精品解析：广东省广州市增城区2024-2025学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题

2024学年第一学期期末质量检测卷 八年级英语 本试卷共四大题，满分90分，考试时间100分钟。 注意事项： 1. 答题前，考生务必在答卷上用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写自己的学校、姓名、考号；将自己的条形码粘贴在答题卡的“条形码粘贴处”。 2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。答案不能答在试卷上。 3. 非选择题答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，改动后的答案也不能超出指定的区域；不准使用铅笔、涂改液和修正带。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。 一、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 In a small town, there was a curious boy named Ted. He loved taking things apart and then ___1___ them back together. He usually succeeded, ___2___ sometimes he failed. One day, while he was watching his mother cook, he noticed that she had trouble ___3___ the sauce. He thought there must be another way and decided to invent ___4___ better. After a ___5___ afternoon, Ted created a new invention. He took apart a broken wood mixer (搅拌器) and then connected it to a motor (电动机). It was able to stir things by itself ___6___ it got power from the motor. It was so convenient that anyone ___7___ stir the sauce easily. The next day, he showed ___8___ invention to his mother, who was surprised and encouraged him to improve it. Ted kept working and finally added a timer, making it even ___9___. The user could leave the tool on the table and not have to worry about the sauce burning. ____10____ his mom’s support, he introduced it to his classmates. Later, ____11____ his schoolmates went to see it. Ted’s invention became popular quickly. They used it ____12____ drinks and sauces, and it was easy to clean. At the School Science Festival, Ted received ____13____ award for his creativity. Since then, he ____14____ many inventions which help people live better lives. It’s meaningful to find out what you have an ____15____ in and keep going. 1. A. put B. puts C. to put D. putting 2. A. or B. so C. and D. but 3. A. to stir B. stirred C. stirs D. stirring 4. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything 5. A. busy B. busily C. busier D. busiest 6. A. so B. if C. before D. though 7. A. could B. need C. must D. should 8. A. he B. him C. his D. himself 9. A. good B. better C. best D. the best 10. A. With B. About C. Without D. Against 11. A. hundred of B. hundreds of C. a hundred of D. a hundreds of 12. A. mix B. mixed C. mixing D. to mix 13. A. / B. a C. an D. the 14. A. invent B. invented C. has invented D. have invented 15. A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. interestingly 【答案】1. A 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. A 11. B 12. D 13. C 14. C 15. A 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了一个名叫Ted的好奇男孩如何通过他的创造力和坚持不懈，发明了一个方便的搅拌工具，并在学校和科学节上获得了认可的故事。 【1题详解】 句意：他喜欢把东西拆开，然后把它们重新组装起来。 put放，原形/过去式；puts三单形式；to put不定式；putting动名词/现在分词。此空与“loved”并列谓语，因此需用一般过去时，动词用过去式，故选A。 【2题详解】 句意：他通常成功了，但有时也失败了。 or或者；so所以；and和；but但是。“成功了”与“失败了”是转折关系，需用but连接，故选D。 【3题详解】 句意：一天，当他看妈妈做饭时，他注意到妈妈搅拌酱汁有困难。 to stir不定式；stirred过去式；stirs三单形式；stirring动名词/现在分词。have trouble (in) doing sth.是固定搭配，意为“做某事有困难”，需用动名词作宾语，故选D。 4题详解】 句意：他想一定还有其他办法，于是决定发明一个更好的。 nothing没有东西；something某物（一般用于肯定句）；anything任何事物（一般用于否定句或疑问句）；everything一切。根据“He thought there must be another way”可知是指决定发明一个更好的东西，此处为肯定句，需用something，故选B。 【5题详解】 句意：经过一个忙碌的下午，Ted创造了一个新发明。 busy忙碌的，形容词；busily忙碌地，副词；busier更忙碌的，形容词比较级；busiest最忙碌的，形容词最高级。此处需用形容词修饰名词afternoon，故选A。 【6题详解】 句意：它能自己搅拌东西，如果它从电动机获得动力。 so所以；if如果；before在……之前；though尽管。根据“He took apart a broken wood mixer (搅拌器) and then connected it to a motor (电动机). It was able to stir things by itself…it got power from the motor.”可知是指如果它从电动机获得动力，它能自己搅拌东西。故选B。 【7题详解】 句意：它非常方便，任何人都能轻易地搅拌酱汁。 could能；need需要；must必须；should应该。根据“It was so convenient that anyone…stir the sauce easily”可知任何人都能轻易地搅拌酱汁。故选A。 【8题详解】 句意：第二天，他把自己的发明展示给妈妈看，妈妈很惊讶，并鼓励他改进。 he他，主格；him他，宾格；his他的，形容词性物主代词；himself他自己，反身代词。根据“he showed…invention to his mother”可知需用形容词性物主代词修饰，表示“他的发明”，故选C。 【9题详解】 句意：Ted继续工作，最后加了一个定时器，使它变得更好了。 good好的，形容词原形；better更好的，形容词比较级；best最好的，形容词最高级；the best最好的。此处表示与之前的版本相比有所改进，需用比较级better，故选B。 【10题详解】 句意：在妈妈的支持下，他把它介绍给了同学。 With有；About关于；Without没有；Against反对。with one’s support“在某人的支持上”，故选A。 【11题详解】 句意：后来，他成百上千的同学们都去看了。 hundred of结构错误；hundreds of成百上千的；a hundred of错误结构；a hundreds of结构错误。此处表示数量很多，需用hundreds of表示“成百上千的”，故选B。 【12题详解】 句意：他们用它来搅拌饮料和酱汁，而且很容易清洗。 mix搅拌，原形；mixed过去式；mixing动名词/现在分词；to mix不定式。“use sth. to do sth.”表示“使用某物去做某事”，故选D。 【13题详解】 句意：在学校科学节上，Ted因其创造力而获得了一个奖项。 a一个，用以辅音音素开头的单词；an一个，用以元音音素开头的单词；the表特指。award“奖项”以元音音素开头，可数名词单数，此处需用不定冠词an修饰，故选C。 【14题详解】 句意：从那时起，他发明了许多帮助人们过上更好生活的发明。 invent发明，原形；invented过去式；has invented现在完成时；have invented现在完成时。结合“Since then”可知此处需用现在完成时，主语是he，需用结构has done。故选C。 【15题详解】 句意：找出你感兴趣的东西并坚持下去是很有意义的。 interest兴趣，名词；interested感兴趣的，形容词（通常用于人）；interesting有趣的，形容词（通常用于物）；interestingly有趣地，副词。have an interest in“对……感兴趣”，故选A。 二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 Father’s Day was coming. I found my dad was upset because of losing his job, so I decided to cheer him up with a ____16____ gift. One day after school, I ____17____ my bike to a nearby gift shop. I told the shopkeeper I was looking for a great Father’s Day present. She asked, “Would a ____18____ be good?” “Maybe,” I said. Then she ____19____ a watch and showed it to me. I agreed it would be perfect. “How much money do you have?” she asked. “I have ____20____ dollars,” I replied. “You’re really lucky!” she said. “This watch is only $11. You’ll even have one dollar left for a little ____21____.” She wrapped the watch in a box. I paid for it, and then rode home with the gift under my arm. When my dad opened the box, he asked ____22____, “Where did you get this?” “I bought it at a gift shop,” I said. “It cost $11.” My dad was shocked. A few years later, I found out the watch was actually worth three hundred dollars, and I was really grateful to ____23____ for what she did. But I always felt ____24____ that I never had a chance to thank her. “What still amazes me, my daughter,” my dad said, “It’s that selling you the watch for $11 was unbelievable enough. But letting you leave with a dollar for a card was even ____25____. I’ll never forget that.” 16. A. big B. small C. special D. expensive 17. A. drove B. rode C. left D. started 18. A. watch B. bike C. card D. purse 19. A. took off B. pulled off C. tried out D. took out 20. A. ten B. eleven C. twelve D. thirteen 21. A. card B. watch C. change D. flower 22. A. sadly B. angrily C. carefully D. surprisingly 23. A. mum B. father C. the daughter D. the shopkeeper 24. A. sorry B. happy C. careful D. comfortable 25 A. richer B. kinder C. sadder D. worse 【答案】16. C 17. B 18. A 19. D 20. C 21. A 22. D 23. D 24. A 25. B 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了作者碰到一位十分善良的店主，不仅只用11美元买了块手表在父亲节送给父亲，还留下一美元买了张卡片。 【16题详解】 句意：我发现爸爸因为丢了工作而心烦意乱，所以我决定送一份特别的礼物让他高兴起来。 big大的；small小的；special特殊的；expensive贵的。根据下文“I told the shopkeeper I was looking for a great Father’s Day present.”可知，此处是说要送给父亲一件特殊的礼物，故选C。 【17题详解】 句意：一天放学后，我骑着自行车去附近的礼品店。 drove开车；rode骑车；left离开；started开始。根据“my bike”可知，此句是说骑自行车去附近的礼品店，故选B。 【18题详解】 句意：她问：“手表好吗？” watch手表；bike自行车；card卡片；purse钱包。根据“a watch”可知，此句是问一块手表好不好，故选A。 19题详解】 句意：然后她拿出一块表给我看。 took off摘下，脱下；pulled off成功完成；tried out试用；took out取出。根据“showed it to me”可知，此处是说取出一块手表，故选D。 【20题详解】 句意：“我有12美元，”我回答。 ten十；eleven十一；twelve十二；thirteen十三。根据下文“This watch is only $11. You’ll even have one dollar left for a little”可知，作者有12美元，故选C。 【21题详解】 句意：你甚至会省下一美元买张小卡片。 card卡片；watch手表；change零钱；flower花。根据最后一段“But letting you leave with a dollar for a card”可知，还会省下钱买卡片。故选A。 【22题详解】 句意：爸爸打开盒子，惊讶地问道：“你从哪儿弄来的？” sadly伤心地；angrily生气地；carefully认真地；surprisingly吃惊地。根据下文“My dad was shocked.”可知，父亲看到后表，感到惊讶，故选D。 【23题详解】 句意：几年后，我发现这块表实际上值三百美元，我真的很感激店主所做的一切。 mum妈妈；father父亲；the daughter女儿；the shopkeeper店主。根据“A few years later, I found out the watch was actually worth three hundred dollars”可知，作者感谢店主所做的一切，故选D。 【24题详解】 句意：但我一直感到遗憾，我没有机会感谢她。 sorry抱歉的，遗憾的；happy开心的；careful认真的；comfortable舒服的。根据“I never had a chance to thank her”可知，此句是说没能感谢店主而感觉遗憾，故选A。 【25题详解】 句意：但让你留下一美元买张卡心地就更善良了。 richer更富有的；kinder更善良的；sadder更伤心的；worse更糟糕的。根据“It’s that selling you the watch for $11 was unbelievable enough.”可知，此句是说手表不仅卖得非常便宜，还更好心地让你留下一美元买卡片，故选B。 三、阅读（共两节，满分35分） 第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分） 阅读下列短文，从26～40各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答卷上将该选项涂黑。 (A) A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow (乌鸦) was jumping around. The crow made fun of the swans when he watched them. “You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, of course not. Let’s have a flying competition. I’ll show you what real flying is!” One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan. Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, feeling proud. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was feeling more and more tired. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to stop himself from falling into the water. The swan pretended (假装) not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick?” “No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “I’m in trouble because of my pride! If you don’t help me, I’ll lose my life...” The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach. 26. Who took up the challenge of the crow? A. One of the male swans. B. One of the female swans. C. One of the male crows. D. One of the female crows. 27. The underlined word “exhausted” in Paragraph 4 means ________. A. Tired. B. Angry C. Excited. D. Frightened. 28. What’s the correct order of the following events? a. The crow showed off its flying skills. b. The crow laughed at the swan’s flying. c. The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it. d. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble. e. The crow challenged the swans and a strong young swan accepted it. A. e-a-d-b-c B. e-a-d-c-b C. b-e-c-d-a D. b-e-a-d-c 29. What does the story tell us? A. No pains, no gains. B. Pride goes before a fall. C. Practice makes perfect. D. The early bird catches the worm. 【答案】26. A 27. A 28. D 29. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。本文中骄傲的乌鸦瞧不起天鹅，向天鹅发起了挑战，结果在挑战中失败，不得不向天鹅求救，最后被天鹅救了命。 【26题详解】 细节理解题。根据“One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge.”可知，一只强壮的年轻雄性天鹅，接受了乌鸦的挑战。故选A。 【27题详解】 词句猜测题。根据“that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to stop himself from falling into the water.”可知，他发现很难待在空中，不得不挣扎着不让自己掉进水里，所以，此处“exhausted”指的是“劳累，筋疲力尽”的意思，即“Tired”符合题意。故选A。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据短文描述“The crow made fun of the swans when he watched them.”、“One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge.”、“The crow flew up and began to show his… and looked proudly at the swan.”、“The crow flew after him, feeling proud. They flew on and on… falling into the water.”和“The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.”可知，乌鸦先是嘲笑天鹅的飞翔技术，天鹅接受了乌鸦的挑战，乌鸦先展示了它的飞行技巧，然后乌鸦跟着天鹅飞遇到了麻烦，再就是乌鸦向天鹅求救，天鹅同情乌鸦，救了它，即b-e-a-d-c，故选D。 【29题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全篇可知，这篇短文中骄傲的乌鸦由于骄傲，挑战天鹅，最后被它瞧不起的天鹅救了命，从而告诉我们骄傲使人落后的道理，选项B“骄者必败。”符合题意。故选B。 (B) Maohou, which means the monkey is full of hair in Chinese, is a traditional art in Beijing. Maohou figurines (小塑像) are usually shorter than 4 cm. In 2009, it was listed as an intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) of Beijing. Qiu Yisheng, who was born in 1961 and continues the maohou-making art, is a person for this traditional art. As a Beijing local, he fell in love with funny maohou when he first saw it in his friend’s home back in the 1980s. Then, he got crazy about it. “Anyone can make a maohou,” he said. “But it takes years of practice to create a maohou that has no facial looks, but tells a story like a human.” Qiu’s works come from his understanding of life. In his work “Antivirus Software”, three monkeys on a CD fight six monkeys that are trying to climb on the CD to break into the computer. Qiu made it in 2011, a year when computer viruses were still a serious problem. What’s funny is that every maohou has a “smart hairstyle”, which was very popular at the time. Although his works are often funny and creative, maohou-making is becoming a lost art. “Not many people know maohou. Artists who make it can’t earn enough money by it.” Qiu said. He calls for more attention to the art. 30. What do we know about maohou? A. It is difficult to find things to make it. B. Only Beijing locals can make it. C. Human hair is used to make maohou. D. Most of maohou are very small. 31. How old was Qiu Yisheng when he fell in love with maohou? A. About 10 years old. B. In his twenties. C. In his thirties. D. In his sixties. 32. What does Antivirus Software show? A. It takes a long time to make maohou. B. Qiu is interested in computer science. C. Qiu’s ideas in his works come from life. D. Qiu can show rich facial expressions in his works. 33. What is the main idea of this passage? A. To show different works of maohou created by Qiu Yisheng. B. To introduce the process of making maohou figurines in detail. C. To tell the story of Qiu Yisheng and his love for maohou-making art. D. To explain the reasons why maohou-making art is so popular in Beijing. 【答案】30. D 31. B 32. C 33. C 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了邱贻生和他对毛猴艺术的热爱。 【30题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Maohou figurines are usually shorter than 4 cm”可知，大部分的毛猴都很小。故选D。 【31题详解】 推理判断题。根据“As a Beijing local, he fell in love with funny maohou when he first saw it in his friend’s home back in the 1980s.”以及“Qiu Yisheng, who was born in 1961”可知他大概在20多岁时爱上毛猴。故选B。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Qiu’s works come from his understanding of life”可知，作品灵感来自生活。故选C。 【33题详解】 主旨大意题。通篇介绍了邱贻生和他对毛猴艺术的热爱，故选C。 (C) CTIYTODAY.com The 16th City Art Festival will be held from February 14 to 28. Here is the information of the festival: A great number of plays During the festival, 79 plays will be on show. There are so many different kinds of plays including Cantonese opera, Mountain Song opera, and Peking opera. Dance Festival As part of the 16th City Art Festival, the Dance Festival will invite modern dance groups to put on 19 dance shows. The festival will also hold free shows on the afternoons of February 25 to 27. Exhibition (展览) of excellent artworks A total of 311 works will be showed at the City Museum of Art, including Chinese paintings, oil paintings. Ticket prices Price: RMB 30—RMB 220. Some of the exhibitions are for free. Part of the timetable of the 16th City Art Festival Date& Time Name of play Theater Feb. 14 8:00 p. m. Musical “Xian Xinghai” Friendship Theater Feb. 15 3:00 p. m. Cantonese opera “Lingnan Painting” Opera Art Theater Feb. 25 3:00 p. m. Dance “Where am I going” Dance Theater How to get there Friendship Theater Bus: Take Bus No. 5, 7, 8, 31, 38 and get off at Hongxing North Road Nearby Underground Station: Exit A of City Railway Station, Line 2 or 5 Opera Art Theater Nearby Underground Station: Exit B2 of Southern Railway Station, Line 5 or 6 Dance Theater Nearby Underground Station: Exit A of Pingan Street Station, Line 6 34. What can you see during the 16th City Art Festival? A. Excellent movies and operas. B. Interesting paintings and inventions. C. Different plays and book exhibitions. D. Chinese artworks and modern dance. 35. What should you do if you want to watch “Xian Xinghai”? A. Go to Opera Art Theater by Line 5 on February 15. B. Go to Friendship Theater by Line 6 on February 15. C. Take Bus No. 5 to Friendship Theater on February 14. D. Take Bus No. 31 to Opera Art Theater on February 14. 36. Where can you probably find the material? A. In a storybook. B. In a diary. C. In a dictionary. D. In a website. 【答案】34. D 35. C 36. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是关于第十六届城市艺术节举行的相关信息。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Dance Festival…invite modern dance groups”以及“311 works…including Chinese paintings”可知，节日期间有中国艺术作品和现代舞。故选D。 【35题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Feb. 14 8:00 p.m. Musical ‘Xian Xinghai’ Friendship Theater”及“Friendship Theater Bus: Take Bus No. 5…get off at Hongxing North Road”可知，应在2月14日乘5路公交车去友谊剧院，故选C。 【36题详解】 推理判断题。根据“CTIYTODAY.com”可知出自网站。故选D。 (D) The 14th China Airshow was held from November 8th to 13th in 2024 in Zhuhai. More than 42 countries took part in the show, including America, Australia, the UK and many other countries. Among the different models of airplanes, the J-20 Drone (无人机) took many people’s breath away. The drone is one of the greatest inventions in recent years. A drone is light and easy to carry, which makes it popular. Some small drones are widely used for taking photos and putting on light shows. Other larger drones are used to carry things to far places in a smart way. For example, Mei Tuan Takeout (美团外卖) uses drones to send food or packages to people’s offices in big cities such as Shenzhen and Shanghai. The delivery time has been greatly cut down. Drones can be also set to finish tasks for farmers. They can check whether the crops are growing well at different time of a day. So a farmer can look after land five times larger than that before. Scientists are also using underwater drones to get information on CO2 levels in the ocean. It’s the newest way to study the ocean’s condition and improve its environment. However, some experts are worried that drones may cause some problems. They think that some people may use the drones to do some bad things. For example, there are probably some robberies caused by the drones. Maybe some people may use drones to steal some secret documents. Some people may even use them to hurt people. So the government should do something to guide people to use the drones in a right way. 37. How long did the 2024 China Airshow last? A. 5 days. B. 6 days. C. 13 days. D. 42 days. 38. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. Zhuhai. B. The drone. C. Mei Tuan Takeout. D. The 14th China Airshow. 39. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. More drones will be used for good things. B. Most of drones are already used in illegal activities. C. There may be more illegal and harmful incidents about drones. D. Drones will become less popular and disappear from people’s lives. 40. Which is the best title of the passage? A. The Use of Drones B. The Show of Drones C. The History of Drones D. The Development of Drones 【答案】37. B 38. B 39. C 40. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了无人机的使用及可能会导致的问题。 【37题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The 14th China Airshow was held from November 8th to 13th in 2024 in Zhuhai.”可知，第十四届中国航展于2024年11月8日至13日在珠海举行，持续6天。故选B。 【38题详解】 词义猜测题。根据“A drone is light and easy to carry, which makes it popular.”可知，无人机重量轻，易于携带，使得它很受欢迎，it指代“无人机”。故选B。 【39题详解】 推理判断题。根据“However, some experts are worried that drones may cause some problems. They think that some people may use the drones to do some bad things.”可知，可能会有更多关于无人机的非法和有害事件。故选C。 【40题详解】 最佳标题题。本文主要介绍了无人机的使用及可能会导致的问题。A选项为最佳标题。故选A。 第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，共5分） 阅读短文及文后A～E选项，选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答卷上将该项涂黑。 A good memory is often seen as something that comes naturally, and a bad memory as something that cannot be changed, but actually there is a lot that you can do to improve your memory. ____41____ We all remember the things we are interested in and forget the ones that make us bored. This is the reason why schoolboys remember football results easily but have difficulty remembering the dates from their history lessons! ____42____ One way to make yourself more interested is to ask questions—the more, the better! Another way to make something more memorable is to form a picture. ____43____ Some experts think that if you have to remember a new word, you’d better imagine a strange picture in your mind, and make sure you can match the picture with the word. Many experts believe that listening to classical music, especially Mozart, helps people organize their ideas more clearly and makes their memory better. ____44____ ____45____ If you do not want to lose your memory as you get older, you need to keep your brain healthy, just like your body. A. Here are the experts’ top tips. B. Keep your body and brain healthy. C. However, rock music does not have the same effect. D. So take an active interest in what you want to remember. E. The stranger the picture is, the better you will remember it. 【答案】41. A 42. D 43. E 44. C 45. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍增强记忆力的几种方法。 【41题详解】 根据上文“A good memory is often seen as something that comes naturally, and a bad memory as something that cannot be changed, but actually there is a lot that you can do to improve your memory.”及下文介绍增强记忆力的方法可知，此处承上启下，引出主题，选项A“以下是专家们力推的建议。”符合语境。故选A。 【42题详解】 根据上文“We all remember the things we are interested in and forget the ones that make us bored.”及下文“One way to make yourself more interested is to ask questions—the more, the better!”可知，此处与对要记忆的东西产生兴趣有关，选项D“所以对你想要记住的东西要有积极的兴趣。”符合语境。故选D。 【43题详解】 根据上文“Another way to make something more memorable is to form a picture.”及下文“Some experts think that if you have to remember a new word, you’d better imagine a strange picture in your mind, and make sure you can match the picture with the word.”可知，此处与形成图片有关，选项E“照片越奇怪，你的记忆力就越强。”符合语境。故选E。 【44题详解】 根据上文“Many experts believe that listening to classical music, especially Mozart, helps people organize their ideas more clearly and makes their memory better.”可知，此处与音乐有关，选项C“然而，摇滚乐并没有同样的效果。”符合语境。故选C。 【45题详解】 根据下文“If you do not want to lose your memory as you get older, you need to keep your brain healthy, just like your body.”可知，此处与保持身心健康有关，选项B“保持你的身体和大脑健康。”符合语境。故选B。 四、写作（共三节；满分30分） 第一节 语篇填词（共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分2.5分） 根据下面短文及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。在填写答题卡时，要求写出完整单词。（每空限填一词） Hello, everyone. Today it’s my turn to speak here and my t____46____ is about educational exchange. During my recent educational exchange, I have a____47____ made many new friends. Last week, I was g____48____ to welcome a friend from another country. As we explored the local traditions together, I learned to r____49____ each other from the differences that make each culture unique (独一无二). We talked about different food and festivals, and I was amazed at how much we could share and learn from one another. This experience not only deepened my understanding of my own culture but also d____50____ a sense of global friendship. Such exchanges make our lives more colorful and meaningful. 【答案】46. (t)opic 47. (a)lready 48. (g)lad 49. (r)espect 50. (d)eveloped 【解析】 【导语】本文是作者关于教育交流的发言。 【46题详解】 句意：今天轮到我在这里发言，我的主题是关于教育交流。根据“Today it’s my turn to speak”可知此处是指发言的主题，topic“主题”，此处用单数。故填(t)opic。 【47题详解】 句意：在我最近的教育交流中，我已经交到了许多新朋友。根据“made many new friends”可知此处是指已经交到了许多新朋友，already“已经”，故填(a)lready。 【48题详解】 句意：上周，我很高兴迎接了一位来自其他国家的朋友。根据“welcome a friend from another country”可知此处是指很高兴迎接了一位来自其他国家的朋友。glad“高兴的”，故填(g)lad。 【49题详解】 句意：当我们一起探索当地传统时，我学会了从使每种文化独特差异中尊重彼此。根据“each other from the differences that make each culture unique”可知此处是指尊重彼此，respect“尊重”，动词不定式to后接动词原形。故填(r)espect。 【50题详解】 句意：这次经历不仅加深了我对自己文化的理解，还培养了一种全球友谊感。根据“deepened my understanding of my own culture”和“a sense of global friendship”可知此处是指培养了一种全球友谊感，develop“培养”，此处与deepened并列作并列谓语，用一般过去时。故填(d)eveloped。 第二节 根据所给中文填空（共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分2.5分） 51. What a pity! I lost my ________ (钱包) yesterday. 【答案】wallet 【解析】 【详解】句意：太可惜了！我昨天丢了钱包。wallet“钱包”，名词，在句中作宾语。故填wallet。 52. Dolphins use sound to ________ (交流) with each other. 【答案】communicate 【解析】 【详解】句意：海豚用声音相互交流。communicate“交流”，use…to do sth.“用……做某事”，是固定搭配。故填communicate。 53. She answered all the questions ________ (准确地) in the class. 【答案】correctly 【解析】 【详解】句意：她在课堂上准确地回答了所有的问题。correctly意思为“准确地”，副词形式修饰动词answered。故填correctly。 54. He said he was going to ________ (促进，提高) his football skills. 【答案】improve 【解析】 【详解】句意：他说他要提高自己的足球技术。improve“促进，提高”，be going to后接动词原形，故填improve。 55. My parents gave me a ________ (相似的) present for me on my birthday. 【答案】similar 【解析】 【详解】句意：我的生日那天，我的父母给了我一份类似的礼物。similar“相似的”，故填similar。 第三节 完成句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）（每空限填一词） 56. 自从电脑发明以来，获取信息变得更容易了。 Getting information ________ ________ much easier since the computers were invented. 【答案】 ①. has ②. become 【解析】 【详解】对比所给中英文可知，设空处为“变得”；become“变得”，根据“since the computers were invented”可知，此处应用现在完成时，空处所在句的主语为“Getting information”，应填has become。故填has；become。 57. 对我们来说学习如何使用电脑很重要。 ________ ________ for us ________ ________ how to use computers. 【答案】 ①. It’s ②. important ③. to ④. learn 【解析】 【详解】对比所给中英文可知，此处为固定句式“It’s+adj.+for sb. to do sth.”，意为“对某人来说，做某事是……的”；important“重要的”，learn“学习”。故填It’s；important；to；learn。 58. 除非我们意识到电脑的重要性，否则我们将无法正确地使用它们。 ________ we are aware of the importance of computers, we ________ ________ them in a right way. 【答案】 ①. Unless ②. can’t ③. use   【解析】 【详解】unless“除非”；can’t use“无法使用”。故填Unless；can’t；use。 59. 电脑是一项多么有用的发明啊！ ________ ________ ________ invention the computer is! 【答案】 ①. What ②. a ③. useful 【解析】 【详解】对比所给中英文及标点提示可知，此处为“What + a/an + 形容词 + 可数名词单数 + 主语 + 谓语!”结构的感叹句；useful“有用的”，以辅音音素开头，不定冠词用a。故填What；a；useful。 60. 我们正期待更多的发明以更快的速度出现。 We are looking forward to more inventions appearing ________ ________ ________ ________. 【答案】 ①. at ②. a ③. faster ④. speed 【解析】 【详解】对比所给中英文可知，设空处为“以更快的速度”；at a faster speed“以更快的速度”，是固定搭配。故填at；a；faster；speed。 61. 来自美国的Grace到你校交流学习，她参加了你们学校上周的“英语周”活动后收获很大。请你根据以下提示内容，帮助她完成一封e-mail，向她的美国同学们介绍上周“英语周”的相关情况。 Funny Invention 时间：周一下午 内容：用英语介绍一项发明 目的：练习英语口语 培养科学兴趣 English Corner 时间：周三上午 内容：用英语讲中国传统故事 目的：了解古人智慧 传播中国文化 Culture Talks 时间：周五下午 内容：分享教育交流 目的：…… (请补充) 要求：1. 80词左右（给出部分不计入总词数）； 2. 包含所有要点，可适当发挥，条理清晰，书写规范； 3. 文中不得出现真实姓名和校名； 4. 参考词汇：intelligence智慧 Dear classmates, I have been very happy in the junior high school in China. Last week, I took part in the English Week. I have learned a lot from it. Now let me tell you something about it. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Best wishes! Yours, Grace 【答案】例文 Dear classmates, I have been very happy in the junior high school in China. Last week, I took part in the English Week. I have learned a lot from it. Now let me tell you something about it. On Monday afternoon we had a Funny Invention activity. We introduced an invention in English. The purpose of this activity was to practice our spoken English and develop interest in science. On Wednesday morning, we had an English Corner. We told traditional Chinese stories in English. The purpose of this activity was to understand the wisdom of ancient people and spread Chinese culture. On Friday afternoon, we had a Culture Talks. We shared our ideas about education. The purpose of this activity was to find better learning methods. Best wishes! Yours, Grace 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一封电子邮件； ②时态：时态以“一般过去时”为主； ③提示：写作要点已给出，考生应注意不要遗漏提示，并适当添加细节，注意字母大小写以及标点符号。 [写作步骤] 第一步、开篇点题，引出话题； 第二步、根据提示，介绍所参加的活动、活动的时间、内容以及目的； 第三步、书写结语。 [亮点词汇] ①take part in参加 ②develop interest in…培养对……的兴趣 ③spread Chinese culture传播中国文化 [高分句型] ①The purpose of this activity was to practice our spoken English and develop interest in science. (不定式作表语) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024学年第一学期期末质量检测卷 八年级英语 本试卷共四大题，满分90分，考试时间100分钟。 注意事项： 1. 答题前，考生务必在答卷上用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写自己的学校、姓名、考号；将自己的条形码粘贴在答题卡的“条形码粘贴处”。 2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。答案不能答在试卷上。 3. 非选择题答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，改动后的答案也不能超出指定的区域；不准使用铅笔、涂改液和修正带。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。 一、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 In a small town, there was a curious boy named Ted. He loved taking things apart and then ___1___ them back together. He usually succeeded, ___2___ sometimes he failed. One day, while he was watching his mother cook, he noticed that she had trouble ___3___ the sauce. He thought there must be another way and decided to invent ___4___ better. After a ___5___ afternoon, Ted created a new invention. He took apart a broken wood mixer (搅拌器) and then connected it to a motor (电动机). It was able to stir things by itself ___6___ it got power from the motor. It was so convenient that anyone ___7___ stir the sauce easily. The next day, he showed ___8___ invention to his mother, who was surprised and encouraged him to improve it. Ted kept working and finally added a timer, making it even ___9___. The user could leave the tool on the table and not have to worry about the sauce burning. ____10____ his mom’s support, he introduced it to his classmates. Later, ____11____ his schoolmates went to see it. Ted’s invention became popular quickly. They used it ____12____ drinks and sauces, and it was easy to clean. At the School Science Festival, Ted received ____13____ award for his creativity. Since then, he ____14____ many inventions which help people live better lives. It’s meaningful to find out what you have an ____15____ in and keep going. 1. A. put B. puts C. to put D. putting 2. A. or B. so C. and D. but 3. A. to stir B. stirred C. stirs D. stirring 4. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything 5. A. busy B. busily C. busier D. busiest 6. A. so B. if C. before D. though 7. A. could B. need C. must D. should 8. A. he B. him C. his D. himself 9. A. good B. better C. best D. the best 10. A. With B. About C. Without D. Against 11. A. hundred of B. hundreds of C. a hundred of D. a hundreds of 12. A. mix B. mixed C. mixing D. to mix 13. A. / B. a C. an D. the 14. A. invent B. invented C. has invented D. have invented 15 A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. interestingly 二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 Father’s Day was coming. I found my dad was upset because of losing his job, so I decided to cheer him up with a ____16____ gift. One day after school, I ____17____ my bike to a nearby gift shop. I told the shopkeeper I was looking for a great Father’s Day present. She asked, “Would a ____18____ be good?” “Maybe,” I said. Then she ____19____ a watch and showed it to me. I agreed it would be perfect. “How much money do you have?” she asked. “I have ____20____ dollars,” I replied. “You’re really lucky!” she said. “This watch is only $11. You’ll even have one dollar left for a little ____21____.” She wrapped the watch in a box. I paid for it, and then rode home with the gift under my arm. When my dad opened the box, he asked ____22____, “Where did you get this?” “I bought it at a gift shop,” I said. “It cost $11.” My dad was shocked. A few years later, I found out the watch was actually worth three hundred dollars, and I was really grateful to ____23____ for what she did. But I always felt ____24____ that I never had a chance to thank her. “What still amazes me, my daughter,” my dad said, “It’s that selling you the watch for $11 was unbelievable enough. But letting you leave with a dollar for a card was even ____25____. I’ll never forget that.” 16. A. big B. small C. special D. expensive 17. A. drove B. rode C. left D. started 18. A. watch B. bike C. card D. purse 19. A. took off B. pulled off C. tried out D. took out 20. A. ten B. eleven C. twelve D. thirteen 21. A. card B. watch C. change D. flower 22. A. sadly B. angrily C. carefully D. surprisingly 23. A. mum B. father C. the daughter D. the shopkeeper 24. A. sorry B. happy C. careful D. comfortable 25. A. richer B. kinder C. sadder D. worse 三、阅读（共两节，满分35分） 第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分） 阅读下列短文，从26～40各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答卷上将该选项涂黑。 (A) A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow (乌鸦) was jumping around. The crow made fun of the swans when he watched them. “You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, of course not. Let’s have a flying competition. I’ll show you what real flying is!” One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan. Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, feeling proud. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was feeling more and more tired. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to stop himself from falling into the water. The swan pretended (假装) not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick?” “No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “I’m in trouble because of my pride! If you don’t help me, I’ll lose my life...” The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach. 26. Who took up the challenge of the crow? A. One of the male swans. B. One of the female swans. C. One of the male crows. D. One of the female crows. 27. The underlined word “exhausted” in Paragraph 4 means ________. A. Tired. B. Angry C. Excited. D. Frightened. 28. What’s the correct order of the following events? a. The crow showed off its flying skills. b. The crow laughed at the swan’s flying. c. The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it. d. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble. e. The crow challenged the swans and a strong young swan accepted it. A. e-a-d-b-c B. e-a-d-c-b C. b-e-c-d-a D. b-e-a-d-c 29. What does the story tell us? A. No pains, no gains. B. Pride goes before a fall. C. Practice makes perfect. D. The early bird catches the worm. (B) Maohou, which means the monkey is full of hair in Chinese, is a traditional art in Beijing. Maohou figurines (小塑像) are usually shorter than 4 cm. In 2009, it was listed as an intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) of Beijing. Qiu Yisheng who was born in 1961 and continues the maohou-making art, is a person for this traditional art. As a Beijing local, he fell in love with funny maohou when he first saw it in his friend’s home back in the 1980s. Then, he got crazy about it. “Anyone can make a maohou,” he said. “But it takes years of practice to create a maohou that has no facial looks, but tells a story like a human.” Qiu’s works come from his understanding of life. In his work “Antivirus Software”, three monkeys on a CD fight six monkeys that are trying to climb on the CD to break into the computer. Qiu made it in 2011, a year when computer viruses were still a serious problem. What’s funny is that every maohou has a “smart hairstyle”, which was very popular at the time. Although his works are often funny and creative, maohou-making is becoming a lost art. “Not many people know maohou. Artists who make it can’t earn enough money by it.” Qiu said. He calls for more attention to the art. 30. What do we know about maohou? A. It is difficult to find things to make it. B. Only Beijing locals can make it. C. Human hair is used to make maohou. D. Most of maohou are very small. 31. How old was Qiu Yisheng when he fell in love with maohou? A. About 10 years old. B. In his twenties. C. In his thirties. D. In his sixties. 32. What does Antivirus Software show? A. It takes a long time to make maohou. B. Qiu is interested in computer science. C. Qiu’s ideas in his works come from life. D. Qiu can show rich facial expressions in his works. 33. What is the main idea of this passage? A. To show different works of maohou created by Qiu Yisheng. B. To introduce the process of making maohou figurines in detail. C. To tell the story of Qiu Yisheng and his love for maohou-making art. D. To explain the reasons why maohou-making art is so popular in Beijing. (C) CTIYTODAY.com The 16th City Art Festival will be held from February 14 to 28. Here is the information of the festival: A great number of plays During the festival, 79 plays will be on show. There are so many different kinds of plays including Cantonese opera, Mountain Song opera, and Peking opera. Dance Festival As part of the 16th City Art Festival, the Dance Festival will invite modern dance groups to put on 19 dance shows. The festival will also hold free shows on the afternoons of February 25 to 27. Exhibition (展览) of excellent artworks A total of 311 works will be showed at the City Museum of Art, including Chinese paintings, oil paintings. Ticket prices Price: RMB 30—RMB 220. Some of the exhibitions are for free. Part of the timetable of the 16th City Art Festival Date& Time Name of play Theater Feb. 14 8:00 p. m. Musical “Xian Xinghai” Friendship Theater Feb. 15 3:00 p. m. Cantonese opera “Lingnan Painting” Opera Art Theater Feb. 25 3:00 p. m. Dance “Where am I going” Dance Theater How to get there Friendship Theater Bus: Take Bus No. 5, 7, 8, 31, 38 and get off at Hongxing North Road Nearby Underground Station: Exit A of City Railway Station, Line 2 or 5 Opera Art Theater Nearby Underground Station: Exit B2 of Southern Railway Station, Line 5 or 6 Dance Theater Nearby Underground Station: Exit A of Pingan Street Station Line 6 34. What can you see during the 16th City Art Festival? A. Excellent movies and operas. B. Interesting paintings and inventions. C. Different plays and book exhibitions. D. Chinese artworks and modern dance. 35. What should you do if you want to watch “Xian Xinghai”? A. Go to Opera Art Theater by Line 5 on February 15. B. Go to Friendship Theater by Line 6 on February 15. C. Take Bus No. 5 to Friendship Theater on February 14. D Take Bus No. 31 to Opera Art Theater on February 14. 36. Where can you probably find the material? A. In a storybook. B. In a diary. C. In a dictionary. D. In a website. (D) The 14th China Airshow was held from November 8th to 13th in 2024 in Zhuhai. More than 42 countries took part in the show, including America, Australia, the UK and many other countries. Among the different models of airplanes, the J-20 Drone (无人机) took many people’s breath away. The drone is one of the greatest inventions in recent years. A drone is light and easy to carry, which makes it popular. Some small drones are widely used for taking photos and putting on light shows. Other larger drones are used to carry things to far places in a smart way. For example, Mei Tuan Takeout (美团外卖) uses drones to send food or packages to people’s offices in big cities such as Shenzhen and Shanghai. The delivery time has been greatly cut down. Drones can be also set to finish tasks for farmers. They can check whether the crops are growing well at different time of a day. So a farmer can look after land five times larger than that before. Scientists are also using underwater drones to get information on CO2 levels in the ocean. It’s the newest way to study the ocean’s condition and improve its environment. However, some experts are worried that drones may cause some problems. They think that some people may use the drones to do some bad things. For example, there are probably some robberies caused by the drones. Maybe some people may use drones to steal some secret documents. Some people may even use them to hurt people. So the government should do something to guide people to use the drones in a right way. 37. How long did the 2024 China Airshow last? A. 5 days. B. 6 days. C. 13 days. D. 42 days. 38. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. Zhuhai. B. The drone. C. Mei Tuan Takeout. D. The 14th China Airshow. 39. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. More drones will be used for good things. B. Most of drones are already used in illegal activities. C. There may be more illegal and harmful incidents about drones. D. Drones will become less popular and disappear from people’s lives. 40. Which is the best title of the passage? A. The Use of Drones B. The Show of Drones C. The History of Drones D. The Development of Drones 第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，共5分） 阅读短文及文后A～E选项，选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答卷上将该项涂黑。 A good memory is often seen as something that comes naturally, and a bad memory as something that cannot be changed, but actually there is a lot that you can do to improve your memory. ____41____ We all remember the things we are interested in and forget the ones that make us bored. This is the reason why schoolboys remember football results easily but have difficulty remembering the dates from their history lessons! ____42____ One way to make yourself more interested is to ask questions—the more, the better! Another way to make something more memorable is to form a picture. ____43____ Some experts think that if you have to remember a new word, you’d better imagine a strange picture in your mind, and make sure you can match the picture with the word. Many experts believe that listening to classical music, especially Mozart, helps people organize their ideas more clearly and makes their memory better. ____44____ ____45____ If you do not want to lose your memory as you get older, you need to keep your brain healthy, just like your body. A. Here are the experts’ top tips. B. Keep your body and brain healthy. C. However, rock music does not have the same effect. D. So take an active interest in what you want to remember. E. The stranger the picture is, the better you will remember it. 四、写作（共三节；满分30分） 第一节 语篇填词（共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分2.5分） 根据下面短文及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。在填写答题卡时，要求写出完整单词。（每空限填一词） Hello, everyone. Today it’s my turn to speak here and my t____46____ is about educational exchange. During my recent educational exchange, I have a____47____ made many new friends. Last week, I was g____48____ to welcome a friend from another country. As we explored the local traditions together, I learned to r____49____ each other from the differences that make each culture unique (独一无二). We talked about different food and festivals, and I was amazed at how much we could share and learn from one another. This experience not only deepened my understanding of my own culture but also d____50____ a sense of global friendship. Such exchanges make our lives more colorful and meaningful. 第二节 根据所给中文填空（共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分2.5分） 51. What a pity! I lost my ________ (钱包) yesterday. 52. Dolphins use sound to ________ (交流) with each other. 53. She answered all the questions ________ (准确地) in the class. 54. He said he was going to ________ (促进，提高) his football skills. 55. My parents gave me a ________ (相似的) present for me on my birthday. 第三节 完成句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）（每空限填一词） 56. 自从电脑发明以来，获取信息变得更容易了。 Getting information ________ ________ much easier since the computers were invented. 57. 对我们来说学习如何使用电脑很重要。 ________ ________ for us ________ ________ how to use computers. 58. 除非我们意识到电脑的重要性，否则我们将无法正确地使用它们。 ________ we are aware of the importance of computers, we ________ ________ them in a right way. 59. 电脑是一项多么有用的发明啊！ ________ ________ ________ invention the computer is! 60. 我们正期待更多的发明以更快的速度出现。 We are looking forward to more inventions appearing ________ ________ ________ ________. 61. 来自美国的Grace到你校交流学习，她参加了你们学校上周的“英语周”活动后收获很大。请你根据以下提示内容，帮助她完成一封e-mail，向她的美国同学们介绍上周“英语周”的相关情况。 Funny Invention 时间：周一下午 内容：用英语介绍一项发明 目的：练习英语口语 培养科学兴趣 English Corner 时间：周三上午 内容：用英语讲中国传统故事 目：了解古人智慧 传播中国文化 Culture Talks 时间：周五下午 内容：分享教育交流 目的：…… (请补充) 要求：1. 80词左右（给出部分不计入总词数）； 2. 包含所有要点，可适当发挥，条理清晰，书写规范； 3. 文中不得出现真实姓名和校名； 4. 参考词汇：intelligence智慧 Dear classmates, I have been very happy in the junior high school in China. Last week, I took part in the English Week. I have learned a lot from it. Now let me tell you something about it. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Best wishes! Yours, Grace 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$