吉林省长春市南关区2024-2025学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题

南关区2024一2025学年度上学期八年级期末质量调研题 英语 一、基础知识（共10分） L.单项选择。(10分) 从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 1.I want to be astronaut one day because I can fly rockets to the moon. A.a B.an C.the D./ 2.The Yellow River is the second river in China. A.shorter B.shortest C.longer D.longest 3.-Do you mind telling me your problems? -Of course not.My teacher often advises me problems to myself. A.not to keep B.to keep C.keeping D.not keeping 4.-Jim,you look tired today.What's wrong? -I was busy have a good sleep yesterday A.enough,to B.so,that C.too,to D.such,as 5.Please the radio a little.There is a baby sleeping A.turn off B.turn on C.turn down D.turn up 6.-I can't believe you made it to the top of the mountain! -Yes,it is hard work.I didn't believe I could do it I reached the top. A.until B.if C.because D.so 7.-I don't know if it will be sunny tomorrow. -If it tomorrow,I will stay at home. A.will rain B.rains C.to rain D.raining 8.There is in this storybook.Let's choose another book to read. A.something interesting B.interesting something C.nothing interesting D.interesting nothing 9. honey do you need to make this turkey? 一One spoon is enough A.How much B.How many C.How long D.How soon 10.-Would you like to go to the cinema with me this evening? I have to do my homework at home. A.Sure,I'd love to. B.Sorry,I can. C.No,I'm available. D.I'm afraid not. 八年级英语 第1页（共8页） C③扫描全能王 】亿人都在用的目播APe 二、阅读（供50分） Ⅱ.完型填空（共15分） 阅读短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden.He took care of his 11 all the time. One day a young man went past the garden.12 at the beautiful flowers,he said to himself, "How happy I would be13 I could live in this beautiful place."Then,suddenly he found the old gardener was14.That's why he was very surprised about this and asked,"You can't see these flowers.15are you busy taking care of them every day?" The old man smiled and said,"I can tell you 16 reasons.First,I was a gardener when I was young,and I really like this job.Second,although I can't 17 these flowers,I can touch them. Third.I can enjoy the nice 18 of them.As to the last one,that's 19" "Me?But you don't know me,"said the young man. "Yeah,it's20 that I don't know you.But flowers are angels (to everyone.Happiness can be brought by beautiful flowers and we all 21 that." The blind man's work opened our eyes and 22 our hearts.It also made his life 23.t was just like Beethoven.He became deaf (in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn't 24 his wonderful music,but his music has taught lots of people to face their difficulties 25.Isn't it one kind of happiness? 11.A.grass B.trees C.vegetables D.flowers 12.A.Eating B.Laughing C.Hearing D.Looking 13.A.unless B.because C.if D.until 14.A.blind B.shy C.deaf D.hungry 15.A.What B.Why C.Which D.Who 16.A.two B.three C.five D.four 17.A.pick B.see C.feel D.understand 18.A.look B.taste C.smell D.sound 19.A.me B.you C.my son D.my mother 20.A.true B.hard C.easy D.difficult 21.A.study B.enjoy C.name D.dislike 22.A.touched B.protected C.hurt D.broke 23.A.harder B.cleverer C.happier D.worse 24.A.imagine B.practice C.hear D.complete 25.A.gladly B.quietly C.naturally D.bravely 八年级英语 第2页（共8页） CS扫描全能王 】亿人都在用的目播APP IⅢ.阅读理解（共35分） (A) Since the Olympic Games,sports have received more attention from the people.People are beginning to realize the importance of physical exercise.But do you think it is important to exercise or not?Do you exercise often?What kind of exercise do you like?Here is a result of a survey on exercise habits. SURVEY ON EXERCISE HABITS Recently,we did a survey on exercise habits among 1.354 people.85.8%of them are between 18 and 24 years old,and 88.5%of them are women.Here's the result. Q1:How important is exercise to you? Q2:How often do you exercise? 09% Almost never exercise20 422 Less than 3 times/month26.9% once or twice/week26.7% 3 times/week11.5% 10.5% 0.3% 4-5 times/week9.29] Very Important Somewhat Not important important important 5+5,7% Q3:What exercise do you do? Yoga圈118% Dancing 5239% Swimming 68% Basketball 5.2% Badminton 1999% Running 429%霸 Walking 4019%6 000401007 0n04 根据文章及图表内容，选择最佳答案。（⑤分） 26.Most of the people surveyed are A.young women B.teenagers C.young men D.children 27.How many people think it's somewhat important to exercise? A.About 5. B.About 142. C.About 677. D.About 531. 28.From diagram 2,how often do most people exercise? A.Once or twice a week. B.Less than 3 times a month. C.Less than 3 times a week. D.Almost never exercise. 29.What kind of exercise is the least popular among them? A.Running. B.Yoga C.Swimming. D.Basketball. 八年级英语 第3页（共8页） CS扫描全能王 】亿人都在用的目播AP时 30.Which is TRUE according to the passage. A.Many people think it's not important to exercise B.23%people exercise by playing badminton. C.More people choose to run than walk for exercise. D.We can find this passage from a story book. (B) Dario and his mother moved to their new apartment.The living room was large enough for their piano.That night they played rock music to celebrate.The loud music and laugh filled the room. The next momning they found a note under their door to complain (about the sound of the piano.Dario's mother asked the building superintendent (about it.But he had no idea.Dario advised to write a letter to their neighbors to apologize for it. "Maybe we could go and visit everyone face to face,"his mother said."Why not invite them to come to our house for a party?"Dario asked.They both loved the idea.Over the next few days,they sent out invitations and prepared for the party.On the day of the party,guests brought gifts.One woman,Mrs.Gilbert,gave Dario's mother a book of piano music by Chopin. "I heard you playing that night,"she said."The sound woke me up.I worried that you might play like this every night,so I wrote a short note."Dario's mother smiled at Mrs.Gilbert."I'm sorry,I forgot the time when we were playing.Maybe we should play some quieter music at night." "I like your playing!Just not so loud at night."Mrs.Gilbert said and pointed to the book she had given them."These songs are better." "We will be happy to play them."Dario's mother said."And we won't play so loud or late!"Dario said.He was quite happy to see his mother's smile again. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（⑤分） 31.Dario and his mother got a note after moving to the apartment because A.the neighbors welcomed them B.they played the piano very well C.their playing was too loud at night D.they made an invitation for others 32.The underlined word "apologize"in Paragraph 2 means" A.say sorry B.thank C.invite D.refuse 33.Which is the right order of the events according to the passage? a.Dario and his mother invited the neighbors for a party. b.Dario and his mother got the note under their door. c.Dario and his mother played music loudly. d.Dario and his mother got to know who wrote the note. A.a-d-b-c B.c-b-a-d C.c-a-b-d D.a-b-c-d 34.What can we find from this story? A.They visited and apologized to everyone face to face for their mistakes. B.They had a party in order to get more presents and flowers from their neighborhood. C.Mrs.Gilbert was angry and told Dario not to play at night D.Mrs.Gilbert gave them a book of piano music to let them play quieter music at night. 八年级英语第4页（共8页) CS扫描全能王 门亿人都在用的归播APe 35.Which might be the best title for this passage? A.A Welcome Party B.A Successful Piano Playing C.A Welcome Gift D.A New Piano )(c) DDid you hear of China's Tiangong space station?How much do you know about the lives of astronauts working in the space station? Come along and find out! 2For astronauts in space,exercise is important.The environment is very different in space.Doing sports helps astronauts stay healthy.How do they exercise?There is a spin bike,.a treadmill(跑t步机)，and other fitness equipment(设备)in the space station.The equipment makes it easy for astronauts to work out. 3Astronauts live in a weightless environment and the water does not flow downwards,so they can't take showers like we do on the earth.Is there a bathroom in the space station?How do they keep themselves clean?Don't worry!Tiangong has a special bathroom.Astronauts can wipe themselves clean with a wet towel(毛巾)， 4What do astronauts eat in the space station?There is bread and porridge for breakfast.There are also delicious Chinese dishes,like Kung Pao Chicken,fried rice and fried noodles with sliced pork. There is a special“fridge'”to store the food..It's made of“aerogel(气擬胶)”，The food stays cool in it 5What if astronauts miss their families?There is special communication equipment in the space station.Astronauts can have personal "sky-to-earth"calls with their families.Usually,the astronauts wear earphones.It not only helps them talk with each other,but also allows them to talk to the ground from any position(位置) 6What do you think of the lives of the astronauts? 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。(5分) 36.In Paragraph 1,the writer leads into the topic by A.using sayings B.listing numbers C.asking questions D.giving examples 37.Which of the following is TRUE from the text? A.Astronauts hardly exercise in the space station. B.Astronauts use dry towels to clean their bodies. C.Nothing delicious is available in the space station. D.It's easy for astronauts to talk with their families. 38.What does the underlined word weightless mean in Paragraph 3? A.超重 B.失重 C.干燥 D.湿润 39.Which of the following best shows the structure of the text? ① ① ① 1-② ②③ ②③④ B 4 A ②③④⑤ D 5 ⑥ 5 6 ⑥ ⑥ 八年级英语 第5页（共8页） C③扫描全能王 】亿人都在用的目播AP时 40.What's the main purpose of the text? A.To tell the lives of the astronauts in space. B.To describe the difficulties of living in space. C.To invite people to travel to the space station. D.To introduce China's Tiangong space station. (D) Many people around us like keeping cats as their pets.But do you think you know them a lot? Maybe not. Cats like to eat mice and fish for some reason.People kept the earliest cats in Egypt (mainly because they could catch mice easily.In those days,people in Egypt often ate fish from the Nile River. They shared the fish with their cats.That's why the smell of fish also interests cats a lot later.But there is another reason.Cats need a lot of taurine (to see clearly at night.And mice and fish just have the taurine they need,so cats eat them because of their own needs. Lots of people like to eat fish,but they might be afraid of fish bones.But for cats,it's not difficult. When you see a cat eating fish,you must have a question:Why are cats not afraid of fish bones?In fact, when cats eat fish,their special tongues()will help them not to eat fish bones.The cats' esophaguses (are also different.They can easily spit out()the fish bones in their stomachs. The reason why cats are afraid of water might go back to their ancestors().The ancestors of cats had to live outside.When they drank water from the river,they were afraid of being caught by other dangerous animals.So every time they drank it,they were very careful and worried.And this habit still stays in their DNA now. 根据短文内容，判断句子正(T)、误(F)。(5分) 41.Cats often catch fish before people in Egypt kept them. 42.The only reason why cats get interested in fish is that people always share fish with them. 43.It's easy for cats to eat fish. 44.Cats do better in eating fish than people because of their tongues and stomachs. 45.When cats drink water,they were very careful and worried. (E) Why is setting goals(设定目标)important?Because goals can help you do and experience everything you want in life.Instead of just letting life happen to you,goals allow you to make your life happen. Successful people in life imagine (how their life should be and set lots of goals.46 It's like having a sign to show you where you want to go.Think of it in this way.There are two drivers. One has a place to go to clearly in mind which can be found on a map.He can drive straight there surely without any wasted time.The other driver has no goal,or a map.47But he drives aimlessly(无目的地)around,never getting anywhere.,just using up oil.~48 Winners in life set goals and follow through on them.They decide what they want in life and then get there by setting goals and making plans. 八年级英语 第6页（共8页） CS扫描全能王 】亿人都在用的目播ApP Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident.Goals aren't difficult to set,and they aren't difficult to reach. 49You are the one who must decide what to achieve (and in what direction to aim your life. Research tells us that when we write a goal down we are more likely to achieve it.50 The reason is that we can't forget them easily.Also,when we write your goals in our own way,we are able to make ourselves realize situations that will bring us nearer to our goals. 阅读短文，把AE五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整。(5分) A.We should review (the written goals usually. B.It's up to you to find out what your goals really are. C.Which driver do you want to be? D.He starts off at the same time from the same place. E.By setting goals you are taking control of()your life. (F) Cui Chenxi,14,is a member of the Chinese skateboarding team.She did well at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics-her first Olympics.She finished the women's skateboarding street final in fourth place,achieving (China's best result in the sport. When asked if she felt sad about missing out on a medal(奖牌)，Cui answered,“Just a little bit.. But it doesn't really matter.I'll keep on playing the sport because I love it." Cui has loved sports since she was little She took up skateboarding just four years ago.At age13, she became the youngest gold medalist at thel9th Asian Games in Hangzhou. Although she didn't win a medal,Cui enjoyed every bit of her Olympic journey."I am just so happy to be here and to have fun with all the girls as more of a group of friends than opponents ( she said."I felt I did a good job on my runs.Fourth place is the best ever result for me already.I will improve my skills to get a better result next time. Because of the Olympics,skateboarding is now growing in popularity across China.Cui's performance()at the Olympics makes more young people love skateboarding.The middle school girl is popular now because she sets a good example and helps more people get to know the sport. 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。(10分) 51.What's the China's best result of skateboarding at the Olympics? 52.Did Cui Chenxi get a medal at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics? 53.When did Cui Chenxi take up skateboarding? 54.How could Cui Chenxi do to get a better result the next time? 55.Why is Cui Chenxi very popular now? 四、语言运用（共10分） V.短文填空(10分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Every morning before six o'clock,35-year-old Liu Long gets up to practice martial arts ( with the children. 八年级英语第7页（共8页） CS扫描全能王 】亿人都在用的目猫AP时 Liu comes from a small village in Pizhou.Jiangsu.When he was a child,he was interested in martial arts.At the age of 6,he tried to learn it by56(him).Later,his parents knew his love for it and they decided57 (send)him to a martial arts school.58 he really did something well in martial arts,he still spent a lot of time practicing it.But he had to leave school early because of his poor family.He didn't do a job about martial arts.but his heart was filled59 love for it. One day,when Liu was practicing martial arts,he60(find)that his three sons were imitating(模仿)his action.“Hey,boys!I6L_(teach)you if you love the martial arts..”Hearing this,the boys wereo.(excite).Then some63(village)also sent their children to learn martial arts.Because more and more children came to learn from him,Liu started a martial arts class. In Liu's mind.practicing martial arts is a great way to keep healthy."The more the children practice martial arts,the64(health.)they will be,"said Liu.Also,he hopes the children will grow up 65 (happy)"Martial arts could become their lifelong hobby,"added Liu. 五、书面表达（共20分）》 V.(A)新年将至，你想邀请你的外国朋友Albert来你家参加新年聚会New Year's party)。假设 你叫李华，请根据下面的要点和要求，用英语写一封不少于40词的邀请函。(5分) 要点：1.时间及地点：12月29号（星期日下午）： 2.活动：唱歌，跳舞，做游戏： 3.本周五之前回复。 要求：要点齐全，表达通顺：简洁得体。 Dear Albert, Yours. Li Hua (B)回首过去，你可能有烦恼有不足；展望未来，你也一定会有计划有打算。请你回顾这 年的生活，谈一谈你的烦恼或不足，并且说一说新的一年你将如何改进。(15分) 要点：1.叙述你经历的一件事（可从身体健康、人际关系、自我提升等方面任选一个角度） 2.新的一年你将如何改进？ 要求：1.字迹工整，语言流畅，表达准确，不少于80词。 2.适当增加细节，行文连贯 3.文中不得出现考生的真实姓名和校名。 八年级英语第8页（共8页） CS扫描全能王 】亿人都在用的目播Ap时