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2024～2025学年度上学期期末考试 八年级英语试卷 亲爱的同学，在你答题前，请认真阅读下面的注意事项： 1．本试卷由第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分组成。全卷共10页，八大题，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。 2．答第1卷（选择题）时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把“答题卡”上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。不得答在“试卷”上。 3．答第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）时，答案用0.5毫米黑色笔迹签字笔书写在“答题卡”上。答在“试卷”上无效。 4．认真阅读“答题卡”上的注意事项。 预祝你取得优异成绩！ 第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共80分） 第一部分 听力部分 一、听力测试（共三节） 第一节（共4小题，每小题1分，满分4分） 听下面4个问题。每个问题后有三个答语，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，听完每个问题后，你都有5秒钟的时间来作答和阅读下一小题。每个问题仅读一遍。 1．A．An engineer. B．In Shanghai. C．By subway. 2．A．A milk shake. B．For half an hour. C．Hardly ever. 3．A．Sure, I’d love to. B．A space station. C．More exciting. 4．A．It tastes good. B．Yes, they are. C．Three. 第二节（共8小题，每小题1分，满分8分） 听下面8段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来作答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 5．What does Susan do twice a day? A．Drink milk. B．Drink coffee. C．Drink orange juice. 6．Who is going to cook a big dinner? A．Tom. B．Lucy. C．Lily. 7．What’s NOT the woman’s New Year’s resolution? A．She’s going to improve her English. B．She’s going to practice Chinese every day. C．She’s going to make more English friends. 8．What might the man probably be? A．A teacher. B．A reporter. C．A doctor. 9．Who did a good job in the English speech competition? A．Mary and Rose. B．Jack and Mary. C．Jack and Rose. 10．How was the weather the day before yesterday? A．Rainy. B．Sunny. C．Windy. 11．When does the film begin? A． B． C． 12．What does the man mean? A．It’s easy to stop eating junk food. B．Old habits die hard. C．He doesn’t want to eat hamburgers. 第三节（共13小题，每小题1分，满分13分） 听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答13至15三个小题。 13．How was Sally’s weekend? A．Busy. B．Nice. C．Terrible. 14．What did Bob do on Saturday? A．He played computers games. B．He visited his cousins. C．He had a big dinner with his grandparents. 15．Who did Bob play chess with? A．Sally. B．His cousins. C．His grandparents. 听下面一段对话，回答16至18三个小题。 16．Where are the two speakers? A．In a restaurant. B．In the library. C．In the classroom. 17．What does the woman like about the summer school? A．The math book. B．The teachers. C．The size of the class. 18．What can we learn from the conversation? A．The man hopes the class can be a little smaller. B．They both have classes at two o’clock. C．The man plans to leave in three weeks. 听下面一段对话，回答19至22四个小题。 19．What’s the relationship between the man and the woman? A．Old friends. B．Husband and wife. C．Teacher and student. 20．What day is it today? A．Wednesday. B．Thursday. C．Friday. 21．Why will the man hold a party? A．To celebrate his birthday. B．To say goodbye to the woman. C．To celebrate his moving into a new house. 22．What can we know from the conversation? A．The man is busy these days. B．The woman will have a holiday soon. C．The party will last for two hours. 听下面一段独白，回答23至25三个小题。 23．How long did Rick live in Wuhan? A．For 2 years. B．For 3 years. C．For 4 years. 24．What is Rick going to do on holiday next month? A．Visit some old friends. B．Learn to ski. C．Hang out. 25．Which of the followings is TRUE according to the material? A．Rick is interested in sports. B．Rick’s parents dislike sports. C．Rick’s family will fly to France. 第二部分 笔试部分 二、选择填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。将代表该答案的字母在答题卡上相应的位置涂黑。 1. —Mrs. Smith, thanks for inviting us to the birthday party. It really made us feel happy and relaxed! —________. A. All right B. Please don’t say so C. I’m glad to hear it D. Sounds great 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——史密斯夫人，谢谢邀请我们参加生日派对，真的让我们感到开心和放松！——我很高兴听到这个。 考查情景交际。All right好；Please don’t say so请别这样说；I’m glad to hear it我很高兴听到这个；Sounds great听起来很不错。根据“It really made us feel happy and relaxed!”可知，参加生日派对后很开心和放松，所以史密斯夫人很高兴听到这个。故选C。 2. —Do you mind me sending the photo to my blog? —________. It’s private. A. Don’t mention it B. You’d better not C. No, I do mind D. Yes, I’d love to 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你介意我把照片发到我的博客上吗？——你最好不要。这是私人的。 考查情景交际。Don’t mention it别提了；You’d better not你最好不要；No, I do mind不，我介意；Yes, I’d love to是的，我很乐意。根据“Do you mind me sending the photo to my blog?”以及“It’s private.”可知，此处是委婉地拒绝，B项符合。故选B。 3. —I want to be a famous actress when I grow up. —Then you must practice performing hard, because no one can be successful ________ hard work. A. for B. without C. with D. though 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我长大后想成为一名著名的女演员。——那你必须努力练习表演，因为没有人能在没有努力的情况下取得成功。 考查介词辨析。for为了；without没有；with带有；though尽管。根据“because no one can be successful...hard work.”可知，表示 “没有……就不能成功”，应使用“without”，故选B。 4. —What do you think of his great success? —The ________ one is, the ________ he will be. A. more hard-working, luckier B. most hard-working, luckiest C. most hard-working, luckier D. more hard-working, luckiest 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你如何看待他的巨大成功？——越勤奋的人就越幸运。 考查比较级。分析结构，此处使用了“the+比较级，the+比较级”结构，表示“越……，就越……”。hard-working是形容词原级，more hard-working是比较级，表示“更努力的”。lucky是形容词原级，luckier是比较级，表示“更幸运的”。故选A。 5. —What are your family going to do besides working these days? —We are going to ________ the Spring Festival, like cleaning up the house or shopping. A. find out B. hang out C. look for D. prepare for 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——这些天你的家人除了工作还打算做什么？——我们准备庆祝春节，比如打扫房子或购物。 考查动词短语。find out查明；hang out闲逛；look for寻找；prepare for准备。根据“like cleaning up the house or shopping.”可知，打扫房子或购物是为了准备过春节。故选D。 6. —Do you know the idiom (成语) “Meng’s mother makes three moves”? —Yes. It tells that a mother did all she could to offer her child the best ________. A. invitation B. information C. experience D. environment 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——-你知道“孟母三迁”这个成语吗？——是的。它讲述了一位母亲竭尽全力为她的孩子提供最好的环境的故事。 考查名词词义辨析。invitation邀请；information信息；experience经历；environment环境。根据“Do you know the idiom (成语) ‘Meng’s mother makes three moves’”可知，此处是说环境的重要性，故选D。 7. —I hear you’ve moved to Sanya. —Yeah. Everything is fine except the weather. It doesn’t ________ with me. I always feel sick. A. agree B. catch C. decide D. stand 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我听说你搬到三亚去了。——是的。除了天气，一切都很好。它不适合我。我总是觉得不舒服。 考查动词辨析。agree适合（某人）；catch抓住；decide决定；stand忍受。根据“Everything is fine except the weather.”可知，指是天气不适合自己，应用agree。故选A。 8. —My parents always go for a walk after dinner ________ it rains or snows. —What a healthy habit! A. as long as B. until C. because D. unless 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我父母总是在晚饭后散步，除非下雨或下雪。——多么健康的习惯啊！ 考查连词辨析。as long as只要；until直到；because因为；unless除非，如果不。根据“My parents always go for a walk after dinner...it rains or snows.”可知，如果不下雨或下雪就会在晚饭后散步，应用unless引导条件状语从句。故选D。 9. —The robot taxis are ________ in many places in Wuhan. —Yes, it’s really popular these days. I think it’s a great symbol of the new technology (科技). A. available B. traditional C. personal D. educational 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——武汉很多地方都有机器人出租车。——是的，最近很流行。我认为这是新技术的一个伟大象征。 考查形容词辨析。available可获得的，可找到的；traditional传统的；personal个人的；educational有教育意义的。根据“Yes, it’s really popular these days.”可知，机器人出租车最近很流行，所以到处都可以找到。故选A。 10. —Time is valuable for everyone and we should learn to make full use of it. —I agree. Let’s ________ the time we lost and fight for the next term (学期). A. take up B. turn up C. make up D. put up 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——时间对每个人来说都是宝贵的，我们应该学会充分利用它。——我同意。让我们来弥补失去的时间，为下学期而奋斗。 考查动词短语。take up占据；turn up出现；make up弥补；put up张贴。根据“the time we lost and fight for the next term (学期).”可知，是指弥补失去的时间。故选C。 三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 My friend Mary and I decided to be “resolution buddies (伙伴)” and write our resolutions together. Here is the list we would do every day: New Year’s Resolution 1) Wear a cool new hairstyle 2) Bake (烘焙) a delicious treat. 3) Eat a super-healthy lunch. 4) Read books for 30 minutes. 5) Do exercise for 20 minutes. 6) Do something big to help the planet. The next morning, I ____11____ at 5:45. My dad was so surprised to see me. “Whoa! Who are you? And what have you done with my ____12____ daughter?” he said. “Mary and I need more time to keep our New Year’s resolutions,” I told him, ____13____ him the resolution list and my braids (发辫). “I already did resolution number ____14____. Now I’m baking cookies for the second resolution.” When I ____15____ school, Mary said, “I love your braids! Oh, and here are my cookies!” The morning seemed ____16____. After a difficult math test, we felt we really needed a nice lunch. However, resolution number 3 says our lunch has to be healthy, not necessarily delicious. Anyway, we still ____17____ it. “If we’re going to finish numbers 4 and 5 ____18____ the class begins, we’d better be quick.” I said to Mary. At last, we made it. However, the exercise made us ____19____ and we didn’t have time to do something big to help the planet (resolution number 6). “It seemed we had to get up even earlier the next day,” said Mary. I ____20____ it difficult, but I had to support (支持) her. Even with more time, though, it was hard to finish everything. And we were ____21____ tired to do things well. On Friday, Mary and I yawned (打哈欠) a lot. That afternoon, we made up a new New Year’s resolution list. We had ____22____ exercised and read a lot, so we ____23____ some of our old resolutions. Now the new one is ____24____, simpler, and best of all, doable. New Year’s Resolution 1) Try to eat healthy food. 2) Try not to waste water or paper. 3) Try to be kind. Of course, we still like to bake and try new hairstyles, but not every day. And we still hope to do something big to help the planet, but that will take more ____25____. 11. A. put up B. turned up C. showed up D. got up 12. A. sleep-loving B. sweet-loving C. book-loving D. dog-loving 13. A. reading B. writing C. thinking D. showing 14. A. one B. three C. four D. five 15. A. left for B. went to C. arrived at D. got back to 16. A. busy B. free C. terrible D. sweet 17. A. made B. kept C. forgot D. remembered 18. A. before B. as soon as C. until D. after 19. A. excited B. uncomfortable C. relaxed D. unlucky 20. A. said B. wondered C. found D. caught 21. A. so B. too C. very D. much 22. A. simply B. quickly C. already D. truly 23. A. left off B. turned off C. put off D. kept off 24. A. more interesting B. richer C. more serious D. shorter 25. A. acting B. learning C. planning D. knowing 【答案】11. D 12. A 13. D 14. A 15. C 16. D 17. B 18. A 19. B 20. C 21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述作者和好友玛丽一开始制定了一份新年决心清单，实施后发现很难完成，所以她们又重新制定了一份切实可行的新年决心清单。 【11题详解】 句意：第二天早上，我5点45分起床。 put up张贴；turned up出现；showed up出现；got up起床。根据“at 5:45”以及下文“It seemed we had to get up even earlier the next day”可知，此处指作者5点45分起床。故选D。 【12题详解】 句意：你对我爱睡觉的女儿做了什么？ sleep-loving爱睡觉；sweet-loving对甜食有强烈喜好的；book-loving爱书；dog-loving爱狗。根据上文“I…at 5:45”以及“Whoa! Who are you?”可知，爸爸对于作者早起感到惊讶，所以应是指爱睡觉的女儿。故选A。 【13题详解】 句意：我告诉他，给他看了决心清单和我的辫子。 reading读；writing写；thinking想；showing展示。根据“…him the resolution list and my braids (发辫)”的语境并结合选项可知，此处应是把决心清单和辫子展示给爸爸看。故选D。 【14题详解】 句意：我已经做了决心一。 one一；three三；four四；five五。根据上文“1) Wear a cool new hairstyle.”以及“my braids”可知，作者完成了清单上的第一条。故选A。 【15题详解】 句意：当我到达学校时，玛丽说：“我喜欢你的辫子！哦，这是我的饼干！” left for动身去；went to去；arrived at到达；got back to重新开始。根据“When I…school, Mary said, ‘I love your braids! Oh, and here are my cookies!’”的语境及下文“After a difficult math test”可知，此处指到达学校时发生的事情，C项符合。故选C。 【16题详解】 句意：早晨似乎很甜蜜。 busy繁忙的；free自由的；terrible糟糕的；sweet甜蜜的。根据上文“I love your braids! Oh, and here are my cookies!”可知，作者得到了的夸奖，以及玛丽做的饼干，早上应是很甜蜜。故选D。 【17题详解】 句意：不管怎样，我们仍然保持了。 made制作；kept保持；forgot忘记；remembered记住。根据上文“However, resolution number 3 says our lunch has to be healthy, not necessarily delicious.”及“Anyway”可知，作者和玛丽保持了新年决心第三条，吃了一些健康的东西。故选B。 【18题详解】 句意：如果我们要在上课前完成第4和第5条，我们最好快点。 before在……之前；as soon as一……就……；until直到；after在……之后。根据“we’d better be quick”并结合选项可知，时间很紧，应是要在上课前完成第4和第5条。故选A。 【19题详解】 句意：然而，运动让我们感到不舒服，我们没有时间做一些大的事情来帮助地球（决心6）。 excited兴奋的；uncomfortable不舒服的；relaxed放松的；unlucky不幸运的。根据“However, the exercise made us…and we didn’t have time to do something big to help the planet (resolution number 6)”并结合选项可知，此处句意发生了转折，表示虽然完成了，但是运动让我们感到不舒服。故选B。 【20题详解】 句意：我发现这很难，但我不得不支持她 said说；wondered想知道；found发现；caught抓住。根据上文“It seemed we had to get up even earlier the next day,”可知，玛丽建议再早起一些；根据空后的“but I had to support (支持) her”可知，此处句意发生了转折，表示发现再早起一些很难，但是不得不支持她。故选C。 【21题详解】 句意：我们太累了，不能把事情做好。 so如此；too太；very非常；much很。根据“And we were…tired to do things well.”的语境并结合选项可知，此处指太累了，不能把事情做好，too…to…“太……而不能……”，是固定搭配。故选B。 【22题详解】 句意：我们已经锻炼和阅读了很多，所以我们放弃了一些旧的决心。 simply仅仅；quickly迅速地；already已经；truly真正地。根据“We had…exercised and read a lot, so we…some of our old resolutions”的语境及下文新的决心可知，此处指已经锻炼和阅读了很多，所以将这两项去掉。故选C。 【23题详解】 句意：我们已经锻炼和阅读了很多，所以我们放弃了一些旧的决心。 left off剔除；turned off关闭；put off推迟；kept off让开，不接近。根据下文新的决心可知，此处指放弃了一些旧的决心。故选A。 【24题详解】 句意：现在的新决心更短，更简单，最重要的是，可行的。 more interesting更有趣的；richer更富有的；more serious更严重的；shorter更短的。根据新旧决心清单可知，新决心更短。故选D。 【25题详解】 句意：我们仍然希望做一些大事来帮助地球，但这需要更多的规划。 acting表演；learning学习；planning计划；knowing知道。根据“we still hope to do something big to help the planet, but that will take more…”的语境并结合选项可知，做一些大事来帮助地球需要更多的规划。故选C。 四、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面三篇材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A China is known all over the world for its long history and culture. Here you’ll discover some historical men with great achievements (成就). Confucius (551 BC-479 BC) For many people, their introduction to Chinese culture starts with Confucius. Confucius was an educator, philosopher (哲学家), poet and political theorist of the Spring and Autumn Period who is largely seen as the most famous and influential man throughout Chinese history. To this day, Confucius continues to influence Chinese culture and other East Asian societies. Li Bai (701-762) Li Bai, who lived during the Tang Dynasty in the 8th century, is considered (考虑、认为) by most Chinese people China’s greatest poet of all time. Li Bai took traditional poetic forms to new heights. His poems were models for celebrating the pleasures of friendship, the depth of nature, the passage of time, and the joys of drinking. Many of his poems still appear in school textbooks in China today. Yuan Longping (1930-2021) Yuan Longping was one of the greatest agricultural (农业的) scientists, a hero who will be forever remembered in China and around the world. His development of rice hybrids in the 1970s led to steeply rising harvests in Asia and Africa, saving countless lives from famine (饥荒). Bruce Lee (?-1973) Bruce Lee, one of the biggest pop culture icons of the 20th century, would be 84 years old if he were still alive in 2024. He is considered by many the greatest martial artist (武术家) of all time, who bridged the gap between the East and the West, and paved the way for modern mixed martial arts. 26. In which section of the newspaper can we read the news? A. LIFE B. SCIENCE C. PEOPLE D. WORLD 27. What did Li Bai and Confucius have in common? A. They enjoyed writing poems. B. They liked drinking. C. They were interested in politics. D. They were models for other philosophers. 28. Yuan Longping made great achievements in the field of ________. A. education B. medicine C. music and art D. food safety 29. What can we learn from the material? A. Confucius only influenced Chinese culture in the past. B. We can learn few poems of Li Bai today. C. Yuan Longping’s development of rice hybrids led to steeply rising harvests in Asia and Europe. D. Bruce Lee made a difference to modern mixed martial arts. 30. What’s the passage mainly about? A. The funny facts of China’s history. B. Famous Chinese people. C. An introduction to Chinese culture. D. The achievements of ancient China. 【答案】26. C 27. A 28. D 29. D 30. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了中国历史上几位具有重要成就的伟大人物，包括孔子、李白、袁隆平和李小龙，展示了他们对中国文化和世界的影响。 【26题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文讲述的是几位历史人物及他们的成就，通常这种新闻会出现在“人物”版块中。故选C。 【27题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Confucius was an educator, philosopher (哲学家), poet and political theorist of the Spring and Autumn Period who is largely seen as the most famous and influential man throughout Chinese history.”和“Li Bai, who lived during the Tang Dynasty in the 8th century, is considered (考虑、认为) by most Chinese people China’s greatest poet of all time.”可知，李白和孔子两人都会写诗，故选A。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据“His development of rice hybrids in the 1970s led to steeply rising harvests in Asia and Africa, saving countless lives from famine (饥荒).”可知，袁隆平在食品安全方面有伟大的成就。故选D。 【29题详解】 推理判断题。根据“He is considered by many the greatest martial artist ( 武术家 ) of all time, who bridged the gap between the East and the West, and paved the way for modern mixed martial arts.”可知，文章提到李小龙被认为是现代武术的先驱之一，尤其是在混合武术方面产生了深远影响。故选D。 【30题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了几位中国历史上或现代具有重要影响力的名人，故选B。 B Once a king got two nice falcons (猎鹰) from his son. He had never seen such beautiful falcons before. He loved them so much and he ordered the best falconer to train them to fly. After several months, the king came to see how the training was going on. He found that one falcon had already been able to fly high in the sky, while the other was staying on the branch (树枝) of a tree quietly, just keeping still. The king called all his falconers together and ordered them to try every way they could to make the other falcon fly ________. One day, while the king was taking a walk in the forest, an idea came to his mind. Maybe someone who knew the natural environment well could solve this problem. He sent for a farmer who lived in the forest into his palace to train it at once. The next morning, the king saw the other falcon flying above in the sky freely. “It is unbelievable!” shouted the king. “How could you make it happen?” The farmer replied, “It’s very easy. I just cut off the branch where the falcon rested.” It is always the same to human beings. We all have “two flying wings” in our hearts as well, but we often seem not to notice them and stay where we just for safety and comfort. We won’t realize we can fly so high and freely until the “branch” we are resting on breaks. 31. What did the king do after he got the two falcons? A. He kept them on the branch of a tree. B. He sent them to a farmer in the forest. C. He made the best falconer train them to fly. D. He set them free and let them fly in the sky. 32. Why did the king call all his falconers together? A. Because he wanted to get more falcons. B. Because he wanted the other falcon to fly. C. Because he wanted them to see his falcons. D. Because he wanted to know more about his falcons. 33. Which sentence can be put in the ________? A. And he made it. B. The other falcon was very clever. C. But none of them succeeded. D. The king was very angry. 34. How did the king feel when he saw the other falcon fly freely in the sky? A. Excited. B. Moved. C. Worried. D. Relaxed. 35. What can we learn from the passage? A. The importance of providing safety and comfort to succeed. B. The necessity of cutting off branches to make falcons fly. C. The ease of training falcons, to fly high. D. The value of facing fears and challenges. 【答案】31. C 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. D 【解析】 【导语】本文告诉我们当失去安全而舒适的环境时，我们可以飞得更高，更自由。 【31题详解】 细节理解题。根据“He loved them so much and he ordered the best falconer to train them to fly.”可知，国王让最好的训练师来训练猎鹰飞翔。故选C。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The king called all his falconers together and ordered them to try every way they could to make the other falcon fly”可知，国王召集所有驯鹰师是希望让另一只猎鹰飞起来。故选B。 【33题详解】 推理判断题。根据“while the other was staying on the branch (树枝) of a tree quietly, just keeping still.”和“Maybe someone who knew the natural environment well could solve this problem”可推断，国王的驯鹰师都没有成功让另一只猎鹰飞起来。故选C。 【34题详解】 推理判断题。根据“The next morning, the king saw the other falcon flying above in the sky freely. ‘It is unbelievable!’ shouted the king.”可知，当国王看到另一只猎鹰自由飞翔时，他感到非常震惊和兴奋。故选A。 【35题详解】 主旨大意题。根据“but we often seem not to notice them and stay where we just for safety and comfort. We won’t realize we can fly so high and freely until the ‘branch’ we are resting on breaks.”可知，通过这个故事，我们可以认识到迎接挑战和面对恐惧的重要性。故选D。 C In ancient China, when friends or relatives were separating (分离), they would pick a willow twig (柳枝) and give it to the person who was leaving. This was to express their wish for him. In Chinese, the word for “willow” is the same as the word for “stay” in pronouncing. Many Chinese poets liked writing about willows in their works. One of the most famous poems is A Farewell Song (《送元二使安西》) by Wang Wei. It reads, No dust is raised on the road wet with morning rain, The willows by the hotel look so fresh and green, I invite you to drink a cup of wine again, West of the Sunny Pass no more friends will be seen. Nowadays, willow twigs can also be seen in modern art. There was an amazing performance (表演) about willow twigs in the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. In the show, 365 people held willow twigs in their hands on the green stage. At the same time, an ancient painting of weeping willow appeared on the LED screen. The setting of 365 people stood for 365 days, and the color green meant the return of spring. It was loved deeply by the audience (观众). “I was really attracted by traditional Chinese culture,” one of them said. In short, giving a willow twig to a person is not saying goodbye but asking him to stay. This is the beauty which lies in Chinese culture. 36. Why did people give a willow twig to the person when separating? A. To keep it for a long time and make it a poem. B. To take it as the most expensive gift for the person. C. To express good luck for making more money in the future. D. To ask people to “stay” like the pronunciation “willow” in Chinese. 37. The underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refers to ________. A. the performance B. the LED screen C. the green stage D. the ancient painting 38. How does the writer show the importance of willow twigs in modern art? A By telling stories. B. By giving examples. C. By asking questions. D. By comparing (比较) facts. 39. What can we learn from the passage? A. The word for “willow” is the same as the word for “stay” in meaning. B. The setting of 365 people stood for 365 days and nights. C. The audience liked the performance a lot. D. Giving a willow twig to a person just means saying goodbye. 40. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A. The Difficult Separation B. The Beauty of Chinese Culture C. Great Chinese Poems D. The Amazing Performance 【答案】36. D 37. A 38. B 39. C 40. B 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了柳枝在中国古代文化中的象征意义。通过传统的送别习俗、古诗《送元二使安西》和北京2022冬奥会的表演，作者向我们展示了柳枝在中国文化中的深远影响。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章中提到，“In Chinese, the word for ‘willow’ is the same as the word for ‘stay’ in pronouncing.”可以得知，柳枝的赠送是为了表达 “留下” 之意。故选D。 【37题详解】 词句猜测题。根据文章的描述，“There was an amazing performance about willow twigs...”可知，划线词“it”指的是前文提到的表演。故选A。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。作者通过给出具体例子来展示柳枝在现代艺术中的重要性。例如提到的北京2022冬奥会的表演，通过这个例子说明了柳枝的文化意义。故选B。 【39题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章中的描述，“It was loved deeply by the audience,”可推测观众非常喜欢这场表演。故选C。 【40题详解】 最佳标题题。文章主要讲述了柳枝在中国传统文化中的象征意义及其在现代艺术中的体现，标题应突出中国文化的美丽。故选B。 第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共40分） 五、词与短语填空（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分） 阅读下面短文，用方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使短文在结构、句意和逻辑上正确。（提示：方框中有二个单词或短语是多余的。） wonder / better / appeared / relaxing / mainly / improved / part Xiangsheng is a traditional art form and reaches people everywhere. It is popular with the children, the young and the old in China. It first ____41____ in China during the Ming Dynasty (明朝). As the earliest form (形式) of xiangsheng, dankou, is performed by one actor who ____42____ tells jokes or humorous stories. It’s known as qunkou when it is performed by three or more people. But most of the time, xiangsheng is performed by two actors, which is called duikou. The two actors usually discuss some serious things in a ____43____ way to make people laugh. Xiangsheng is a special and interesting art form that has become an important ____44____ of Chinese culture. And it can also make people around the world have a ____45____ understanding of Chinese language and culture. 【答案】41. appeared 42. mainly 43. relaxing 44. part 45. better 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍中国传统艺术形式——相声，包括起源、表演形式以及重要性。 【41题详解】 句意：它最早出现在中国明朝。根据“It first…in China during the Ming Dynasty (明朝).”的语境并结合备选词汇可知，此处介绍相声的起源，指最早出现在中国明朝，appeared“出现”符合。故填appeared。 【42题详解】 句意：作为最早的相声表演形式，单口是由一位主要告诉笑话或幽默故事的演员表演的。根据“As the earliest form (形式) of xiangsheng, dankou, is performed by one actor who…tells jokes or humorous stories.”的语境并结合备选词汇可知，此处指单口是由一位主要告诉笑话或幽默故事的演员表演的，mainly“主要地”符合。故填mainly。 【43题详解】 句意：这两位演员通常以轻松的方式讨论一些严肃的事情，让人发笑。根据“to make people laugh”并结合备选词汇可知，此处指以轻松的方式讨论一些严肃的事情，让人发笑，relaxing“令人放松的”符合。故填relaxing。 【44题详解】 句意：相声是一种独特而有趣的艺术形式，已成为中国文化的一个重要组成部分。根据“Xiangsheng is a special and interesting art form that has become an important…of Chinese culture.”的语境并结合备选词汇可知，此处指相声已成为中国文化的一个重要组成部分，part“部分”符合。故填part。 【45题详解】 句意：它还可以让世界各地的人们更好地了解中国的语言和文化。根据“And it can also make people around the world have a… understanding of Chinese language and culture.”的语境并结合备选词汇可知，此处指更好地了解中国的语言和文化，better“更好的”符合。故填better。 六、用所给词的适当形式填空（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分） 46. We often ________ (hang) out and rode bicycles together on weekends. 【答案】hung 【解析】 【详解】句意：周末我们经常一起出去玩、骑自行车。结合“rode”可知此处并列的动词“hang”也应使用过去式。故填hung。 47. In my town, of all the movie theaters, the Movie World is ________ (popular). 【答案】the most popular 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们镇上，在所有的电影院中，电影世界是最受欢迎的。根据“In my town, of all the movie theaters”可知，比较范围是“of all the movie theaters”，故三者及以上的比较应用最高级，即the most popular。故填the most popular。 48. Computers and rockets seemed ________ (possible) 100 years ago. 【答案】impossible 【解析】 【详解】句意：100年前，计算机和火箭似乎是不可能的。根据“Computers and rockets seemed…100 years ago.”可知是指似乎是不可能的。impossible“不可能的”，形容词作表语，故填impossible。 49. Peter, I’m phoning you ________ (say) “Good-bye”. 【答案】to say 【解析】 【详解】句意：Peter，我打电话是向你说再见。分析题干可知，打电话的目的是为了说再见，应用不定式表目的。故填to say。 50. In English, we say that ________ (share) a problem is like cutting it in half. 【答案】sharing 【解析】 【详解】句意：在英语中，我们说分享一个问题就像把它切成两半。此空在句中作主语，应填动名词作主语，故填sharing。 七、综合填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，根据上下文或括号内单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式。 At the age of 61, Ni Xialian, the oldest table tennis player, never felt herself too old to take part in the Paris Olympic Games this year. Ni got many ____51____ (prize) in the world’s competitions before. In Paris, she played against 23-year-old Sun Yingsha, a much ____52____ (young) player from her home country. Ni ____53____ (try) her best. Sun Yingsha also showed all her skills. They both wanted to win. ____54____ a result, Ni lost it. Ni never gives up her dreams. She is always hard-working and doing a good job. This is her ____55____ (six) Olympic competition. ____56____ she lost her game, she got excited and happy. After the competition, she said that her dream of playing again at the Olympics came true. She always cares about the Chinese table tennis team. She never forgets she is from Chinese, no matter (无论) ____57____ she goes. Many Chinese ping-pong lovers and players call Ni “Aunt Ni”. Chinese people take Ni ____58____ (serious). In the Sun and Ni’s competition, the CCTV commentators (评论员) called Ni “Master (大师) Ni” instead of ____59____ (use) her full name. Ni’s story inspired (鼓舞) people a lot. ____60____ (make) more people all over the world know better about Chinese table tennis, she played an important role. Ni is not playing for China, but she is still winning the hearts of the people from China. Now more people are getting to know her. So we can see one is never too old to be an Olympic hero. 【答案】51. prizes 52. younger 53 tried 54. As 55. sixth 56. Although##Though 57. where 58. seriously 59. using 60. To make 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍乒乓球运动员倪夏莲参加巴黎奥运会的故事。 【51题详解】 句意：倪以前在世界比赛中获得过很多奖项。根据空前的“many”可知，此处应用复数形式prizes。故填prizes。 【52题详解】 句意：在巴黎，她与23岁的孙颖莎比赛，孙颖莎是一名来自祖国的更加年轻的球员。根据空前的“much”可知，此处应用比较级形式。故填younger。 【53题详解】 句意：倪已经尽力了。此处指过去的事情，句子时态为一般过去时，应填tried。故填tried。 【54题详解】 句意：结果，倪输了。as a result“结果”，是固定词组。故填As。 【55题详解】 句意：这是她第六次参加奥运会比赛。根据“This is her…Olympic competition.”的语境可知，此处指这是她第六次参加奥运会比赛，应用序数词形式，表示顺序，sixth“第六”符合。故填sixth。 【56题详解】 句意：虽然她输了比赛，但她还是很兴奋和高兴。根据“…she lost her game, she got excited and happy”的语境可知，此处句意发生了让步，应用although/though“虽然”，引导让步状语从句。故填Although/Though。 【57题详解】 句意：无论她去哪里，她永远不会忘记自己是中国人。根据“She never forgets she is from Chinese, no matter (无论)…she goes.”的语境可知，此处指无论她去哪里，她永远不会忘记自己是中国人，no matter where“无论在哪里”，引导让步状语从句。故填where。 【58题详解】 句意：中国人非常重视倪。take…seriously“认真对待……”，是固定词组。故填seriously。 【59题详解】 句意：在孙与倪的比赛中，中央电视台评论员称倪为“倪大师”，而不是使用她的全名。instead of“而不是”，介词短语，所以此处应用动名词形式，作宾语。故填using。 【60题详解】 句意：在让世界上更多的人了解中国乒乓球方面，她发挥了重要作用。play an important role in doing sth.“在做某事中起着重要作用”，是固定词组，句首首字母大写。故填In making。 八、书面表达（共1大题，满分20分） 61. 中国农历新年即将到来。值此辞旧迎新之际，为了成为更好的自己，请根据以下内容提示，谈谈你遇到的问题、解决的方法和新年的决心。 内容提示： How was your life in 2024? What problems/challenges did you meet? How did you solve them? What are your New Year’s resolutions? How will you keep them? Something more about it. 注意：文中不得透露个人真实信息；词数：100词左右；标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数。 To Be Better The year of 2024 is coming to an end. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 To Be Better The year of 2024 is coming to an end. Looking back, I have experienced many challenges and made some resolutions to improve myself. In 2024, I faced the challenge of balancing my schoolwork and my hobbies. I solved this problem by making a schedule and sticking to it. For the New Year, I have made several resolutions. First, I will try my best to get good grades in all my subjects. Second, I will continue to practice English. Third, I will take up a new hobby. I believe I can keep these resolutions by being disciplined and persistent. In conclusion, I am determined to be a better person in the New Year. 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇材料作文； ②时态：时态以“一般过去时”和“一般将来时”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，承接已给的开头，介绍2024年自己的生活怎么样； 第二步，介绍自己遇到的问题或挑战以及自己是如何解决的； 第三步，介绍自己的新年决心以及如何保持并书写结语。 [亮点词汇] ①come to an end结束 ②balance…and…平衡……和…… ③stick to坚持 ④take up开始从事 ⑤in conclusion总而言之 ⑥be determined to do sth.决心做某事 [高分句型] I believe I can keep these resolutions by being disciplined and persistent. (省略that的宾语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2024～2025学年度上学期期末考试 八年级英语试卷 亲爱的同学，在你答题前，请认真阅读下面的注意事项： 1．本试卷由第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分组成。全卷共10页，八大题，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。 2．答第1卷（选择题）时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把“答题卡”上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。不得答在“试卷”上。 3．答第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）时，答案用0.5毫米黑色笔迹签字笔书写在“答题卡”上。答在“试卷”上无效。 4．认真阅读“答题卡”上的注意事项。 预祝你取得优异成绩！ 第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共80分） 第一部分 听力部分 一、听力测试（共三节） 第一节（共4小题，每小题1分，满分4分） 听下面4个问题。每个问题后有三个答语，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，听完每个问题后，你都有5秒钟的时间来作答和阅读下一小题。每个问题仅读一遍。 1．A．An engineer. B．In Shanghai. C．By subway. 2．A．A milk shake. B．For half an hour. C．Hardly ever. 3．A．Sure, I’d love to. B．A space station. C．More exciting. 4．A．It tastes good. B．Yes, they are. C．Three. 第二节（共8小题，每小题1分，满分8分） 听下面8段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来作答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 5．What does Susan do twice a day? A．Drink milk. B．Drink coffee. C．Drink orange juice. 6．Who is going to cook a big dinner? A．Tom B．Lucy. C．Lily. 7．What’s NOT the woman’s New Year’s resolution? A．She’s going to improve her English. B．She’s going to practice Chinese every day. C．She’s going to make more English friends. 8．What might the man probably be? A．A teacher. B．A reporter. C．A doctor. 9．Who did a good job in the English speech competition? A．Mary and Rose. B．Jack and Mary. C．Jack and Rose. 10．How was the weather the day before yesterday? A．Rainy. B．Sunny. C．Windy. 11．When does the film begin? A． B． C． 12．What does the man mean? A．It’s easy to stop eating junk food. B．Old habits die hard. C．He doesn’t want to eat hamburgers. 第三节（共13小题，每小题1分，满分13分） 听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答13至15三个小题。 13．How was Sally’s weekend? A．Busy. B．Nice. C．Terrible. 14．What did Bob do on Saturday? A．He played computers games. B．He visited his cousins. C．He had a big dinner with his grandparents. 15．Who did Bob play chess with? A．Sally. B．His cousins. C．His grandparents. 听下面一段对话，回答16至18三个小题。 16．Where are the two speakers? A．In a restaurant. B．In the library. C．In the classroom. 17．What does the woman like about the summer school? A．The math book. B．The teachers. C．The size of the class. 18．What can we learn from the conversation? A．The man hopes the class can be a little smaller B．They both have classes at two o’clock. C．The man plans to leave in three weeks. 听下面一段对话，回答19至22四个小题。 19．What’s the relationship between the man and the woman? A．Old friends. B．Husband and wife. C．Teacher and student. 20．What day is it today? A．Wednesday. B．Thursday. C．Friday. 21．Why will the man hold a party? A．To celebrate his birthday. B．To say goodbye to the woman. C．To celebrate his moving into a new house. 22．What can we know from the conversation? A．The man is busy these days. B．The woman will have a holiday soon. C．The party will last for two hours. 听下面一段独白，回答23至25三个小题 23．How long did Rick live in Wuhan? A．For 2 years. B．For 3 years. C．For 4 years. 24．What is Rick going to do on holiday next month? A．Visit some old friends. B．Learn to ski. C．Hang out. 25．Which of the followings is TRUE according to the material? A．Rick is interested in sports. B．Rick’s parents dislike sports. C．Rick’s family will fly to France. 第二部分 笔试部分 二、选择填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。将代表该答案的字母在答题卡上相应的位置涂黑。 1. —Mrs. Smith, thanks for inviting us to the birthday party. It really made us feel happy and relaxed! —________. A. All right B. Please don’t say so C. I’m glad to hear it D. Sounds great 2. —Do you mind me sending the photo to my blog? —________. It’s private. A. Don’t mention it B. You’d better not C. No, I do mind D. Yes, I’d love to 3. —I want to be a famous actress when I grow up. —Then you must practice performing hard, because no one can be successful ________ hard work. A. for B. without C. with D. though 4. —What do you think of his great success? —The ________ one is, the ________ he will be. A. more hard-working, luckier B. most hard-working, luckiest C. most hard-working, luckier D. more hard-working, luckiest 5. —What are your family going to do besides working these days? —We are going to ________ the Spring Festival, like cleaning up the house or shopping. A. find out B. hang out C. look for D. prepare for 6. —Do you know the idiom (成语) “Meng’s mother makes three moves”? —Yes. It tells that a mother did all she could to offer her child the best ________. A. invitation B. information C. experience D. environment 7. —I hear you’ve moved to Sanya. —Yeah. Everything is fine except the weather. It doesn’t ________ with me. I always feel sick. A. agree B. catch C. decide D. stand 8. —My parents always go for a walk after dinner ________ it rains or snows. —What a healthy habit! A. as long as B. until C. because D. unless 9. —The robot taxis are ________ in many places in Wuhan. —Yes, it’s really popular these days. I think it’s a great symbol of the new technology (科技). A. available B. traditional C. personal D. educational 10 —Time is valuable for everyone and we should learn to make full use of it. —I agree. Let’s ________ the time we lost and fight for the next term (学期). A. take up B. turn up C. make up D. put up 三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 My friend Mary and I decided to be “resolution buddies (伙伴)” and write our resolutions together. Here is the list we would do every day: New Year’s Resolution 1) Wear a cool new hairstyle. 2) Bake (烘焙) a delicious treat. 3) Eat a super-healthy lunch. 4) Read books for 30 minutes. 5) Do exercise for 20 minutes. 6) Do something big to help the planet. The next morning, I ____11____ at 5:45. My dad was so surprised to see me. “Whoa! Who are you? And what have you done with my ____12____ daughter?” he said. “Mary and I need more time to keep our New Year’s resolutions,” I told him, ____13____ him the resolution list and my braids (发辫). “I already did resolution number ____14____. Now I’m baking cookies for the second resolution.” When I ____15____ school, Mary said, “I love your braids! Oh, and here are my cookies!” The morning seemed ____16____. After a difficult math test, we felt we really needed a nice lunch. However, resolution number 3 says our lunch has to be healthy, not necessarily delicious. Anyway, we still ____17____ it. “If we’re going to finish numbers 4 and 5 ____18____ the class begins, we’d better be quick.” I said to Mary. At last, we made it. However, the exercise made us ____19____ and we didn’t have time to do something big to help the planet (resolution number 6). “It seemed we had to get up even earlier the next day,” said Mary. I ____20____ it difficult, but I had to support (支持) her. Even with more time, though, it was hard to finish everything. And we were ____21____ tired to do things well. On Friday, Mary and I yawned (打哈欠) a lot. That afternoon, we made up a new New Year’s resolution list. We had ____22____ exercised and read a lot, so we ____23____ some of our old resolutions. Now the new one is ____24____, simpler, and best of all, doable. New Year’s Resolution 1) Try to eat healthy food. 2) Try not to waste water or paper. 3) Try to be kind. Of course, we still like to bake and try new hairstyles, but not every day. And we still hope to do something big to help the planet, but that will take more ____25____. 11. A. put up B. turned up C. showed up D. got up 12. A. sleep-loving B. sweet-loving C. book-loving D. dog-loving 13. A. reading B. writing C. thinking D. showing 14. A. one B. three C. four D. five 15. A. left for B. went to C. arrived at D. got back to 16. A. busy B. free C. terrible D. sweet 17. A. made B. kept C. forgot D. remembered 18. A. before B. as soon as C. until D. after 19. A. excited B. uncomfortable C. relaxed D. unlucky 20. A. said B. wondered C. found D. caught 21. A. so B. too C. very D. much 22. A. simply B. quickly C. already D. truly 23. A. left off B. turned off C. put off D. kept off 24. A. more interesting B. richer C. more serious D. shorter 25. A. acting B. learning C. planning D. knowing 四、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面三篇材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A China is known all over the world for its long history and culture. Here you’ll discover some historical men with great achievements (成就). Confucius (551 BC-479 BC) For many people, their introduction to Chinese culture starts with Confucius. Confucius was an educator, philosopher (哲学家), poet and political theorist of the Spring and Autumn Period who is largely seen as the most famous and influential man throughout Chinese history. To this day, Confucius continues to influence Chinese culture and other East Asian societies. Li Bai (701-762) Li Bai, who lived during the Tang Dynasty in the 8th century, is considered (考虑、认为) by most Chinese people China’s greatest poet of all time. Li Bai took traditional poetic forms to new heights. His poems were models for celebrating the pleasures of friendship, the depth of nature, the passage of time, and the joys of drinking. Many of his poems still appear in school textbooks in China today. Yuan Longping (1930-2021) Yuan Longping was one of the greatest agricultural (农业的) scientists, a hero who will be forever remembered in China and around the world. His development of rice hybrids in the 1970s led to steeply rising harvests in Asia and Africa, saving countless lives from famine (饥荒). Bruce Lee (?-1973) Bruce Lee, one of the biggest pop culture icons of the 20th century, would be 84 years old if he were still alive in 2024. He is considered by many the greatest martial artist (武术家) of all time, who bridged the gap between the East and the West, and paved the way for modern mixed martial arts. 26. In which section of the newspaper can we read the news? A. LIFE B. SCIENCE C. PEOPLE D. WORLD 27. What did Li Bai and Confucius have in common? A. They enjoyed writing poems. B. They liked drinking. C. They were interested in politics. D. They were models for other philosophers. 28. Yuan Longping made great achievements in the field of ________. A. education B. medicine C. music and art D. food safety 29. What can we learn from the material? A. Confucius only influenced Chinese culture in the past. B. We can learn few poems of Li Bai today. C. Yuan Longping’s development of rice hybrids led to steeply rising harvests in Asia and Europe. D Bruce Lee made a difference to modern mixed martial arts. 30. What’s the passage mainly about? A. The funny facts of China’s history. B. Famous Chinese people. C. An introduction to Chinese culture. D. The achievements of ancient China. B Once a king got two nice falcons (猎鹰) from his son. He had never seen such beautiful falcons before. He loved them so much and he ordered the best falconer to train them to fly. After several months, the king came to see how the training was going on. He found that one falcon had already been able to fly high in the sky, while the other was staying on the branch (树枝) of a tree quietly, just keeping still. The king called all his falconers together and ordered them to try every way they could to make the other falcon fly ________. One day, while the king was taking a walk in the forest, an idea came to his mind. Maybe someone who knew the natural environment well could solve this problem. He sent for a farmer who lived in the forest into his palace to train it at once. The next morning, the king saw the other falcon flying above in the sky freely. “It is unbelievable!” shouted the king. “How could you make it happen?” The farmer replied, “It’s very easy. I just cut off the branch where the falcon rested.” It is always the same to human beings. We all have “two flying wings” in our hearts as well, but we often seem not to notice them and stay where we just for safety and comfort. We won’t realize we can fly so high and freely until the “branch” we are resting on breaks. 31. What did the king do after he got the two falcons? A. He kept them on the branch of a tree. B. He sent them to a farmer in the forest. C. He made the best falconer train them to fly. D. He set them free and let them fly in the sky. 32. Why did the king call all his falconers together? A. Because he wanted to get more falcons. B. Because he wanted the other falcon to fly. C. Because he wanted them to see his falcons. D. Because he wanted to know more about his falcons. 33. Which sentence can be put in the ________? A. And he made it. B. The other falcon was very clever. C. But none of them succeeded. D. The king was very angry. 34. How did the king feel when he saw the other falcon fly freely in the sky? A. Excited. B. Moved. C. Worried. D. Relaxed. 35. What can we learn from the passage? A. The importance of providing safety and comfort to succeed. B. The necessity of cutting off branches to make falcons fly. C. The ease of training falcons, to fly high. D. The value of facing fears and challenges. C In ancient China, when friends or relatives were separating (分离), they would pick a willow twig (柳枝) and give it to the person who was leaving. This was to express their wish for him. In Chinese, the word for “willow” is the same as the word for “stay” in pronouncing. Many Chinese poets liked writing about willows in their works. One of the most famous poems is A Farewell Song (《送元二使安西》) by Wang Wei. It reads, No dust is raised on the road wet with morning rain, The willows by the hotel look so fresh and green, I invite you to drink a cup of wine again, West of the Sunny Pass no more friends will be seen. Nowadays, willow twigs can also be seen in modern art. There was an amazing performance (表演) about willow twigs in the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. In the show, 365 people held willow twigs in their hands on the green stage. At the same time, an ancient painting of weeping willow appeared on the LED screen. The setting of 365 people stood for 365 days, and the color green meant the return of spring. It was loved deeply by the audience (观众). “I was really attracted by traditional Chinese culture,” one of them said. In short, giving a willow twig to a person is not saying goodbye but asking him to stay. This is the beauty which lies in Chinese culture. 36. Why did people give a willow twig to the person when separating? A. To keep it for a long time and make it a poem. B. To take it as the most expensive gift for the person. C. To express good luck for making more money in the future. D. To ask people to “stay” like the pronunciation “willow” in Chinese. 37. The underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refers to ________. A. the performance B. the LED screen C. the green stage D. the ancient painting 38. How does the writer show the importance of willow twigs in modern art? A. By telling stories. B. By giving examples. C. By asking questions. D. By comparing (比较) facts. 39. What can we learn from the passage? A. The word for “willow” is the same as the word for “stay” in meaning. B. The setting of 365 people stood for 365 days and nights. C. The audience liked the performance a lot. D. Giving a willow twig to a person just means saying goodbye. 40. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A. The Difficult Separation B. The Beauty of Chinese Culture C. Great Chinese Poems D. The Amazing Performance 第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共40分） 五、词与短语填空（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分） 阅读下面短文，用方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使短文在结构、句意和逻辑上正确。（提示：方框中有二个单词或短语是多余的。） wonder / better / appeared / relaxing / mainly / improved / part Xiangsheng is a traditional art form and reaches people everywhere. It is popular with the children, the young and the old in China. It first ____41____ in China during the Ming Dynasty (明朝). As the earliest form (形式) of xiangsheng, dankou, is performed by one actor who ____42____ tells jokes or humorous stories. It’s known as qunkou when it is performed by three or more people. But most of the time, xiangsheng is performed by two actors, which is called duikou. The two actors usually discuss some serious things in a ____43____ way to make people laugh. Xiangsheng is a special and interesting art form that has become an important ____44____ of Chinese culture. And it can also make people around the world have a ____45____ understanding of Chinese language and culture. 六、用所给词的适当形式填空（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分） 46. We often ________ (hang) out and rode bicycles together on weekends. 47. In my town, of all the movie theaters, the Movie World is ________ (popular). 48. Computers and rockets seemed ________ (possible) 100 years ago. 49. Peter, I’m phoning you ________ (say) “Good-bye”. 50. In English, we say that ________ (share) a problem is like cutting it in half. 七、综合填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，根据上下文或括号内单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式。 At the age of 61, Ni Xialian, the oldest table tennis player, never felt herself too old to take part in the Paris Olympic Games this year. Ni got many ____51____ (prize) in the world’s competitions before. In Paris, she played against 23-year-old Sun Yingsha, a much ____52____ (young) player from her home country. Ni ____53____ (try) her best. Sun Yingsha also showed all her skills. They both wanted to win. ____54____ a result, Ni lost it. Ni never gives up her dreams. She is always hard-working and doing a good job. This is her ____55____ (six) Olympic competition. ____56____ she lost her game, she got excited and happy. After the competition, she said that her dream of playing again at the Olympics came true. She always cares about the Chinese table tennis team. She never forgets she is from Chinese, no matter (无论) ____57____ she goes. Many Chinese ping-pong lovers and players call Ni “Aunt Ni”. Chinese people take Ni ____58____ (serious). In the Sun and Ni’s competition, the CCTV commentators (评论员) called Ni “Master (大师) Ni” instead of ____59____ (use) her full name. Ni’s story inspired (鼓舞) people a lot. ____60____ (make) more people all over the world know better about Chinese table tennis, she played an important role. Ni is not playing for China, but she is still winning the hearts of the people from China. Now more people are getting to know her. So we can see one is never too old to be an Olympic hero. 八、书面表达（共1大题，满分20分） 61. 中国农历新年即将到来。值此辞旧迎新之际，为了成为更好的自己，请根据以下内容提示，谈谈你遇到的问题、解决的方法和新年的决心。 内容提示： How was your life in 2024? What problems/challenges did you meet? How did you solve them? What are your New Year’s resolutions? How will you keep them? Something more about it. 注意：文中不得透露个人真实信息；词数：100词左右；标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数。 To Be Better The year of 2024 is coming to an end. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $