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2024-2025学年度第一学期期末测试试题 八年级英语 第一部分 选择题（80分） 一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 第一部分 听对话回答问题（计10分，每小题1分） 本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，选出你认为最合适的答案，每段对话听两遍。 1. Where will the man go this winter holiday? A. B. C. 2. How will they go to the Palace Museum? A. B. C. 3. What’s Jack’s favourite animal in the zoo? A. B. C. 4. Which book may the boy like best? A. B. C. 5. When will Simon go to bed today? A. 9:30 p. m. B. 9:40 p. m. C. 9:50 p. m. 6. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In a bookshop. B. In a bank. C. In a restaurant. 7. What would Mrs. Li’s son drink? A. Some juice. B. Some milk. C. Chocolate milk tea. 8. Why didn’t the woman enjoy the sights that day? A. Because it was foggy. B. Because it was rainy. C. Because it was windy. 9. Who gave the girl a dog for her birthday? A. Her parents. B. Her aunt. C. Her uncle 10. What’s the man going to do first? A. To go out for dinner. B. To call the police. C. To write a report. 第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题。 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听完后，选出你认为最合适的答案。 听下面一段对话，回答第11～12题。. 11. Why does Linda look so tired these days? A. Because she burnt her hands. B. Because she knocked off the glass. C. Because she has to look after her son in the hospital. 12. What does the man think the little boy should do first? A. He should ask his dad for help. B. He should keep his hands in cold water. C. He should learn something at school. 听第一篇短文，完成第13～15小题。 John’s school life In general Interesting Subjects likes Chinese because of Chinese ________. likes Art because it is exciting. dislikes ________ because it is too difficult. After-school activities goes to the English Club every ________ afternoon. plays softball twice a week. 13. A. songs B. stories C. poems 14. A. Physics B. Maths C. Geography 15. A. Tuesday B. Thursday C. Friday 听第二篇短文，回答16～20小题。 16. How would they go to beach? A. By train. B. By car. C. By plane. 17. Who always helped Mr Smith? A. His wife. B. His mother. C. His boss. 18. Why did Mr. Smith keep the name of the beach a secret? A. In order to save more time and money. B. Because he wouldn’t take his children there earlier. C. In order to make the trip more interesting for his children. 19. What kind of person is Mr. Smith? A. Patient. B. Careful. C. Forgetful. 20. What did Mr. Smith forget at last? A. The name of the beach. B. Where he left his children. C. The paper written by his wife. 二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。 1. The ad says if you buy ______ iphone 16 Pro in their mall, you will get ______ umbrella for free. A. a; an B. an; an C. an; a D. a; a 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：广告上说，如果你在他们商场购买一部iPhone 16 Pro，你将免费得到一把雨伞。 考查冠词辨析。a一个，不定冠词，用于以辅音音素开头的单词前；an一个，不定冠词，用于以元音音素开头的单词前。“iphone”以元音音素开头，所以用不定冠词“an”来修饰；“umbrella”以元音音素开头，也需用“an”修饰。故选B。 2. The little kid is too young to sit _______ such a long meeting. A. across B. on C. above D. through 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：这个小孩太小了，不能坐着参加长时间的会议。 考查介词辨析。across横穿；on在……上；above在……以上；through从头至尾，贯穿。根据句意以及空格后的“such a long meeting”可知，小孩不能从头至尾参加会议，故选D。 3. —How was your visit to the Ice and Snow World in Harbin? —It couldn’t be _________. It’s a pity that time flies so quickly. A. better B. worse C. worst D. best 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你的哈尔滨冰雪大世界之旅怎么样？ ——再好不过了。真遗憾，时间过得真快。 考查形容词比较级。It couldn’t be better 再好不过了；It couldn’t be worse 不能再糟了；It couldn’t be worst可能不是最糟的；It couldn’t be best可能不是最好的。根据“It’s a pity that time flies so quickly”可知，冰雪大世界之旅非常棒，因此 “它再好不过了”符合语境。故选A。 4. Just like weather, life ________ be sunny and beautiful all the time. A. can’t B. needn’t C. mustn’t D. wouldn’t 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：就像天气一样，生活不可能会一直是充满阳光和美好的。 考查动词辨析。can’t不可能；needn’t不必；mustn’t不得；wouldn’t不会。根据“be sunny and beautiful all the time”可知，生活不可能一直是阳光灿烂美好的，用can’t表示不可能。故选A。 5. To get the further ______ on the Bird-watching Society, you can visit its website. A. application B. instruction C. information D. direction 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：想要了解更多关于观鸟协会的信息，你可以访问它的网站。 考查名词辨析。application申请；instruction指示；information信息；direction方向。根据“you can visit its website”可知，通过访问网站，可以了解更多关于观鸟协会的信息。故选C。 6. —What do the letters “CPC” mean in the article? —Don’t you know that, Emily? They ________ “the Communist Party of China”. A. look through B. care about C. stand for D. lead to 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——文章中的字母“CPC”是什么意思？——你不知道吗，艾米丽？它们代表“中国共产党”。 考查动词短语。look through浏览；care about关心；stand for代表；lead to导致。根据“CPC”以及”“the Communist Party of China”可知CPC代表“中国共产党”。故选C。 7. I can see the sadness in her eyes, ______ others believe the smile on her face. A. while B. until C. when D. before 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：我能看到她眼中的悲伤，而其他人相信她脸上的微笑。 考查连词辨析。while然而；until直到；when当……时候；before在……之前。根据“I can see the sadness in her eyes, ... others believe the smile on her face.”可知，前后两句是对比关系，因此应用连词while。故选A。 8. Our lives would be impossible without animals. So we should try all kinds of ways ______ the wild animals. A. protect B. to protect C. protecting D. protected 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：没有动物，我们的生活是不可能的。因此，我们应该尝试各种方法来保护野生动物。 考查非谓语动词。根据“we should try all kinds of ways…the wild animals”可知，尝试各种方法的目的是为了保护野生动物，此处应用动词不定式作目的状语。故选B。 9. —Why didn’t you watch the final of the basketball match last night, Tom? —Well. I ______ the history project with Jack at that time. A. discuss B. discussed C. am discussing D. was discussing 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——汤姆，你昨晚为什么没看篮球比赛决赛？——嗯，当时我和杰克在讨论历史项目。 考查时态。根据“at that time”可知，此处是描述过去的某一时刻正进行的动作，用过去进行时，其结构为“was/were doing”，主语是I，be用was。故选D。 10. It is very dangerous! You have to ask the children ______ with water in the park. A. to play B. don’t play C. not to play D. not play 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：这非常危险！你必须要求孩子们不要在公园里玩水。 考查不定式的否定式。根据“It is very dangerous!”可知，是让孩子不要玩水，ask sb. not to do sth.“要求某人不要做某事”。故选C。 11. —Would you like to move to the city and live with us, Granny? —Thank you, dear. But for me, the life here is ________ than that in the city. A. comfortable B. more comfortable C. less comfortable D. uncomfortable 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——奶奶，你想搬到城里和我们住在一起吗？——谢谢你，亲爱的。但对我来说，这里的生活比城市里的生活更舒适。 考查形容词比较级。comfortable舒适的；more comfortable更舒适的；less comfortable不太舒适的；uncomfortable不舒适的。根据“But for me, the life here is…than that in the city.”可知，奶奶认为乡村的生活比城市的更舒适，故选B。 12. —Would you please ______ the terrible accident, sir? —Sure. I was crossing the street when the bike hit me. A. record B. prevent C. describe D. attend 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——先生，您能描述一下那场可怕的事故吗？——当然。那辆自行车撞到我的时候我正在过马路。 考查动词辨析。record记录；prevent预防；describe描述；attend出席。根据“I was crossing the street when the bike hit me.”可知，此处是在描述事故发生时的场景。故选C。 13. —When I walked past the classroom, I heard a little girl ______ happily. —Yes She has such a good voice. A. sing B. sings C. singing D. sang 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——当我走过教室时，我听到一个小女孩开心地唱歌。——是的，她的嗓音真好。 考查非谓语动词。根据“When I walked past the classroom”可知，空处动作正在发生，hear sb. doing sth.意为“听到正在做某事”，故空处需现在分词作宾补。故选C。 14. —Oh dear, how can I finish the task in such a short time? —You need to ________, and then make a plan first. A. come down B. calm down C. get down D. slow down 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——天呐，我要怎么在这么短时间内完成任务？——你需要冷静一下，先做个计划。 考查动词短语。come down下降；calm down冷静；get down坐下；slow down慢下来。根据下文“and then make a plan first.先做个计划”可知，只有先冷静下来，才能做计划。故选B。 15. —Why don’t we go to the newly-open restaurant for a change tonight? —________ They say the waiters there aren’t friendly enough. A. Sounds great! B. Better not. C. Why not? D. I can’t agree more. 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——今晚我们为什么不去新开的餐厅换换口味呢？——最好不要。他们说那里的服务员不够友好。 考查情景交际。Sounds great听起来很棒；Better not最好不要；Why not为什么不呢；I can’t agree more完全赞同。根据“They say the waiters there aren’t friendly enough.”可知，应该是最好不要去新开的餐馆，故选B。 三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 For some students, school is a fun place. They learn knowledge, make friends and grow as a person. ____16____ for some students, school is not like this. School life sometimes can be very ____17____ for them. Here is Becky’s story in her middle school. In her ____18____ year of middle school, Becky had to study hard because her parents expected her to be a(n) ____19____ student. It was really difficult for her to do well in all the subjects and keep getting better. She ____20____ had to read a lot of books and do much exercise until it was very late at night. Every day, she felt like there was a big, ____21____ cloud over her. Sadly, when she got to Grade 8, her problems got worse. It was harder and harder for her to ____22____ the teacher carefully in class. She didn’t want to be like this anymore. She knew it was time to make a ____23____. So she went to see the school doctor. Things turned better but there was a problem. She had to talk with the ____24____ during class time. Surprisingly, every time she returned, she ____25____ see the notes on her desk. She knew that she was not alone. A few weeks later, when she was worried, she was able to say to ____26____, “Take it easy, Becky. Just ____27____.” And when she made a little progress (进步), she learned to give herself a ____28____, such as a bunch of flowers. Also, she would take a rest and look at the beautiful hill outside the window. She told herself that ____29____ was bad if she learnt to face it positively (乐观地). With Becky’s positive attitude (态度), she finally found that school was ____30____ a nice place. She became happy and confident about her school life. 16. A. If B. Or C. Because D. But 17. A. boring B. difficult C. interesting D. relaxing 18. A. first B. second C. third D. last 19. A. bad B. excellent C. polite D. active 20. A. seldom B. sometimes C. never D. always 21. A. soft B. white C. heavy D. light 22. A. discuss with B. listen to C. talk with D. write to 23. A. change B. mistake C. report D. card 24. A. teacher B. parent C. doctor D. friend 25. A. will B. could C. should D. must 26. A. himself B. myself C. yourself D. herself 27. A. cry B. relax C. study D. dance 28. A. gift B. smile C. rest D. dream 29. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything 30. A. really B. already C. naturally D. especially 【答案】16. D 17. B 18. A 19. B 20. D 21. C 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. A 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了Becky在初中的学习经历以及她如何通过积极的态度克服了学业困难，变得快乐和自信。 【16题详解】 句意：但对于一些学生来说，学校并不是这样。 If是否；Or或者；Because因为；But但是。根据“...for some students, school is not like this.”可知，此处表示转折，用but连接。故选D。 【17题详解】 句意：学校生活对他们来说有时会很困难。 boring无聊的；difficult困难的；interesting有趣的；relaxing放松的。根据“School life sometimes can be very...for them.”可知，句中表述学校生活有时会使学生们感到非常“困难”。故选B。 【18题详解】 句意：在她的第一年中学，Becky必须努力学习。 first第一；second第二；third第三；last最后。根据“In her...year of middle school, Becky had to study hard because her parents expected her to be a(n)...student.”可知，句中表述是她的“第一”年的学校的生活。故选A。 【19题详解】 句意：她的父母期望她成为一名优秀的学生。 bad差的；excellent优秀的；polite有礼貌的；active活跃的。根据“her parents expected her to be a(n)...student.”可知，句中表述父母会期望孩子成为“优秀的”学生。故选B。 【20题详解】 句意：她总不得不读很多书并做很多练习直到很晚。 seldom很少；sometimes有时；never从不；always总是。根据“She...had to read a lot of books and do much exercise until it was very late at night.”可知，句中表述她的学习习惯及时间安排得知应该是“总是”。故选D。 【21题详解】 句意：每一天，她感觉像是有一朵巨大的重云压在她的头顶。 soft柔软的；white白色的；heavy重的；light轻的。根据“Every day, she felt like there was a big...cloud over her.”可知，句中表述她感觉学习压力非常大，这里使用“heavy”来形容云的重量来表达“压力大”是最合适的。故选C。 【22题详解】 句意：对她来说越来越难认真听老师讲课。 discuss with讨论；listen to听；talk with交谈；write to写信。根据“It was harder and harder for her to...the teacher carefully in class.”可知，句中描述应该是“听”老师讲话。故选B。 【23题详解】 句意：她知道是时候作出改变了。 change改变；mistake错误；report报告；card卡片。根据“She knew it was time to make a...”可知，句中表述她想要改善目前的情况，因此她这个时候做出“改变”。故选A。 【24题详解】 句意：她不得不在上课时间与医生交谈。 teacher老师；parent父母；doctor医生；friend朋友。根据“She had to talk with the...during class time.”可知，句中表述她在学校上课的时间不得不去跟“医生”交谈，而没有听老师上课，此处交谈的对象是学校的“医生”。故选C。 【25题详解】 句意：然而，每次她回来时，便会发现桌子上的笔记。 will会；could能；should应该；must必须。根据“Surprisingly, every time she returned, she...see the notes on her desk.”可知，句中表述她每次回来的时候，她“能够”看到笔记。故选B。 【26题详解】  句意：当她感到担忧时，她对自己说。 himself他自己；myself我自己；yourself你自己；herself她自己。根据“A few weeks later, when she was worried, she was able to say to...”可知，句中表示这里是对自己的鼓励，应该是对自己说话。故选D。 【27题详解】 句意：她对自己说“放轻松”。 cry哭；relax放松；study学习；dance跳舞。根据“Take it easy, Becky. Just...”并结合上下文可知，句中表述她自己要鼓励自己“放松”。故选B。 【28题详解】 句意：当她取得一点进步时，她学会给自己一个奖励。 gift礼物；smile微笑；rest休息；dream梦想。根据“And when she made a little progress (进步), she learned to give herself a...such as a bunch of flowers.”可知，句中表述她取得进步了，要给自己奖励一件“礼物”。故选A。 【29题详解】 句意：她告诉自己，如果学会积极面对，什么都不会是坏事。 everything一切；something某事；nothing没有什么；anything任何事情。根据“She told herself that...was bad if she learnt to face it positively.”可知，句中表述如果学会积极面对，“没有什么”是不好的。故选C。 【30题详解】 句意：她终于发现学校真的是一个好地方。 really真正地；already已经；naturally自然地；especially尤其是。根据“With Becky’s positive attitude (态度), she finally found that school was...a nice place.”可知，句中表述由于她的态度改变了，发现学校“真的”变成了一个好地方。故选A。 四、阅读理解：（本大题共15小题，每小题2分，计30分） 阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 A Class: Science Date: 17/05/2024 What Should You Do If You Find a Baby Bird Out of the Nest (巢；窝)? If the bird is HURT: Call the: animal centre (0-123-4567). OR Carefully pick the bird up and take it to an animal hospital. (Keep it warm and don’t give it any food) If the bird is NOT HURT. If it has FEW FEATHERS (羽毛): +You CAN reach the nest → Put the bird back. +If you CAN’T find or reach the nest →Call the animal center. If it has FEATHERS: +Just leave it there! (It’s learning how to fly!) People believe birds will give up their babies if they have the smell of people on them. WRONG! Birds don’t care! 31. What should you do if you find a baby bird hurt? A. Just leave it there. B. Call the animal center. C. Put it back to its nest. D. Feed it with healthy food. 32. Why should you do nothing about an unhurt baby bird with feathers? A. Because you might hurt it. B. Because it is learning to fly. C. Because it is afraid of people. D. Because its mother will find it soon. 33. Which of the following is TRUE about mother birds? A. They don’t care about their babies. B. They push their babies out of their nest. C. They don’t mind the smell of people on their babies. D. They will give up their babies if there’s smell of people on them. 【答案】31. B 32. B 33. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了在发现受伤或未受伤的小鸟时应该采取的正确措施，以及一些关于母鸟行为的常识。 【31题详解】 细节理解题。根据“If the bird is HURT: Call the animal center (0-123-4567) ”可知，如果发现鸟受伤了，应该打电话给动物中心。故选B。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据“If it has FEATHERS: Just leave it there! (It’s learning how to fly!)”可知，对于一只没有受伤且有羽毛的小鸟，什么都不做的原因是它正在学习飞行，因为这个阶段的小鸟需要练习飞行技能，而不是人为干预。故选B。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据“People believe birds will give up their babies if they have the smell of people on them；WRONG! Birds don’t care”可知，母鸟不在乎鸟宝宝身上有人类的气味，母鸟不会因为小鸟身上有人的气味而放弃它们。故选C。 B 1. Although we now have more free time than before, it seems that we don’t feel that way. We may often waste time on phones or other things. And lots of information and pictures make our minds tired. Then we don’t have enough time to relax. To make ourselves really relaxed, we need to spend our free time well. Here are some useful ways. 2. Think about your activities. Do you want to exercise, go on a trip or just relax yourself? Think about your activities that you like to do in your free time. Plan your time well and make sure you can really enjoy yourself. 3. Try something new. Don’t always play games in your free time. Do something more meaningful (有意义的). You can try painting, cooking or something else. Doing something new can be an exciting way to spend your free time. 4. Put your phone away. It’s important to put your phone away because if you keep it close to you, it can make your heart beat faster with all kinds of messages. This will make it harder for you to enjoy your free time. 5. Meet new people. Join a club to meet people with similar interests. You can talk to and learn from different people. It can make your in more colorful. 6. Help others in need. Spending your free time helping people in need will make you feel good. Visit the old people or help at a children’s club. We know that helping others is helping ourselves. 34. Which of the following can be inferred (推断) from Paragraph 1? A. We don’t have too much time to sleep. B. We are busy with our studies every day. C. There aren’t enough holidays for most of us. D. We don’t relax well because our minds are busy. 35. What kind of activities are mentioned (提到) in Paragraph 3? A. Exercising and running. B. Reading and writing. C. Painting and cooking. D. Singing and dancing. 36. What does the underlined word “it” refer to in Paragraph 4? A. The phone. B. The time. C. The message. D. The interest. 37. What’s the purpose (目的) of this passage? A. To tell us how to find information and pictures. B. To tell us some interesting activities in free time. C. To tell us how to find people with similar interests. D. To tell us how to make our free time more meaningful. 【答案】34. D 35. C 36. A 37. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了如何合理利用闲暇时间，使我们的生活更加充实和有意义。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据第1段的内容“lots of information and pictures make our minds tired. Then we don’t have enough time to relax.”可知，大量的信息和图片使我们的大脑疲惫，导致没有时间放松。故选D。 【35题详解】 细节理解题。根据第3段“Do something more meaningful. You can try painting, cooking or something else.”可知，作者建议尝试更有意义的事情，比如画画和做饭。故选C。 【36题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第4段“It’s important to put your phone away because if you keep it close to you”可知，it指代的是the phone“手机”。故选A。 【37题详解】 主旨大意题。根据“To make ourselves really relaxed, we need to spend our free time well. Here are some useful ways.”和全文可知，作者主要介绍了如何让空闲时间变得更有意义。故选D。 C Many Chinese mothers are afraid that their children will fall behind their classmates, so these mothers are becoming “tiger mothers”. They believe the harder their children study, the happier life they will have in the future. Is it true? Lulu and her sister Sophia may have a say. Lulu and Sophia have a “tiger mother”. She pushed them a lot when they were young. For example, they were not allowed to get grades lower than A’s. They had to practice the piano or violin for several hours a day. There were no games or TV. The tiger mother, Amy, is a Chinese-American professor at Yale Law School in the USA. Several years ago, she wrote a book named Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and shared her strict parenting style in it. Many people don’t like Amy’s style of parenting. They once worried that her daughters would not be happy. However, the two girls have grown up and they are thankful to their mother. Sophia has just graduated from Yale University. She is hard-working, friendly and helpful. Not long ago, she shared some useful studying tips online. Lulu is also a warm smart and popular girl in her friends’ eyes. She said tiger mothers believed that a child could succeed by being pushed to go all out. Still, not everyone agrees with the tiger mother’s parenting style. In fact, there isn’t a parenting style that fits everyone. What’s the best parenting style for you? Maybe you should work it out together with your parents. 38. In Lulu and Sophia’s opinion, their mother is ______. A. great B. worried C. humorous D. hateful 39. According to the passage, “tiger mothers” ______. A. don’t mind their children falling behind their classmates B. don’t care about their children’s feelings when they grow up C. believe pushing their children hard can help them succeed D. believe the more happily the kids study, the harder their life will be 40. What can we know about Amy? A. She is teaching in China. B. She loves playing the violin. C. She is the mother of the two girls. D. She is liked by many people. 41. What can we infer (推断) from the passage? A. You can find tiger mothers only in China. B. Lulu graduated from Yale University. C. Sophia is not a popular girl in her friends’ eyes. D. Different children need different parenting styles. 【答案】38. A 39. C 40. C 41. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了现在许多中国母亲为了孩子成为“虎妈”，但是虎妈的教育方式并不能适应于每个人，并不是每个人都同意虎妈式教育。 【38题详解】 推理判断题。根据“However, the two girls have grown up and they are thankful to their mother.”可知，这两个女孩已经长大，她们感谢她们的妈妈，由此可知，她们认为妈妈很伟大。故选A。 【39题详解】 细节理解题。根据“She said tiger mothers believed that a child could succeed by being pushed to go all out.”可知，“虎妈”相信努力推动他们的孩子可以帮助他们成功。故选C。 【40题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Lulu and Sophia have a ‘tiger mother’.”及根据“The tiger mother, Amy”可知，Amy是这两个女孩的妈妈。故选C。 【41题详解】 推理判断题。根据“In fact, there isn’t a parenting style that fits everyone. What’s the best parenting style for you? Maybe you should work it out together with your parents.”可知，不同的孩子需要不同的育儿方式。故选D。 D Do you often ask questions? Children are known for wanting answers to many questions because curiosity (好奇心) is part of human nature. As we all know, curiosity has many good points. Many great discoveries (发现) in history were made by curious people. People wondered how things worked and how work could be done more quickly. Thanks to their curiosity, people now know a lot more about the world and have useful technology to help them. Curiosity can still help you in the classroom. If you develop the curiosity of learning, classes will become more interesting and you will do well in schoolwork. Even if you’re no longer a student, curiosity will make you a great worker. ______ Luckily, curiosity is a skill that can be improved. Often, the more you learn about a topic, the more interesting it becomes. To improve your curiosity, get information from as many sources (来源) as possible, when you learn about a topic. At the same time, read all kinds of books, watch or listen to speeches and ask questions. Don’t assume you already know everything. Remember, everyone knows something that you don’t know. Find out what it is, and ask…out it. This lets you learn something and makes the other people happy by sharing their knowledge. Let’s try to become people who are full of curiosity. 42. According to Paragraph 2, curiosity makes people ______. A. do well in everything B. lose interest in learning C. afraid to ask questions D. be more creative and active 43 Which of the following can be put in ______. A. What will you do if you’re not curious? B. Also, curiosity moves people forward. C. People needn’t develop curiosity further. D. However, curiosity has bad sides, too. 44. What does the underlined word “assume” in the last paragraph mean? A. forget. B. wonder. C. think. D. worry. 45. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Learn to Ask Questions B. Try to Be Curious C. Ways to Improve Your Curiosity D. Curiosity Is the Most Important Thing 【答案】42. D 43. A 44. C 45. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了人们充满了好奇心的原因、优势及如何提升自己的好奇心。 【42题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Many great discoveries (发现) in history were made by curious people. People wondered how things worked and how work could be done more quickly...If you develop the curiosity of learning, classes will become more interesting and you will do well in schoolwork.”可推断，好奇心可以使人变得有创造力，变得很积极活跃。故选D。 【43题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Luckily, curiosity is a skill that can be improved...To improve your curiosity”可知，这一段主要讲述了如何培养提升好奇心，选项A“如果你不好奇，你会怎么做？”符合句意。故选A。 【44题详解】 词句猜测题。根据“Remember, everyone knows something that you don’t know.”可知，每个人都知道一些你所不知道的东西，所以不要认为自己知道一切，assume意为“认为”，与think同义。故选C。 【45题详解】 最佳标题题。通读全文，可知文章主要介绍了人们充满了好奇心的原因、优势及如何提升自己的好奇心，希望大家都能做一个充满好奇心的人。选项B“努力保持好奇心”符合主旨。故选B。 第Ⅱ卷（非选择题60分） 五、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分） 根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。（每空一词） 46. The students are in the same class, but they speak different _____________ (语言). 【答案】languages 【解析】 【详解】句意：学生们在同一个班级，但他们说不同的语言。“语言”language，different后跟可数名词复数。故填languages。 47. Both the players and fans enjoyed ________ during the Sports Festival. (他们) 【答案】themselves 【解析】 【详解】句意：运动员和球迷在体育节期间都玩得很开心。enjoy oneself“玩得开心”，此处用反身代词themselves“他们自己”。故填themselves。 48. Before reading the book, you should know the ________ of these new words. (意思) 【答案】meanings 【解析】 【详解】句意： 在读这本书之前，你应该知道这些新词的意思。the+名词+of，因此用meaning“意思”，根据words“单词”是复数可知，meaning也需要用复数meanings。故填meanings。 49. —What does this kind of animal live ________ on? —Sorry, I don’t know. (主要地) 【答案】mainly##mostly 【解析】 【详解】句意：——这种动物主要吃什么？——对不起，我不知道。根据汉语提示可知，mainly/mostly意为“主要地”，为副词修饰动词live。故填mainly/mostly。 50. That boy has some problems ________ the birds in danger. (描述) 【答案】describing 【解析】 【详解】句意：那个男孩在描述有危险鸟类时有一些问题。have some problems doing sth.表示“在某方面有一些问题”，故空处需动名词，describe意为“描述”，其动名词为describing。故填describing。 51. Does anyone know the ________ of the tallest building in Baoying? (high) 【答案】height 【解析】 【详解】句意：有人知道宝应最高的建筑物有多高吗？根据“the...of the tallest building”可知，空处应用名词，height“高度”，不可数名词，the height of表示“……的高度”。故填height。 52. The tour guide needs to take care of those ________ bags while they’re away. (tour) 【答案】tourists’ 【解析】 【详解】句意：导游需要在那些游客不在时照看他们的包。根据“those ... bags”及所给词汇可知，是指游客的包，those后跟名词复数tourists“游客”，且修饰名词bags，用复数名词的所有格。故填tourists’。 53. It’s ________ to throw snowballs at cach other on snowy days. (excite) 【答案】exciting 【解析】 【详解】句意：下雪天互相扔雪球是件令人兴奋的事。此处在句中作表语，修饰“扔雪球”这件事，exciting“令人兴奋的”符合语境，故填exciting。 54. The little Tom ________ his head and walked away with his mom. (shake) 【答案】shook 【解析】 【详解】句意：小汤姆摇了摇头，跟着妈妈走了。根据“walked”可知，时态是一般过去时，动词用过去式，故填shook。 55. It is ________ for the Japanese government to turn away from the facts of the war. (correct) 【答案】incorrect 【解析】 【详解】句意：日本政府背弃战争事实是错误的。根据“...for the Japanese government to turn away from the facts of the war.”及所给词可知，空处指“错误的”，correct“正确的”为形容词，其反义词为incorrect，意为“不正确的”。故填incorrect。 六、阅读表达（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分。） 请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。(每题不超过10个词） Sally Jones played with her yellow pencil. She daydreamed as her teacher talked about American history. Sally liked history, but she was distracted (心不在焉的) today. It was a Friday in early October, and the weather outside was sunny and cool. Sally was excited for the weekend to begin. “Not so fast.” said Ms. Charlton. “Before you leave, I have a special announcement.” Sally was nervous because special announcements usually meant extra homework. She really wanted to relax this weekend. “Boys and girls,” said Ms. Charlton, “we are going to have spelling bee next Friday. There will be a winner from this class. The student will go on to compete with other students from all of the fifth-grade and sixth-grade classes at Jefferson Elementary.” “A spelling bee.” thought Sally, and then she sighed (叹气). She was a hard worker, but she definitely was not the smartest student in her class. She glanced at Annika, who was smiling. Annika was probably thinking about the big trophy (奖品) she would soon win because she won everything. Sally never won anything. On the way home from school, Sally walked with her friend Jun. Jun moved from South Korea to the United States two years earlier. Sally taught him some English phrases and showed him where to get the best hamburgers. He helped her with her math homework and taught her how to use chopsticks. “I really want to win the spelling bee.” Sally told Jun. “But I don’t think I can do it. I get nervous in competitions: and I’m not the best speller! I made three or four spelling mistakes in my last story.” “All you need to do is practice.” Jun said. “When I first came to the United States, I didn’t know any English at all. But I made flashcards and studied every night. Now listen to me! I speak English pretty well, right?” “That’s true.” said Sally. “We have one week until the competition. You have a chance,” Jun said, “but you’ll have to work hard.” Sally thought about it. She had hoped to spend the weekend playing with her friends, but a trophy would be fantastic. Her mom would be so proud. “OK,” she said, “I’ll give it a try.” —Taken from The Spelling Bee 56. What was-Sally thinking about when her teacher was talking about American history? ________________________________ 57. How did Sally feel after hearing the announcement? ________________________________ 58. Why did Sally sigh when she heard that there was A Spelling Bee? ________________________________ 59. Who advised Sally to take part in the spelling competition? ________________________________ 60. What did Sally decide to do next? ________________________________ 【答案】56. She was thinking about how to spend the weekend./The coming weekend/The weekend to begin. 57. She felt nervous./Nervous. 58. Because she was not the smartest/ cleverest student in her class./Because she wasn’t the smartest student and never won anything. 59. Jun. 60. She decided to have a try./She decided to prepare for the spelling competition./To practise hard/To work hard. 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Sally想要赢得拼写比赛，打算为之努力奋斗的故事。 【56题详解】 根据“She daydreamed as her teacher talked about American history.”以及“Sally was excited for the weekend to begin.”可知，当Sally的老师正在讲美国历史时，她在想即将到来的周末。故填She was thinking about how to spend the weekend./The coming weekend/The weekend to begin。 【57题详解】 根据“Sally was nervous because special announcements usually meant extra homework.”可知，Sally听到通知后感到紧张。故填She felt nervous./Nervous。 【58题详解】 根据“She was a hard worker, but she definitely was not the smartest student in her class.”以及“Sally never won anything.”可知，听到有拼写比赛时，Sally叹气是因为她不是班上最聪明的学生，从来没赢过。故填Because she was not the smartest/ cleverest student in her class./Because she wasn’t the smartest student and never won anything. 【59题详解】 根据“ ‘We have one week until the competition. You have a chance,’ Jun said, ‘but you’ll have to work hard.’ ”可知，是她的朋友Jun建议她参加拼写比赛。故填Jun。 【60题详解】 根据“she said, ‘I’ll give it a try.’ ”可知，Sally决定练习并参加比赛。故填She decided to have a try./ She decided to prepare for the spelling competition./To practise hard/To work hard。 七、缺词填空（共10空；每空1分，计10分） 根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词） Babu rented an elephant from Purna for his son’s wedding. They were about to turn around when the elephant fell to the ground. U____61____, Babu’s son and his new wife fell to the ground, too. When Babu got close to the elephant, the animal o____62____ his eyes and rose to his feet. Babu jumped back. The elephant turned around and r____63____ down a nearby street. “Come back!” Babu roared, but the elephant k____64____ running. Babu thought that the elephant saw his chance to get away from Purna. Purna would be angry. Babu went straight to Purna’s home to tell him what had happened. “My e____65____ wouldn’t run away,” Puma said. “You’re trying to steal him.” “No!” Babu said. “I’m not a thief. He ran away because you beat him. I will p____66____ you for your elephant.” “I want my elephant back,” Purna said. “I want the animal or the full price all at once.” “But that is i____67____,” Babu said. The next morning, Babu went to his pottery shop. He could t____68____ better when he was sitting at the potter’s wheel. As he spun the wheel with his feet, he shaped a block of clay into a large pot. The soft feel of the wet clay on his hands made him feel calmer. Even if he found the elephant, Babu wouldn’t r____69____ him to the mean master. He had to think of a plan. When the pot was almost finished, Babu got an i____70____. It had to work! If it didn’t, he would go to jail. —Taken from The Crafty Potter 【答案】61. (U)nluckily 62. (o)pened 63. (r)an 64. (k)ept 65. (e)lephant 66. (p)ay 67. (i)mpossible 68. (t)hink 69. (r)eturn 70 (i)dea 【解析】 【导语】本文Babu从Purna那租了一头大象，结果大象跑了，最后找到了大象，他不想把大象归还给吝啬的Purna的故事。 【61题详解】 句意：不幸的是，Babu的儿子和他的新妻子也跌倒在地。根据首字母提示及“Babu’s son and his new wife fell to the ground, too.”可知，Babu的儿子和他的新妻子也跌倒在地，这是不幸的。Unluckily意为“不幸地”，副词，修饰整个句子。故填(U)nluckily。 【62题详解】 句意：当Babu靠近大象时，它睁开了眼睛站起来。根据首字母提示及“...his eyes and rose to his feet”可知，大象睁开了眼睛，open“张开”符合句意，根据“got”可知，空处需一般过去时，谓语动词用过去式。故填(o)pened。 【63题详解】 句意：大象转过身，沿着附近的一条街道跑。根据首字母提示及“ ‘Come back!’ Babu roared,”可知，大象跑了，run“跑”符合句意，根据“turned...and...”可知，空处也需动词过去式。故填(r)an。 【64题详解】 句意：Babu吼道，“回来！”，但大象一直跑。根据首字母提示及“ ‘Come back!’ Babu roared, but the elephant...”可知，but表转折，故大象一直跑。keep“保持”符合句意。因主体时态为一般过去时，故空处需动词过去式。故填(k)ept。 【65题详解】 句意：Puma说，“我的大象不会跑开。” 根据首字母提示及“...wouldn’t run away”可知，空处指“大象”，其英文为elephant。故填(e)lephant。 【66题详解】 句意：“我不是贼。他跑了因为你打他。”我将付钱赔偿你的大象。” 根据首字母提示及“you for your elephant.”可知，空处指“赔付”，pay for“付款”，固定搭配。will后跟动词原形。故填(p)ay。 【67题详解】 句意：“但那是不可能的。” Babu说。根据首字母提示及“ ‘But that is...’ ”可知，Purna想要大象或立即得到全款，而Babu认为那不可能。impossible“不可能的”符合句意。故填(i)mpossible。 【68题详解】 句意：当他坐在陶工的车轮上时，他可以更好地思考。根据首字母提示及“...better when he was sitting at the potter’s wheel.”可知，他可以更好地思考。think“思考”符合句意，情态动词could后跟动词原形。故填(t)hink。 【69题详解】 句意：尽管他找到了大象，Babu不想让大象回到吝啬的主人身边。根据首字母提示及“...him to the mean master.”可知，他不想让大象“返回”到主人身边。return“返回”符合句意，wouldn’t后跟动词原形。故填(r)eturn。 【70题详解】 句意：锅快做完时，Babu想到了一个主意。根据首字母提示及“When the pot was almost finished, Babu got an...”可知，他想到了一个主意。idea“主意”符合句意，冠词an后跟名词单数。故填(i)dea。 八、书面表达（共30分） A、完成句子（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分。） 71. 可惜的是，大熊猫在野外正面临严峻的问题。 ___________________________ 【答案】Sadly, giant pandas are facing serious problems in the wild./ It’s a pity that giant pandas are facing serious problems in the wild. 【解析】 【详解】分析句意，可知该句为现在进行时，谓语结构为“am/is/are+现在分词”；Sadly“可惜的是，遗憾的是”，副词，修饰整个句子，句首首字母大写；giant pandas“大熊猫”，名词复数，作主语；face“面临”，动词，现在分词为facing；serious“严峻的”，形容词，作定语；problems“问题”，可数名词复数，作宾语； in the wild在野外，介词短语；主语giant pandas为复数，因此be动词应为are，故可译为Sadly, giant pandas are facing serious problems in the wild.；该句还可用It’s a pity that+句子“可惜的是”，it为形式主语，故可译为It’s a pity that giant pandas are facing serious problems in the wild.。故填Sadly, giant pandas are facing serious problems in the wild./ It’s a pity that giant pandas are facing serious problems in the wild. 72. 我们希望你们会理解保护湿地的重要性。 ___________________________ 【答案】We hope you will understand the importance of protecting the wetlands. 【解析】 【详解】我们希望：We hope；本句为宾语从句，主句时态为一般现在时，从句用一般将来时，其结构为will do；你们：you；会理解：will understand；保护湿地的重要性：the importance of protecting the wetlands。 故填We hope you will understand the importance of protecting the wetlands. 73. 歌舞演出和公园里的模型一样好吗？ ___________________________ 【答案】Are the song and dance shows as good as the models in the park?/Are the singing and dancing shows as good as the models in the park? 【解析】 【详解】本句是一般疑问句，时态是一般现在时，the song and dance shows/the singing and dancing shows“歌舞演出”，作主语，be动词用are“是”；as good as“和……一样好”；the models in the park“公园里的模型”。故填Are the song and dance shows as good as the models in the park?/Are the singing and dancing shows as good as the models in the park? 74. 你最好在他的卧室里安装一盏亮一点的灯。 ___________________________ 【答案】You’d better put in a brighter light in his bedroom. 【解析】 【详解】You’d better do sth“你最好做某事”；put in“安装”；a brighter light“一盏亮一点的灯”；in his bedroom“在他的卧室”。故填You’d better put in a brighter light in his bedroom. 75. 碎玻璃纷纷掉落下来，人们正四处逃散。 ___________________________ 【答案】Pieces of glass were falling down while people were running in all directions. 【解析】 【详解】碎玻璃：pieces of glass，glass是不可数名词；纷纷掉落下来：fall down，结合中文可知此处可用过去进行时态；人们people是复数名词作主语；四处逃散：run in all directions，主从句动作都用进行时态，用while引导。故填Pieces of glass were falling down while people were running in all directions. B、作文（满分20分） 76. 近来，世界多地自然灾害频发，引起了全球对地球保护的思考。以“The Earth is Our Home”为题，写一篇英语短文，内容包括：地球目前的现状、造成这种现状的原因、我们应该采取的措施。要点如右表： The Earth Is Our Home 1. cut down too many trees... 2. hunt/kill wild animals... 1. more natural disasters... 2. animals in danger.. What should we do to make our earth better? 1.…… 2.…… 注意事项： 1. 必须包含所有提示信息，可适当发挥。词数100左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数； 2. 意思清楚，表达通顺，行文连贯，书写规范； 3. 请勿在文中使用真实的姓名、校名和地名。 The Earth Is Our Home The Earth is our home and we only have one Earth. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 The Earth Is Our Home The Earth is our home and we only have one Earth. However, our earth is in danger now. People cut down too many trees to make space for buildings and farmlands. This leads to less and less space for wild animals. What’s worse, people kill them for their fur, bones and some other parts of the body. In addition, more and more natural disasters happen around the world every year. As a result, many people and animals lose their lives in the disasters. It’s time for us to save the earth now. First, the government should make laws to stop these people. Second, we shouldn’t buy fur coats any more. Last, we should live a green life to save energy. In these ways, we believe our earth will be better. 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是材料作文； ②时态：主要时态为“一般现在时”； ③提示：写作要点已给出，考生应注意不要遗漏提示内容中“提示信息”的要求，可适当发挥，并突出写作重点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，表明写作意图。借用“地球是我们的家，我们只有一个地球。”来引出重点介绍的内容。 第二步，具体阐述写作内容。介绍地球目前的现状、造成这种现状的原因、以及我们应该采取的措施。 第三步，书写结语。 [亮点词汇] ①what’s worse更糟糕 ②as a result结果 ③lose their lives失去它们的生命 [高分句型] ①People cut down too many trees to make space for buildings and farmlands. (动词不定式作目的状语） ②In these ways, we believe our earth will be better. (宾语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024-2025学年度第一学期期末测试试题 八年级英语 第一部分 选择题（80分） 一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 第一部分 听对话回答问题（计10分，每小题1分） 本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，选出你认为最合适的答案，每段对话听两遍。 1. Where will the man go this winter holiday? A. B. C. 2. How will they go to the Palace Museum? A. B. C. 3. What’s Jack’s favourite animal in the zoo? A. B. C. 4. Which book may the boy like best? A. B. C. 5. When will Simon go to bed today? A. 9:30 p. m. B. 9:40 p. m. C. 9:50 p. m. 6. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In a bookshop. B. In a bank. C. In a restaurant. 7. What would Mrs. Li’s son drink? A. Some juice. B. Some milk. C. Chocolate milk tea. 8. Why didn’t the woman enjoy the sights that day? A. Because it was foggy. B. Because it was rainy. C. Because it was windy. 9. Who gave the girl a dog for her birthday? A. Her parents. B. Her aunt. C. Her uncle 10. What’s the man going to do first? A. To go out for dinner. B. To call the police. C. To write a report. 第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题。 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听完后，选出你认为最合适的答案。 听下面一段对话，回答第11～12题。. 11. Why does Linda look so tired these days? A. Because she burnt her hands. B. Because she knocked off the glass. C. Because she has to look after her son in the hospital. 12. What does the man think the little boy should do first? A. He should ask his dad for help. B. He should keep his hands in cold water. C. He should learn something at school. 听第一篇短文，完成第13～15小题。 John’s school life In general Interesting Subjects likes Chinese because of Chinese ________. likes Art because it is exciting. dislikes ________ because it is too difficult. After-school activities goes to the English Club every ________ afternoon. plays softball twice a week. 13. A. songs B. stories C. poems 14. A. Physics B. Maths C. Geography 15. A. Tuesday B. Thursday C. Friday 听第二篇短文，回答16～20小题。 16. How would they go to beach? A. By train. B. By car. C. By plane. 17. Who always helped Mr Smith? A. His wife. B. His mother. C. His boss. 18. Why did Mr. Smith keep the name of the beach a secret? A. In order to save more time and money. B. Because he wouldn’t take his children there earlier. C. In order to make the trip more interesting for his children. 19. What kind of person is Mr. Smith? A. Patient. B. Careful. C. Forgetful. 20. What did Mr. Smith forget at last? A. The name of the beach. B. Where he left his children. C. The paper written by his wife. 二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。 1. The ad says if you buy ______ iphone 16 Pro in their mall, you will get ______ umbrella for free. A. a; an B. an; an C. an; a D. a; a 2. The little kid is too young to sit _______ such a long meeting. A. across B. on C. above D. through 3. —How was your visit to the Ice and Snow World in Harbin? —It couldn’t be _________. It’s a pity that time flies so quickly. A. better B. worse C. worst D. best 4. Just like weather, life ________ be sunny and beautiful all the time. A. can’t B. needn’t C. mustn’t D. wouldn’t 5. To get the further ______ on the Bird-watching Society, you can visit its website. A. application B. instruction C. information D. direction 6. —What do the letters “CPC” mean in the article? —Don’t you know that, Emily? They ________ “the Communist Party of China”. A look through B. care about C. stand for D. lead to 7. I can see the sadness in her eyes, ______ others believe the smile on her face. A. while B. until C. when D. before 8. Our lives would be impossible without animals. So we should try all kinds of ways ______ the wild animals. A. protect B. to protect C. protecting D. protected 9. —Why didn’t you watch the final of the basketball match last night, Tom? —Well. I ______ the history project with Jack at that time. A. discuss B. discussed C. am discussing D. was discussing 10. It is very dangerous! You have to ask the children ______ with water in the park. A. to play B. don’t play C. not to play D. not play 11. —Would you like to move to the city and live with us, Granny? —Thank you, dear. But for me, the life here is ________ than that in the city. A. comfortable B. more comfortable C. less comfortable D. uncomfortable 12. —Would you please ______ the terrible accident, sir? —Sure. I was crossing the street when the bike hit me. A. record B. prevent C. describe D. attend 13. —When I walked past the classroom, I heard a little girl ______ happily. —Yes. She has such a good voice. A. sing B. sings C. singing D. sang 14. —Oh dear, how can I finish the task in such a short time? —You need to ________, and then make a plan first. A. come down B. calm down C. get down D. slow down 15. —Why don’t we go to the newly-open restaurant for a change tonight? —________ They say the waiters there aren’t friendly enough. A. Sounds great! B. Better not. C. Why not? D. I can’t agree more. 三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 For some students, school is a fun place. They learn knowledge, make friends and grow as a person. ____16____ for some students, school is not like this. School life sometimes can be very ____17____ for them. Here is Becky’s story in her middle school. In her ____18____ year of middle school, Becky had to study hard because her parents expected her to be a(n) ____19____ student. It was really difficult for her to do well in all the subjects and keep getting better. She ____20____ had to read a lot of books and do much exercise until it was very late at night. Every day, she felt like there was a big, ____21____ cloud over her. Sadly, when she got to Grade 8, her problems got worse. It was harder and harder for her to ____22____ the teacher carefully in class. She didn’t want to be like this anymore. She knew it was time to make a ____23____. So she went to see the school doctor. Things turned better but there was a problem. She had to talk with the ____24____ during class time. Surprisingly, every time she returned, she ____25____ see the notes on her desk. She knew that she was not alone. A few weeks later, when she was worried, she was able to say to ____26____, “Take it easy, Becky. Just ____27____.” And when she made a little progress (进步), she learned to give herself a ____28____, such as a bunch of flowers. Also, she would take a rest and look at the beautiful hill outside the window. She told herself that ____29____ was bad if she learnt to face it positively (乐观地). With Becky’s positive attitude (态度), she finally found that school was ____30____ a nice place. She became happy and confident about her school life. 16. A. If B. Or C. Because D. But 17. A. boring B. difficult C. interesting D. relaxing 18. A. first B. second C. third D. last 19. A. bad B. excellent C. polite D. active 20. A. seldom B. sometimes C. never D. always 21. A. soft B. white C. heavy D. light 22. A. discuss with B. listen to C. talk with D. write to 23. A. change B. mistake C. report D. card 24. A. teacher B. parent C. doctor D. friend 25. A. will B. could C. should D. must 26. A. himself B. myself C. yourself D. herself 27. A. cry B. relax C. study D. dance 28. A. gift B. smile C. rest D. dream 29. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything 30. A. really B. already C. naturally D. especially 四、阅读理解：（本大题共15小题，每小题2分，计30分） 阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 A Class: Science Date: 17/05/2024 What Should You Do If You Find a Baby Bird Out of the Nest (巢；窝)? If the bird is HURT: Call the: animal centre (0-123-4567). OR Carefully pick the bird up and take it to an animal hospital. (Keep it warm and don’t give it any food) If the bird is NOT HURT. If it has FEW FEATHERS (羽毛): +You CAN reach the nest → Put the bird back. +If you CAN’T find or reach the nest →Call the animal center. If it has FEATHERS: +Just leave it there! (It’s learning how to fly!) People believe birds will give up their babies if they have the smell of people on them. WRONG! Birds don’t care! 31. What should you do if you find a baby bird hurt? A. Just leave it there. B. Call the animal center. C. Put it back to its nest. D. Feed it with healthy food. 32. Why should you do nothing about an unhurt baby bird with feathers? A. Because you might hurt it. B. Because it is learning to fly. C. Because it is afraid of people. D. Because its mother will find it soon. 33. Which of the following is TRUE about mother birds? A. They don’t care about their babies. B. They push their babies out of their nest. C. They don’t mind the smell of people on their babies. D. They will give up their babies if there’s smell of people on them. B 1. Although we now have more free time than before, it seems that we don’t feel that way. We may often waste time on phones or other things. And lots of information and pictures make our minds tired. Then we don’t have enough time to relax. To make ourselves really relaxed, we need to spend our free time well. Here are some useful ways. 2. Think about your activities. Do you want to exercise, go on a trip or just relax yourself? Think about your activities that you like to do in your free time. Plan your time well and make sure you can really enjoy yourself. 3. Try something new. Don’t always play games in your free time. Do something more meaningful (有意义的). You can try painting, cooking or something else. Doing something new can be an exciting way to spend your free time. 4. Put your phone away. It’s important to put your phone away because if you keep it close to you, it can make your heart beat faster with all kinds of messages. This will make it harder for you to enjoy your free time. 5. Meet new people. Join a club to meet people with similar interests. You can talk to and learn from different people. It can make your in more colorful. 6. Help others in need. Spending your free time helping people in need will make you feel good. Visit the old people or help at a children’s club. We know that helping others is helping ourselves. 34. Which of the following can be inferred (推断) from Paragraph 1? A. We don’t have too much time to sleep. B. We are busy with our studies every day. C. There aren’t enough holidays for most of us. D. We don’t relax well because our minds are busy. 35. What kind of activities are mentioned (提到) in Paragraph 3? A. Exercising and running. B. Reading and writing. C. Painting and cooking. D. Singing and dancing. 36. What does the underlined word “it” refer to in Paragraph 4? A. The phone. B. The time. C. The message. D. The interest. 37. What’s the purpose (目的) of this passage? A. To tell us how to find information and pictures. B. To tell us some interesting activities in free time. C. To tell us how to find people with similar interests. D. To tell us how to make our free time more meaningful. C Many Chinese mothers are afraid that their children will fall behind their classmates, so these mothers are becoming “tiger mothers”. They believe the harder their children study, the happier life they will have in the future. Is it true? Lulu and her sister Sophia may have a say. Lulu and Sophia have a “tiger mother”. She pushed them a lot when they were young. For example, they were not allowed to get grades lower than A’s. They had to practice the piano or violin for several hours a day. There were no games or TV. The tiger mother, Amy, is a Chinese-American professor at Yale Law School in the USA. Several years ago, she wrote a book named Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and shared her strict parenting style in it. Many people don’t like Amy’s style of parenting. They once worried that her daughters would not be happy. However, the two girls have grown up and they are thankful to their mother. Sophia has just graduated from Yale University. She is hard-working, friendly and helpful. Not long ago, she shared some useful studying tips online. Lulu is also a warm smart and popular girl in her friends’ eyes. She said tiger mothers believed that a child could succeed by being pushed to go all out. Still, not everyone agrees with the tiger mother’s parenting style. In fact, there isn’t a parenting style that fits everyone. What’s the best parenting style for you? Maybe you should work it out together with your parents. 38. In Lulu and Sophia’s opinion, their mother is ______. A. great B. worried C. humorous D. hateful 39. According to the passage, “tiger mothers” ______. A don’t mind their children falling behind their classmates B. don’t care about their children’s feelings when they grow up C. believe pushing their children hard can help them succeed D. believe the more happily the kids study, the harder their life will be 40. What can we know about Amy? A. She is teaching in China. B. She loves playing the violin. C. She is the mother of the two girls. D. She is liked by many people. 41. What can we infer (推断) from the passage? A. You can find tiger mothers only in China. B. Lulu graduated from Yale University. C. Sophia is not a popular girl in her friends’ eyes. D. Different children need different parenting styles. D Do you often ask questions? Children are known for wanting answers to many questions because curiosity (好奇心) is part of human nature. As we all know, curiosity has many good points. Many great discoveries (发现) in history were made by curious people. People wondered how things worked and how work could be done more quickly. Thanks to their curiosity, people now know a lot more about the world and have useful technology to help them. Curiosity can still help you in the classroom. If you develop the curiosity of learning, classes will become more interesting and you will do well in schoolwork. Even if you’re no longer a student, curiosity will make you a great worker. ______ Luckily, curiosity is a skill that can be improved. Often, the more you learn about a topic, the more interesting it becomes. To improve your curiosity, get information from as many sources (来源) as possible, when you learn about a topic. At the same time, read all kinds of books, watch or listen to speeches and ask questions. Don’t assume you already know everything. Remember, everyone knows something that you don’t know. Find out what it is, and ask…out it. This lets you learn something and makes the other people happy by sharing their knowledge. Let’s try to become people who are full of curiosity. 42. According to Paragraph 2, curiosity makes people ______. A. do well in everything B. lose interest in learning C. afraid to ask questions D. be more creative and active 43. Which of the following can be put in ______. A. What will you do if you’re not curious? B. Also, curiosity moves people forward. C. People needn’t develop curiosity further. D. However, curiosity has bad sides, too. 44. What does the underlined word “assume” in the last paragraph mean? A. forget. B. wonder. C. think. D. worry. 45. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Learn to Ask Questions B. Try to Be Curious C. Ways to Improve Your Curiosity D. Curiosity Is the Most Important Thing 第Ⅱ卷（非选择题60分） 五、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分） 根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。（每空一词） 46. The students are in the same class, but they speak different _____________ (语言). 47. Both the players and fans enjoyed ________ during the Sports Festival. (他们) 48. Before reading the book, you should know the ________ of these new words. (意思) 49. —What does this kind of animal live ________ on? —Sorry, I don’t know. (主要地) 50. That boy has some problems ________ the birds in danger. (描述) 51. Does anyone know the ________ of the tallest building in Baoying? (high) 52. The tour guide needs to take care of those ________ bags while they’re away. (tour) 53. It’s ________ to throw snowballs at cach other on snowy days. (excite) 54. The little Tom ________ his head and walked away with his mom. (shake) 55. It is ________ for the Japanese government to turn away from the facts of the war. (correct) 六、阅读表达（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分。） 请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。(每题不超过10个词） Sally Jones played with her yellow pencil. She daydreamed as her teacher talked about American history. Sally liked history, but she was distracted (心不在焉的) today. It was a Friday in early October, and the weather outside was sunny and cool. Sally was excited for the weekend to begin. “Not so fast.” said Ms. Charlton. “Before you leave, I have a special announcement.” Sally was nervous because special announcements usually meant extra homework She really wanted to relax this weekend. “Boys and girls,” said Ms. Charlton, “we are going to have spelling bee next Friday. There will be a winner from this class. The student will go on to compete with other students from all of the fifth-grade and sixth-grade classes at Jefferson Elementary.” “A spelling bee.” thought Sally, and then she sighed (叹气). She was a hard worker, but she definitely was not the smartest student in her class. She glanced at Annika, who was smiling. Annika was probably thinking about the big trophy (奖品) she would soon win because she won everything. Sally never won anything. On the way home from school, Sally walked with her friend Jun. Jun moved from South Korea to the United States two years earlier. Sally taught him some English phrases and showed him where to get the best hamburgers. He helped her with her math homework and taught her how to use chopsticks. “I really want to win the spelling bee.” Sally told Jun. “But I don’t think I can do it. I get nervous in competitions: and I’m not the best speller! I made three or four spelling mistakes in my last story.” “All you need to do is practice.” Jun said. “When I first came to the United States, I didn’t know any English at all. But I made flashcards and studied every night. Now listen to me! I speak English pretty well, right?” “That’s true.” said Sally. “We have one week until the competition. You have a chance,” Jun said, “but you’ll have to work hard.” Sally thought about it. She had hoped to spend the weekend playing with her friends, but a trophy would be fantastic. Her mom would be so proud. “OK,” she said, “I’ll give it a try.” —Taken from The Spelling Bee 56. What was-Sally thinking about when her teacher was talking about American history? ________________________________ 57. How did Sally feel after hearing the announcement? ________________________________ 58. Why did Sally sigh when she heard that there was A Spelling Bee? ________________________________ 59. Who advised Sally to take part in the spelling competition? ________________________________ 60. What did Sally decide to do next? ________________________________ 七、缺词填空（共10空；每空1分，计10分） 根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词） Babu rented an elephant from Purna for his son’s wedding. They were about to turn around when the elephant fell to the ground. U____61____, Babu’s son and his new wife fell to the ground, too. When Babu got close to the elephant, the animal o____62____ his eyes and rose to his feet. Babu jumped back. The elephant turned around and r____63____ down a nearby street. “Come back!” Babu roared, but the elephant k____64____ running. Babu thought that the elephant saw his chance to get away from Purna. Purna would be angry. Babu went straight to Purna’s home to tell him what had happened. “My e____65____ wouldn’t run away,” Puma said. “You’re trying to steal him.” “No!” Babu said. “I’m not a thief. He ran away because you beat him. I will p____66____ you for your elephant.” “I want my elephant back,” Purna said. “I want the animal or the full price all at once.” “But that is i____67____” Babu said. The next morning, Babu went to his pottery shop. He could t____68____ better when he was sitting at the potter’s wheel. As he spun the wheel with his feet, he shaped a block of clay into a large pot. The soft feel of the wet clay on his hands made him feel calmer. Even if he found the elephant, Babu wouldn’t r____69____ him to the mean master. He had to think of a plan. When the pot was almost finished, Babu got an i____70____. It had to work! If it didn’t, he would go to jail. —Taken from The Crafty Potter 八、书面表达（共30分） A、完成句子（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分。） 71. 可惜的是，大熊猫在野外正面临严峻的问题。 ___________________________ 72. 我们希望你们会理解保护湿地的重要性。 ___________________________ 73. 歌舞演出和公园里的模型一样好吗？ ___________________________ 74. 你最好在他的卧室里安装一盏亮一点的灯。 ___________________________ 75. 碎玻璃纷纷掉落下来，人们正四处逃散。 ___________________________ B、作文（满分20分） 76. 近来，世界多地自然灾害频发，引起了全球对地球保护的思考。以“The Earth is Our Home”为题，写一篇英语短文，内容包括：地球目前的现状、造成这种现状的原因、我们应该采取的措施。要点如右表： The Earth Is Our Home 1. cut down too many trees... 2. hunt/kill wild animals... 1. more natural disasters... 2. animals in danger.. What should we do to make our earth better? 1.…… 2.…… 注意事项： 1. 必须包含所有提示信息，可适当发挥。词数100左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数； 2 意思清楚，表达通顺，行文连贯，书写规范； 3. 请勿在文中使用真实的姓名、校名和地名。 The Earth Is Our Home The Earth is our home and we only have one Earth. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$