in public. According to Zhou Hong, a teacher from a university, the main reason is that schools in China pay more attention to writing instead of ____47____ (speak). Zhou hopes schools can give students more chances to open their mouth, such as speech competitions, English corners and class discussions. He also gives some advice to students. “During your free time, you should practice more. When you’re speaking in public, take it easy. Just imagine you’re talking to nobody and speak up your ideas clearly, which helps you to be at the ____48____ (high) of your powers.” Zhou said. “That makes a fine public speech and you will enjoy ____49____ (you).” 八、根据所给中文完成句子(共4小题,每小题1分,共4分) 50. 昨天他花了多久在卧室安装一盏灯？ ________ a light in the bedroom yesterday? 51. 考试一开始，我就迫不及待地浏览试卷。 I ________ the exam paper as soon as the test began. 52. 你最好不要痴迷于游戏。 You ________ games. 53. 你愿意为这位社会工作者保守秘密吗? Are you ________? 九、书面表达(满分10分) 54. “劳心筑梦技飞扬，动手实践智闪光”。少年宫劳技活动后，学生会计划创办一个DIY社团，现需招募一位社长，延续对劳动的热爱，分享实践中的智慧。假如你是八年级学生Millie，你想申请担任DIY社团社长，请你根据海报内容，用英语给学生会主席写一封申请信。 YOU WANTED Do you like making anything new by yourself? Do you want to improve yourself? We are looking for a president (社长) to help set up the DIY Club. If you are interested, come and have a try. Please e-mail us at DIY Club@qq.com. Be sure to include:  What are you like?  Why do you want to be the president?  What DIY job did you do?  What’s your future plan for the DIY Club? 注意： 1.内容涵盖所有要点，可适当发挥。 2.词数100左右(已给出的文章开头，不计入总词数)。 3.文中不得出现提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如人名、班级等。 Dear Chairperson, I would like to be the president of the DIY Club. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Look forward to hearing from you soon. 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