江苏省扬州市梅岭教育集团2024-2025学年八年级上学期1月期末英语试题

扬州市梅岭中学教育集团2024-2025学年第一学期期末考试试卷 初二年级英语学科 (时间：100分钟，命题人：韩志华审核人：林喆) 第I卷（选择题80分） 一、听力部分（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分） A第一部分听对话，回答问题。 本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你 将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目：听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。 1.What animal will they see first? 2.What does the boy need for his DIY? A 3.When does the man think is the best time to visit Japan? B 4.How did Susan go to work this morning? A. 5.What's Peter's favourite subject? A.History. B.Englis C.Physics. 6.What's the size of the nature reserve? A.4,530 square kilometres.B.4,350 square kilometres.C.4,315 square kilometres. 7.Where may this dialogue happen? A.In the classroom. B.In the library. C.In the bookshop 8.What's the probable relationship between the two speakers? A.Mother and son. B.Manager and shopper. C.Teacher and student. 9.How does John improve his English? A.By joining an English club.B.By watching English movies.C.By working with a group. 10.Why was the woman moving to a new house? A.Because she wants to listen to songs. B.Because the next room is noisy. C.Because the new house is more beautiful. B第二部分听对话或短文，回答问题。 本部分将听到一段对话和两段短文，各听两遍。 初二英语试卷共8页第1页 扫描全能王创建 听一段对话，回答第11-12题。 11.When did the summer camp begin? A.On July 10th. B.On July 12th C.On July 24th 12.Which part of the camp does Justin like best? A.Having lots of English classes. B.Visiting the Sydney Opera House. C.Staying with an Australian family 听第一篇短文，回答第13-15题。 Plans for the weekend The weather The weather report says it will be 13 Tony's plan He'd like to stay at home but his parents want to 14 Jane's plan She'd like to go shopping with her cousin.Perhaps she'll buy 15 3.A.Sunny B.Cloudy C.snowy 44.A.go shopping B.go hiking C.go cycling 15.A.a pair of shoes B.a pair of trousers C.a pair of glasses 听第二篇短文，回答第16-20题。 16.What is the news about? A.traffic accident. B.The bad weather. C.A school bus. 17.What happened to the school bus? A.It caught fire. B.It didn't work. C.A truck hit it. 18.Who got badly hurt? A.15 students from Mary Girls'School. B.The bus driver and 15 students C.The truck driver and the bus driver. 19.What did the police tell drivers to do? A.To drive more carefully.B.To drive fast on the road.C.To be careful about the students. 20.Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage? A.The weather will be bad for some days. B.The truck driver drank and caused the accident. C.You can get more information from 11 o'clock news. 二、单项选择共15小题，每小题1分，计15分) 从A、B、C、D、四个选项中选出一个可以填入句中空白处的最佳答案。 21.t's pity that many children still live in fear of their lives in Palestine.Please have pity on them since they are part of the world. A.a;a B a;/ C./;a D.;/ 22.-There will be a talk on natural disasters tomorrow afternoon. -Wonderful.But it takes two hours.I'm afraid I can't sit the whole talk. A.From B.across C.Over D.through 3. Amy met Peter,she with her mum for the bus at the bus station. A.When;were waiting B.When;was waiting C.While;were waiting D.While;was waiting 24.There were some ups and downs during the basketball match,but of us in our team gave up,and we finally won. A.All B.both C.nobody D.none 25.-Our English teacher asks us English every day. -So my mother made me the English text for half an hour yesterday evening. A.read;to read B.to read;to read C.to read;read D.read;reading 26.In order to offer a better to Yangzhou,he read lots of books about the history and culture of it. A.Introduction B.application C.information D.invitation 27.The you drive,the traffic accidents will happen. 初二英语试卷共8页第2页 扫描全能王创建 A.more careful;fewer B.more carefully;fewer C.more carefully;less D.more careful;less 28.The price of new energy vehicles is not that of last year,so some more people are going to buy them. A.as expensive as B.so cheap as C.as low as D.so high as 39.-You'd better some popcorn or soft drinks before the film begins But I think it's better anything while watching the film. A.buy;not have B.buy;not to have C.to buy;not have D.to buy;not to have 30.The wind is blowing and the weather will get even in the afternoon A.badly,bad B.hardly,badly C.strongly,worse D.heavily,better 31.Which of the following has the same structure as "Mr Wang taught us Physics." A.He offered the boy a lot of advice.B.I saw him crossing the street yesterday. C.His face turned red quickly. D.We all laughed happily. 32.-Good news!It will be and our teacher is going to Ge Garden with us tomorrow. -Great!Only if there isn't A.sunny;rain B.sunny;rainy C.sun;rain D.sun;rainy 33.The baby 3 kilogram at birth.Do you know her now? A.weighs;weigh B.weighed;weight C.weighted;weigh D.weighed;weighs 34.-Wow,Huawei's Triple-Folding(三折叠)Phone！What a big surprise! -Read the instructions carefully. _,you may miss many useful functions(功能)】 A.Moreover B.Otherwise C.However D.Instead 35.-No photos here,please!We must keep secrets for the safety of our motherland. I forgot what teachers told us. A.No way! B.Why not? C.Sorry,I won't. D.That's all right. 三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分） 阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 Anansi the Wise gourd Some people think they know everything.Anansi the spider didn't think that.He was a 36 spider.And he knew,to have real wisdom Anansi (智慧)，he had to learn more. the spider One day,Anansi found a(n)37 gourd(on the ground and he had an idea."38 I get advice from others and put it in this gourd,then I'll be wiser than anyone else in the world." So,he went from house to house and asked the other creatures( 物)，“What's your best piece of39_?”And they were all happy to share their wisdom,because they could see that Anansi 40 it. The snail said,"Don't be in a hurry.41 is not a 100-meter race." The butterfly said,"Life is short.Enjoy every day." The ant said,"You'll 42 be great on your own.Everyone needs the help of others." Anansi was very happy with all this advice.He took it and put it in 43 gourd.And when he'd filled the gourd,he thought to himself,"Now,I have more wisdom than anyone else. I must 44 the wisdom,so no one can steal it."He 45 and saw a hole high up in a tree,and he had an idea. Anansi held the gourd in two legs and tried to 46 the tree with his other six legs.But the gourd was too big and he couldn't climb.His son was nearby watching him."Daddy,"he said,"why don't you 47 the gourd to your back and then climb the tree?""That's very good advice,"said Anansi."Thank you for sharing it with me."And then Anansi realized that advice is only 48 when we share it with someone. So,he climbed the tree with the gourd on his back.And when Anansi reached the 49 he held the gourd up to the wind.All the advice flew into the sky and traveled 50 the land. And wisdom came to everyone. 36.A.quiet B.crazy C.poor D.clever 初二英语试卷共8页第3页 扫描全能王创建 可只 37.A.empty B.small C.soft D.broken 38.A.S0 B.If C.Before D.Because 39.A.news B.work C.advice D wood 40.A.stood B.forgot C.missed D.needed 41.A. Action B.Sport C.Life D.Health 42.A.always B.often C.never D.usually 43.A.his B. her C. its D. their 44.A.find B.sell C.hide D.collect 45.A. fell asleep B. showed up C. ran away D.looked around 46.A.hit B. climb C.pull D.shake 47.A.send B. hand turn D.tie 48.A.simple B.useful C.interesting D.rea 49.A.top B.house ground D.mountain 50.A.across B.with C.into D.under 四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分） 阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 The traditional Chinese lunar calendar()divides the year into different solar terms( )It's very useful for people's life and work.Let's have a look. Start of Spring,the first solar term of the year,falls on February 4th this year.After Start of Spring,the daytime is becoming longer and the weather is becoming warmer.And people eat spring Start of Spring pancakes and spring rolls on the day. Summer Solstice,the 10th solar term,falls on June 21st-this year. Summer Solstice is not the hottest time in a year.The hottest days often come 20 to 30 days later.People have a tradition of eating Summer Solstice noodles on the day. Autumn Equinox,the 16th solar term,falls on September 22nd 秋 this year.On this day,day and night are of equal length(等的，After this day,days get shorter and nights-get longer in the northern 4. hemisphere(北半球).In South China,people eat Qiucai,a kind of Autumn Equinox amaranth Major Snow,or"Daxue"in Chinese,the 21st solar term,falls on December 6th this year.It marks the arrival of midwinter.People Major Snow have the customs of eating lamb and porridge 1.How many solar terms are in Chinese lunar calendar? A.4 B.6. C.20 D.24 52.According to the passage,which of the following day may be the hottest? A.May 15th. B.October 15th.C.September 15th.D.July 15th. 53.In October this year,days are nights in Yangzhou. A.shorter than B.longer than C.as long as D.as warm as B Sammy checked his calendar."Yes!"he cried,jumping out of bed."I mean NO!It's Opposite Day ()!"He put his shirt on inside out and walked backward down the hall. 初二英语试卷共8页第4页 扫描全能王创建 "Good night,Mom,"he said in the kitchen."Have a bad day at work!""What's wrong?" asked mom."It's Opposite Day!"Sammy explained. Sammy and his friends came across at the bus stop and waved."Good-bye!"they said at the same time At school,the kids were going into the door marked Exit."What's wrong?"asked the headteacher."It's Opposite Day!"said the students. During math,the kids added when the sign said to subtracts () "What's wrong?"cried their teacher,Ms.Trix."It's Opposite Day!"said the class."That's right,"said Ms.Trix."In that case,there's no homework tonight.""Yay!"said the kids.But then they remembered what day it was. Ms.Trix wrote their homework on the board. That afternoon,Ms.Trix asked the kids to present their book reports."Oh no!"thought Sammy.He'd been so excited about Opposite Day that he had left his report at home."Make something up or tell the truth?",Sammy thought to himself."Ms.Trix,"he said when she called on him,"Sorry,I won't be able to turn in my report today."Ms.Trix looks at Sammy for a while and laughed."I get it!Opposite Day.I guess that means you will turn it in tomorrow!Well,I expect it to be terrible.And by that,,I mean great!!”Sammy breathed a sigh of relief(松了口气). Thanks to Opposite Day! 54.On Opposite Day,if Sammy wants to go to bed,he will say" A.Good morning!B.Good afternoon!C.Good evening!D.Good night! 55.Which order shows the whole day of Sammy? a.Sammy made mistakes during math. b.Sammy couldn't turn his homework in. c.Sammy found it was Opposite day. d.Sammy went into the door marked Exit. A.c-b-d-a B.d-b-a-c C.c-d-a-b D.a-b-d-c 56.Which of the following shows how Sammy's feelings changed over time? A.happy-relieved-excited B.excited-worried-relieved C.happy-worried-angry D.excited-angry-worried 57.What do you think of Ms.Trix? A.patient but boring B.humorous but careless C.kind and smart D.serious and careful C When the midday nap bell rings,Geng Xian from a foreign language school in Shenzhen pulls out the footrest,reclines()on her chair and lies back for a nap with her classmates. Since May 6th,the school has introduced reclining chairs for students to nap during the lunch breaks.The chairs have been used across four grades,with over 100 sets provided for Grade 9. "Before this,I could only rest at my desk for a nap,often leading to my hands and neck uncomfortable.Sometimes I even found myself pressing my eyes against my arms,causing pains,"the 15-year-old Geng complained."Now,lying down for sleep is very comfortable,just like being at home." For Wang Tingnuo,lying down to nap has made her want to rest."In the past,I napped for about 20 minutes at most before we got up.Now I choose to sleep for 10 to 20 more minutes with the reclining chair,"she said.She added that the longer sleep time also helps her do better in her afternoon studies. According to Xu Weimin,a sleep expert in Shanghai,lying down for a nap brings physical and mental benefits."It can relax the muscles and improve blood flow to the brain,"Xu told Xinhua News. However,there has also been some worry about the reclining chairs."Some students might lean back even during class,so it needs effective(有效的)management,,”Chu Peilu,an English teacher said."But in all,I think it brings more good than bad." 58.What is TRUE about the reclining chairs in the school? A.Every student in Shenzhen has one in their classroom. 初二英语试卷共8页第5页 扫描全能王创建 B.Some students can lie on them for a nap in school. C.They are the same as the other chairs in the school D.They are popular among all the schools in Shenzhen now. 59.What does Geng think of lying down on the reclining chair? A.It causes her neck pain. B.It makes her eyes painful. C.It brings her trouble in sleeping. D.It makes her feel like being at home. 60.How long does Wang Tingnuo sleep at noon now? A.About 10 minutes.B.10 to 20 minutes.C.About 20 minutes.D.30 to 40 minutes. 61.What is Chu Peilu's opinion about sleeping on the reclining chair? A.It brings no good at all. B.It makes students tired during class. C.It will be better if with good management.D.It makes some parents worried. D DWhen you take the subway,you might notice many people,old and young, listening to audiobooks instead of reading paper books.Audiobooks have become quite popular these days.Why are more and more people choosing audiobooks over traditional books?Is listening to an audiobook just as good as reading a paper book? 2You need to find time available and a quiet place to sit down and read.However,you can listen to audiobooks anytime and anywhere you like,and it gives your eyes a break,too. 3But the big question is,do we get as much knowledge from audiobooks as we do from paper books?Researchers did an experiment to find the answer.Volunteers in Group One were asked to listen to an audiobook while volunteers in Group Two read a book of the same content ()The result showed that they remembered as much information,whether they listened to or read it. 4Another study from The Journal of Neuroscience further supported the result above.In the study,researchers scanned (people's brains when they listened to and read books.The result showed listening to audiobooks activated (almost the same parts of the brain as reading did. 5However,some people still believe that they learn better from reading paper books.One reason might be that when we listen to audiobooks,we are often doing some other tasks at the same time."If you're trying to learn while doing two things,you're not going to learn as well," Daniel Willingham,a researcher at the University of Virginia,told The New York Times. 62.How does the writer lead in the topic? A.By telling a story.B.By listing numbers.C.By asking questions.D.By giving advice. 03.Why are more and more people choosing audiobooks over paper books? A.They are easier to buy. B.They help people read everything. C.They make people's hearing better. D.They free people in time and place 64.What does the underlined word "available"mean in the passage? A.可使用的 B.可信赖的 C.可忍受的 D.可理解的 65.What did researchers find in the study? A.People remembered more information from reading paper books. B.Listening activated different parts of the brain from reading. C.People can read and listen to the same content at the same time. D Listening makes no difference in remembering information from reading. 第Ⅱ卷（非选择题60分) 五、词汇应用（共10小题：每小题1分，计10分） 根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。（每空一词） 66.It seems that books are lighting up the darkness.(they) 67.In Beijing,it is sometimes_ in autumn and winter than in the other seasons.(fog) 68.The temperature in Yangzhou a lot last week because of the cold air.(drop) 69.Oh,the kids want to use grapes for the two eyes.(snowman) 初二英语试卷共8页第6页 扫描全能王创建 70.Many people pointed to the of the shining star in the sky.(direct) 71.-I feel terrible.I have a and cough n lo(.(头牧) -I'm sorry to hear that.Mavhe vou should lake a day oft to have a good rest. 72.The boy didn't eat anything some potato chips for lunch.(除了) 73.When the teacher heard my answer.she. her head gently.(摇动】 74 They are all the same size and fit togcther (5完美) 75 What an car accident it was in the late afternoon. 六、间读表达其5小题：每小题2分，计10分) 传过短，问答下面5个问题。（每小题答案不超过0个词） (One day.Gulliver was caught in a storm and his ship hit a rock.and then damaged.He was washed to the beach by sea wave.He walked and wulked to find a city.but he was too tired and tel!aslecp.When he woke up.he found himself in Lilliput and many tiny people were around hin1）】 The Emperor spoke in a high voice but i could hear all the words clearly. His followers and all the ladies wore rich and beautiful clothes.The ground where they were standing looked like gold and silver cloth. His Majesty and I often spoke to each other but neither of us understood a single word.No onc could understand my words,not even the cleverest of the Emperor's tollowers. After about two hours.the Emperor left.There were strong guards around me.This was to stop the crowd of people from hurting me. An officer told the guards to hold six men who made me angry.I put five of them in my pocket.Then I pretended()to eat the sixth man.The guards were worried when they saw my knife in my hand.But I only cut the binding(round his hands.Then I put him on his fcet and let him go.I lifted the other five men out of'my pocket and put them gently on the ground too. The pcople and the soldiers were very pleased with my great kindness.They told the Emperor about it immediately.Emperor ordered his men to make a bed for me and they had to join six hundred of their little beds together to make one bed for me. At the same time the Emperor asked all his advisers for their advice on how to deal with me. They were very worried.If my binding was cut,I might be dangerous.I was eating so much food that soon all the people would be very hungry.The farmers could not grow enough food to feed all of us. The wise men thought that they should kill me.But they would not be able to bury me.My dead body would smell bad.This might cause much illness all over the country. -Taken from Gulliver s Travels 76.Where was Gulliver when he woke up? 77 Could the Emperor and Gulliver understand each other" 78.Why were there strong guards around Gulliver? 79.How did those people make a bed for Gulliver? 80.If they kill Gulliver,what will his death cause? 七、缺词填空（共10空；每小题1分，计10分） 根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词，使想文完整。（每空一词） What is your impression of Denmark(丹麦)？Many of you may know it as a c81 of fairy tales because it is the home place of Heinz Christian Andersen.But Denmark was once titled the h 82 country in the world,according to the 2016 World Happiness Report. Denmark is not the richest or the biggest country.So why do the 5.7 million people of Denmark smile so much? "We have no worries.And if we do worry,it's about the w83 Will it rain today, remain gray or get cold?"Knur Christensen,a 39-year-old s 84 worker from Copenhagen explained to the Independent. Denmark also has a series of policies (that benefit its people.For example,the country 初二英语试卷共8为第7贞 扫描全能王创建 回只 if they want to be with their children.espeeially newborn babies.Danish families receive a total of s2 weeks of parental leave (w86_Amcrican women only have an average of 10.3 weeks The Nonhe country is also f 87 for its biking cullure.In Denmark's c88 Copenhagen.bikes are used for about 50 pereent of its peeple's t 89 to school or work. Biking is not only good for reducing pollution.It's also good for people's h90.Just 30 minutes of biking a day adds an average of one to two years to a person's life expectancy 春命).tuf Pos1 reporte 八、书面表达（计30分） A,创∫醉译（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分） 1.我衡必须米取行对来1：他犯错误， 2这个前良的男该经常给迷路的狗提供食物。 3内为天气寒冷.他的汽车在上班的路L出了故路。 04.我们邻居的房子着人丁，因为闪电山中了他的房子。 ©5浅于们迫不及药地想要」了解保护野生动物的理要性 B.写作计20分 6.假如你是学校的小记名，对竞选校学生会主席之一的李华进行了采访。请根据以下采访 记录，给学校与篇关于李华的推荐信。 1生于场州市，就读于阳光中学八年级1班： 2.是班上最高的男依，似戴跟镜： 1热爱阅读， 因为 兴趣爱好③ 2最喜爱的科 出 目是生物，因 生 外 理 为… 李华 貌 想 3痴迷DIY, 上周…（自 1.学习刻苦，擅 长英语： 望 拟一点) ②品行特长 2,心地善良，举 一例… 1.成为爱熊猫俱乐郁(Panda Lovers (Club)的+处，因为 2.长大想当志愿者，因为… 要求：1)表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯： 2)必须包括所有相关信息，并作适当发挥： 3)词数：100词左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）： Dear Sir'Madum, I would like to recommend Li Hua as the chairperson of the Studenis'Cnion I will he happy if he can be the chairperson. Yours sincerely. Simon 扫描全能王创建 单选：BDBDC ABDBC AABBC 完型：DABCD CCACD BDBAA 阅读理解： DDA ACBC BDD CDAD 词汇运用： themselves toggier dropped snowmen's direction headache except shook awful 阅读回答问题 76 When he woke up, he found himself in Lilliput. 77. No, they couldn't. 78. To stop the crowd of people from hurting him. 79. They joined six hundred of their little beds together. 80. His body would smell bad and this might cause illness. 缺词填空 country happiest weather social supports while famous capital trips health 翻译句子 We must take action to stop him from making mistakes. This kind boy often provides food for lost dogs. Because of the cold weather, his car broke down on his way to work. Our neighbor's house caught fire because lightning hit his house. Children can't wait to learn about the importance of protecting wild animals. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$