河南省驻马店市汝南县2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

河南省驻马店市汝南县2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中英语试卷

二、阅读理解（20小题，每小题10分，共40分）

11．（10分）

In class，students are sharing their first﹣time experience （经历 ）.
Julie，age 12	I've only been rock climbing （攀岩） once in my life.I tried it last year for the first time in a sports centre，not outside on real rocks. I've always been afraid of heights but my friend asked me to have a go.It was great!After that my friend told me I was very brave （勇敢的）!
Sam，age 12	I've seen lots of elephants in my country.It's quite natural to see them.But the first time I saw one in the countryside，I was afraid!Now I think elephants are beautiful animals.
Grace，age 13	I was so excited when I learned to ride a bike!I was very proud （骄傲的） of myself because I was only four years old.My dad helped me to learn and he looked happy when I could ride on the road!

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

（1）Which of the following pictures is about Julie？ 　   　

A.

B.

C.

D.

（2）How does Sam like elephants now？ 　   　

A.Beautiful.

B.Smart.

C.Terrible.

D.Boring.

（3）What does the underlined word "one" refer to？ 　   　

A.A friend.

B.An elephant.

C.A country.

D.A bike.

（4）What can we know about Grace？ 　   　

A.She was afraid of rock climbing.

B.She learned how to ride a bike at last.

C.She often saw elephants in her country.

D.She once tried to ride in the sports centre.

（5）Where is the text most probably from？ 　   　

A.A science magazine.

B.A storybook.

C.A newspaper.

D.A cookbook.

12．（10分）    One day，Shankar was walking through the forest，carrying some wood.He saw a hungry old man.Shankar wanted to give him some food，but he did not have any food with him.So he went on his way.Then he saw a fox who was very thirsty.Shankar wanted to give him some water，but he didn't take any water for himself.So he went on his way ahead.

Then he met a young man with a dog who wanted to make a fire but had no wood.Shankar gave some wood to him.In return，the man gave Shankar some food and water.Then Shankar went back to the old man and gave him some food.After that he found the fox and gave some water to him.The old man and the fox were very thankful for Shankar's help.Shankar went on his way happily.

Another day Shankar fell down the hill.Luckily the old man and the fox he helped before saw him.The old man pulled him up the hill.The fox went to the forest and brought some herbs.The old man helped to put  the herbs on Shankar's inured legs.After some time，Shankar got well.All were very happy that they were able to help each other.If you help others，then they will also help you.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前答题栏内。

（1）How does the writer start the passage？ 　   　

A.By telling a story.

B.By asking a question.

C.By using a saying.

D.By listing numbers.

（2）Who gave Shankar food and water？ 　   　

A.The fox.

B.The dog.

C.The old man.

D.The young man.

（3）What's the meaning of the underlined word "herbs"in Chinese？ 　   　

A.鲜花

B.野果