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十堰城区2024~2025学年上学期期末质量检测
八年级英语试题
(本试题卷共10页,满分90分,考试时间100 分钟)
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笔试部分 (90分)
一、完形填空 (共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读短文,从每个小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Mrs. Grady walked into the classroom with a bright smile. “You are all looking forward to the vacation. Let’s discuss your plans.” she said. Liam put up his hand and said, “I plan to ____1____ painting in winter.” Some students giggled (咯咯笑). Mrs. Grady made a soft “shh” sound ____2____ her hand over her mouth and shook her head ____3____. Olivia then said, “I want to do ____4____ educational and enjoyable, ____5____ reading classic novels and watching the news.” Mrs. Grady praised (称赞) it as a great ____6____. As the new year was coming, they also talked about resolutions. Ashley said, “I’ll do exercise ____7____ twice a week.” Finally, Mrs. Grady asked about self-improvement. Max wanted to learn to play ____8____ piano. Mrs. Grady thought trying new ____9____ was nice. Emma promised she would be ____10____ than she was at school.
Many students hoped to ____11____ their vacation and resolution ideas with their classmates. Mrs. Grady then let them write ____12____ a full vacation plan and a new year’s ____13____. They should ____14____ creative activities like making DIY or taking photos and set small ____15____ to achieve the resolution. If they want to make good progress in learning a new language, they should make a weekly plan for words. The more carefully they plan and work, the more fruitful their vacation and self-improvement will be.
1. A. cut up B. make up C. take up D. grow up
2. A. in B. for C. on D. with
3. A. lightly B. heavily C. seriously D. quickly
4. A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing
5. A. for example B. as for C. as well D. such as
6. A. start B. word C. ending D. finish
7. A. at present B. at least C. at all D. at once
8. A. a B. an C. \ D. the
9. A. hobbies B. grades C. habits D. games
10. A. less careful B. more hard-working C. less hard-working D. more careless
11. A. tell B. say C. speak D. share
12. A. in B. down C. off D. up
13. A. resolution B. discussion C. information D. invitation
14. A. put B. add C. bring D. mix
15. A. places B. letters C. steps D. ideas
【答案】1. C 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. B 11. D 12. B 13. A 14. B 15. C
【解析】
【导语】本文通过描述Grady夫人与学生讨论假期计划和新年的决心,强调了计划和努力的重要性。学生们分享了他们的目标,Grady夫人鼓励他们制定详细的计划并尝试新的活动。
【1题详解】
句意:Liam计划在冬天开始学习绘画。
cut up切碎;make up编造;take up开始从事;grow up长大。根据“I plan to...painting in winter”可知,Liam计划开始学习绘画。故选C。
【2题详解】
句意:Grady太太用手捂着嘴轻轻地嘘了一声,然后轻轻摇了摇头。
in在……里;for为了;on在……上;with用……。根据“Mrs. Grady made a soft ‘shh’ sound...her hand over her mouth”可知,Grady夫人用手捂住嘴。故选D。
【3题详解】
句意:Grady太太用手捂着嘴轻轻地嘘了一声,然后轻轻摇了摇头。
lightly轻轻地;heavily沉重地;seriously严肃地;quickly快速地。根据“shook her head...”可知,Grady夫人轻轻地摇了摇头。故选A。
【4题详解】
句意:我想做一些既教育又有趣的事情,比如阅读经典小说和观看新闻。
anything任何事;everything每件事;something某事;nothing没事。根据“I want to do...educational and enjoyable”可知,Olivia想做些有意义的事情。故选C。
【5题详解】
句意:我想做一些既教育又有趣的事情,比如阅读经典小说和观看新闻。
for example例如;as for至于;as well也;such as例如。根据“...reading classic novels and watching the news”可知,Olivia举例说明她的计划。故选 D。
【6题详解】
句意:Grady夫人称赞这是一个很好的开始。
start开始;word单词;ending结束;finish完成。根据“Mrs. Grady praised it as a great...”可知,这是一个很好的开始。故选A。
【7题详解】
句意:我将每周至少锻炼两次。
at present目前;at least至少;at all根本;at once立刻。根据“I’ll do exercise...twice a week”可知,Ashley计划每周至少锻炼两次。故选B。
【8题详解】
句意:Max想学习弹钢琴。
a一个;an一个;\无;the表特指。根据“Max wanted to learn to play...piano”可知,Max想学习弹钢琴,play the piano“弹钢琴”,固定搭配。故选D。
【9题详解】
句意:Grady夫人认为尝试新的爱好是很好的。
hobbies爱好;grades成绩;habits习惯;games游戏。根据“Mrs. Grady thought trying new...was nice”可知,尝试新的爱好是很好的。故选A。
【10题详解】
句意:Emma承诺她会比在学校时更努力。
less careful不那么小心;more hard-working更努力;less hard-working不那么努力;more careless更粗心。根据“Emma promised she would be...than she was at school”可知,Emma承诺她会更努力。故选B。
【11题详解】
句意:许多学生希望与同学分享他们的假期和决心。
tell告诉;say说;speak说话;share分享。根据“Many students hoped to...their vacation and resolution ideas with their classmates”可知,学生们希望分享他们的计划。故选D。
【12题详解】
句意:然后Grady太太让他们写下完整的度假计划和新年决心。
in在……里;down向下;off离开;up向上。根据“Mrs. Grady then let them write...a full vacation plan”可知,Grady夫人让他们写下计划。故选B。
【13题详解】
句意:然后Grady太太让他们写下完整的度假计划和新年决心。
resolution决心;discussion讨论;information信息;invitation邀请。根据“and a new year’s...”可知,他们应该写下新年的决心。故选A。
【14题详解】
句意:他们应该增加一些创意活动,比如做DIY或拍照,并设定小步骤来实现目标。
put放;add加入;bring带来;mix混合。根据“They should...creative activities like making DIY or taking photos”可知,他们应该加入创意活动。故选 B。
【15题详解】
句意:他们应该增加一些创意活动,比如做DIY或拍照,并设定小步骤来实现目标。
places地方;letters信件;steps步骤;ideas想法。根据“set small...to achieve the resolution”可知,他们应该设定小步骤。故选 C。
二、阅读理解 (共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
第一节 (共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读三篇短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个与短文内容相符合的最佳选项。
A
The theme (主题) and main logo of the 2025 Spring Festival Gala (春晚) were made public on November 29, 2024. As we all know, 2025 is the Year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac (生肖) , and this year’s gala will be a big, happy celebration full of Chinese traditions.
The theme of the gala is “Si Si Ru Yi, Sheng Sheng Bu Xi”. These words carry nice wishes. In old Chinese time, a day was divided into 12 parts, each two hours long. The time from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. was called “Si Shi”. “Si” was the sixth part. At this time, the sun shines brightly, and everything seems lively, like waking up. That’s why the gala uses “Si Si Ru Yi” as its theme, hoping to send good luck to every family and the whole country. “Sheng Sheng Bu Xi” means life goes on without stopping, and it shows that the country is always getting better and stronger.
The main logo is quite creative. It gets ideas from traditional Chinese design and uses the old Oracle Bone Script (甲骨文) character “Si”. There are two “Si” characters put together in a mirror way, which looks a bit like “Yi” and “Si”. It’s like having double good wishes and joining the Year of the Snake with good luck, sending wishes to everyone.
Lots of people are excited about this new logo and can’t wait for the gala to start. It’s sure to be a great show, with music, dance, and all kinds of fun, just like always.
16. What is the theme of the 2025 Spring Festival Gala?
A. The Year of the Snake. B. Chinese Traditions.
C. A Happy Celebration. D. Si Si Ru Yi, Sheng Sheng Bu Xi.
17. Which picture shows the time of “Si”?
A. B. C. D.
18. According to the passage, what does “Sheng Sheng Bu Xi” show about our country?
A. It has a long past. B. It has many different cultures.
C. It has a lot of people. D. It is always moving forward and getting better.
19. Which sentence about the main logo is right?
A It comes from modern art. B. It has the character “Dragon”.
C. It brings just a little bit of luck. D. It puts two “Si” characters together like a mirror.
20. Which structure (结构) does the passage follow?
A. Beginning-Body-Ending. B. Problem-Solution (解决办法) .
C. Cause-Effect. (因-果) D. Order of time.
【答案】16. D 17. C 18. D 19. D 20. A
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了2025年春节联欢晚会的主题和主要标志。
【16题详解】
细节理解题。根据“The theme of the gala is ‘Si Si Ru Yi, Sheng Sheng Bu Xi’. ”可知,2025年春晚的主题是“巳巳如意,生生不息”。故选D。
【17题详解】
细节理解题。根据“The time from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. was called ‘Si Shi’ ”可知,所以应选择时针指向 9 - 11 之间的时钟图片。故选C。
【18题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Sheng Sheng Bu Xi means life goes on without stopping, and it shows that the country is always getting better and stronger”可知,“生生不息”表明国家一直在前进且变得越来越好。故选D。
【19题详解】
细节理解题。根据“The main logo is quite creative. It gets ideas from traditional Chinese design and uses the old Oracle Bone Script character ‘Si’. There are two ‘Si’ characters put together in a mirror way”可知,主标志将两个“巳”字像镜子一样组合在一起。故选 D。
【20题详解】
篇章结构题。文章开头介绍2025年春晚主题和标志公布,中间阐述主题和标志的含义,结尾说人们对春晚的期待,整体结构是 “总——分——总”,也就是Beginning-Body-Ending。故选A。
B
What do you want to be when you grow up? The headmaster in No. 3 Middle School did a survey (调查) about the jobs that students are going to do when they grow up. 100 students in the school showed their answers. Here are the results.
The students who are going to be IT engineers think the jobs must become more and more popular, because the computer and the Internet are improving our life and making our life easier. People can do lots of things on the Internet, such as shopping and talking with others.
Some students like music, so they want to be musicians. Some like sports, so they would like to be basketball or football players. 15% of them hope to be scientists. They decide to try their best to study, and they want to make our country stronger and better. 10 students plan to start their own business (生意). Then they can have more time to do what they want to do. And maybe they will make much money one day. There are other jobs for the students to choose, such as doctors, teachers and drivers. The last 10students decide to choose these jobs.
It’s great and important to have a dream. Remember not to give up your dream. One day it may come true.
21. This article is most probably from ________.
A. a school newspaper B. a science magazine C. a business report D. a sports newspaper
22. Which jobs are the most popular according to the pie (饼图)?
A. Musicians. B. IT engineers. C. Scientists. D. Drivers.
23. How many students hope to be scientists in the future?
A. Fifty. B. Thirty. C. Fifteen. D. Ten.
24. Which one of the sentences is TRUE?
A. The last 10 students choose to be football players.
B. Some students want to be artists from the passage.
C. The students in primary school showed their answers.
D. The writer thinks it’s great and important to have a dream.
25. What is the main topic (主题) of this passage?
A. How to achieve one’s dream job.
B. The importance of different jobs in society.
C. The hobbies of students in No. 3 Middle School.
D. The survey about students’ future job choices in No. 3 Middle School.
【答案】21. A 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. D
【解析】
【导语】本文通过第三中学校长对 100 名学生长大后想从事工作的调查,展示了不同职业选择的比例及原因,强调拥有梦想的重要性。
【21题详解】
推理判断题。根据“The headmaster in No. 3 Middle School did a survey (调查) about the jobs that students are going to do when they grow up.”可知,文章是关于第三中学学生未来职业选择的调查,最有可能来自校报。故选A。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。从饼图中可以看出,IT engineers占比35%,比例最高,所以最受欢迎的工作是IT工程师。故选B。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据“100 students in the school showed their answers.”和“15% of them hope to be scientists”可知:100×15% = 15,有15名学生希望未来成为科学家。故选C。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。根据“It’s great and important to have a dream. Remember not to give up your dream. One day it may come true.”可知,作者认为有梦想很重要,D选项正确。故选D。
【25题详解】
主旨大意题。文章围绕第三中学对学生未来职业选择的调查展开,介绍调查结果和学生选择的原因等,主题是第三中学学生未来职业选择的调查。故选D。
C
Reading is getting more and more popular among young Chinese. A new survey says that 85% of young people in China read at least 1 book last year. The number of young people who are reading has been rising in recent years, especially for teenagers, who read an average (平均) of 11. 5 books last year.
The information shows that teenagers spend much more time reading from school textbooks to some other reading things, such as newspapers, e-books, magazines and so on. But younger children aged 2-8 are mainly reading for fun.
When it comes to technology (科技) and reading, the survey suggests little. It does point out that many parents control (控制) the time of e-reading, mainly because of worrying about more screen time. However, most Chinese parents are helping their children to build a reading habit. They act as examples for their children. More than 70% of Chinese parents spend at least 20 minutes a day reading to their children aged 0 to 8 years old, and visit bookstores with them an average of three times a year. Information shows that kids and teenagers who do a lot of reading, compared to (与……相比) those who don’t like reading have more books in the home. Their parents read more often, and would like to spend time reading with them.
General Secretary Xi Jinping has put forward that we should love reading, read good books and be good at reading. We should actively build good reading habits, keep improving our knowledge through reading good books, and let reading become an important part of our life. Remember that although you might lose something else, knowledge can never be taken away from you. Now open a book, and feed your mind.
26. How does the writer support (支持) his opinion in Paragraph 1?
A. By giving an example. B. By comparing facts.
C. By listing numbers. D. By asking a question.
27. Why do many parents control the time of their children’s e-reading?
A. Because e-books are expensive. B. Because e-reading might be bad for eyes.
C. Because children has little time to read. D. Because it’s very difficult to get e-books.
28. The underlined word “act as” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.
A. 扮演 B. 表演 C. 装扮 D. 树立
29. The next part of the article will most probably talk about ________.
A. developing children’s writing habits B. encouraging parents to read more after work
C. listing some different opinions about reading D. introducing some books for young people to read
30. The purpose (目的) of the passage is ________.
A. to show how young Chinese like reading B. to list what kinds of books children like
C. to ask young Chinese to read more books D. to point out why parents control their children
【答案】26. C 27. B 28. D 29. D 30. C
【解析】
【导语】本文通过调查数据展现中国年轻人阅读现状,阐述家长对孩子阅读的影响,呼吁年轻人多读书,让阅读成为生活的重要部分。
【26题详解】
推理判断题。根据 “A new survey says that 85% of young people in China read at least 1 book last year.” 以及 “teenagers, who read an average (平均) of 11.5 books last year.”可知,通过列举这些数据来支持 “阅读在中国年轻人中越来越受欢迎” 这一观点。故选C。
【27题详解】
细节理解题。根据 “many parents control (控制) the time of e-reading, mainly because of worrying about more screen time” 可知,家长控制孩子电子阅读时间,主要是担心屏幕使用时间过长对眼睛不好。故选B。
【28题详解】
词义猜测题。根据 “However, most Chinese parents are helping their children to build a reading habit. They act as examples for their children.” 可知,大多数中国父母在帮助孩子培养阅读习惯,他们为孩子树立榜样。“act as” 在这里是 “树立(榜样)” 的意思 。故选D。
【29题详解】
推理判断题。文章最后鼓励大家阅读,提到 “Now open a book, and feed your mind.”,接下来最有可能介绍一些适合年轻人阅读的书籍。故选D。
【30题详解】
主旨大意题。文章先介绍了中国年轻人阅读的现状,接着阐述家长对孩子阅读的影响,最后引用习近平总书记的话鼓励大家热爱阅读,其目的是呼吁中国年轻人多读书。故选C。
第二节 (共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读短文,从所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,使短文通顺、连贯。选项中有一项为多余选项。
In the future, our lives will change in many ways.
____31____ Robots will do a lot of work for us. They’ll help make cars, do the cleaning at home, look after sick people, and even teach students in school. Then we’ll have more free time. We can use this time to play sports or go traveling. Because of this, we’ll become stronger and healthier. People might even live to be around 200 years old.
After the big change brought by robots, there are other things changing too. ____32____ Cars will get much smaller and computers will control their speed (速度). So, there will be fewer car accidents (事故) on the road. Planes will be very popular and most people would like to take them to travel.
The place where we live will also be different. ____33____ We’ll be able to live in the sea, on the moon, or on Mars. Then the earth won’t be so crowded or noisy. There will be more space for us to plant trees. And the air will become cleaner and nicer.
But we can’t just think about the good things. ____34____ While we’re looking forward to all these nice changes we also need to see the problems that are coming.
____35____ Water shortage (短缺) will become one of the most serious problems. We have to start doing something now to stop this bad thing from happening in the future.
All in all, the future has both good and bad things for us. We need to get ready for the good and work hard to change the bad.
A. There are some bad things too.
B. Traveling will become more fun.
C. Our living places will change a lot.
D. Robots will play a big part in our life.
E. The way we live will have a big change.
F. If we don’t save water, there will be big trouble.
【答案】31. D 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. F
【解析】
【导语】本文通过介绍未来生活在机器人应用、出行方式、居住地点等方面的变化,阐述了未来既有好的发展趋势,也存在如水资源短缺等问题,呼吁人们为好的变化做好准备,并努力改变不好的状况。
【31题详解】
根据“Robots will do a lot of work for us. They’ll help make cars, do the cleaning at home, look after sick people, and even teach students in school.”可知,此段主要讲机器人在我们生活中承担很多工作。D项“机器人将在我们的生活中扮演重要角色” 符合语境。故选D。
【32题详解】
根据“Cars will get much smaller and computers will control their speed. So, there will be fewer car accidents on the road. Planes will be very popular and most people would like to take them to travel.”可知,这里在说出行方面的变化,旅行会变得更有趣。B项“旅行将变得更有趣” 符合语境。故选B。
【33题详解】
根据“The place where we live will also be different...We’ll be able to live in the sea, on the moon, or on Mars.”可知,此段围绕居住地点的变化展开。C项“我们的居住地点将会有很大变化”符合语境。故选C。
【34题详解】
根据“But we can’t just think about the good things...While we’re looking forward to all these nice changes, we also need to see the problems that are coming.”可知,除了好方面,也有不好的事情。A项“也有一些不好的事情” 符合语境。故选A。
【35题详解】
根据“Water shortage will become one of the most serious problems. We have to start doing something now to stop this bad thing from happening in the future.”可知,这里在说水资源短缺问题以及不节约用水的后果。F项“如果我们不节约用水,将会有大麻烦”符合语境。故选F。
三、短文填空 (共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读短文,从方框中选出正确的词并用其适当形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。
exciting, character, different, write, understand, talent, its, because, much, story
The Chinese video game Black Myth (黑神话): Wukong is really popular. It sold ____36____ than 10 million copies in just three days after it came out on Aug 20.
Wukong, or Monkey King, is a main ____37____ in Journey to the West (西游记) . Players are excited to play the game and start to learn about its story and Chinese culture. In the game, players seem to be on a (an) ____38____ trip in old China. They’ll love seeing ____39____ buildings and learning about this cool culture. Many players from western countries found the game’s story and characters hard to understand ____40____ there is so much Chinese culture in it. Some western fans did a lot of work to help, one fan even ____41____ a long note of Sun WuKong’s powers. By looking into the game and ____42____ background (背景), Western players got better at the game and had a deeper (更深的) ____43____ of Sun Wukong and the story of Journey to the West. It is a great example of the ____44____ of Chinese game makers.
Journey to the West has inspired (激励) a lot of interesting ____45____ across different cultures. People around the world love it. That’s why it’s been translated (翻译) into many languages, helping more people enjoy this great classic.
【答案】36. more
37. character
38. exciting
39. different
40. because
41 wrote 42. its
43. understanding
44. talent 45. stories
【解析】
【导语】本文通过讲述中国电子游戏《黑神话:悟空》的受欢迎程度,以及玩家对其故事和中国文化的探索,展现了《西游记》在不同文化中的影响力 。
【36题详解】
句意:它在 8 月 20 日发布后的短短三天内就售出了超过 1000 万份。“超过” 用 “more than”,故填more。
【37题详解】
句意:悟空,或美猴王,是《西游记》中的主要角色。根据“Wukong, or Monkey King”可知是主要角色,“角色” 是 character,a 后接其单数。故填character。
【38题详解】
句意:在游戏中,玩家似乎在古代中国进行一次激动人心的旅行。根据“Players are excited to play the game”可知万游戏的时候人们玩家很激动,修饰 trip 用形容词 “激动人心的” exciting,故填exciting。
【39题详解】
句意:他们会喜欢看到不同的建筑,了解这种酷炫的文化。根据“They’ll love seeing ... buildings”可推出是喜欢看到不同的建筑,修饰 buildings 用形容词 “不同的” different,故填different。
【40题详解】
句意:玩家发现很难理解游戏的故事和角色,因为其中有太多的中国文化。句子前果后因,“因为” 用 because,引导原因状语从句,故填because。
【41题详解】
句意:一位粉丝甚至写了一篇关于孙悟空能力的长笔记。根据“one fan even ... a long note of Sun WuKong’s powers”可推出是写了一篇笔记,“写” 用 write,根据语境用一般过去时,write 的过去式是 wrote,故填wrote。
【42题详解】
句意:通过深入研究游戏及其背景。根据“By looking into the game and ... background”可推出这里表示 “游戏的”,用形容词性物主代词 its,故填its。
【43题详解】
句意:西方玩家更擅长这款游戏,对孙悟空和《西游记》的故事有了更深刻的理解。根据“Western players got better at the game and had a deeper (更深的) ... of Sun Wukong and the story of Journey to the West”可推出有更好的理解,“理解” 是 understand,这里用名词形式 understanding,故填understanding。
【44题详解】
句意:这是中国游戏制作者才华的一个很好的例子。根据“start to learn about its story and Chinese culture”可推出这款游戏展示了中国游戏制作者的才华,“才华” 是 talent,故填talent。
【45题详解】
句意:《西游记》激发了不同文化中许多有趣的故事。根据“Journey to the West has inspired (激励) a lot of interesting ... across different cultures.”再结合常识可推出是激发了不同文化中许多有趣的故事,“故事” 是 story,这里用复数形式 stories,故填stories。
四、读写结合 (共两节,满分25分)
第一节 任务型阅读 (共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读短文,用英文填空或回答问题(请注意每小题的词数要求)。
Boys and girls, this winter vacation is the time for you to take your mind off homework and prepare yourself for the future. The following is some advice on how to make your vacation meaningful and colorful.
Take regular (有规律的) exercise. You have worked most of the time. Therefore, you need to join in outdoor activities, they can bring your whole body into action. You can keep healthy by doing different kinds of exercise such as running, jogging and mountain climbing.
Learn some basic (基本的) life skills. One day, you will live alone. You can’t depend on your family any longer. So, you should learn to cook, wash and other practical skills.
Go for a journey. Travel to places of interest. In this way, you’ll understand cultures that are different from that of your hometown. Beautiful sights (风景) can also make you relaxed.
Enjoy family time. Don’t always sit in front of a computer. It’s great fun for family members to sit around the table, discussing sports, clothes or other common things.
If you follow the advice above, your winter vacation will be full of meaning.
We wish you a wonderful time!
46. __________________________ can bring your body into action. (不超过2词)
47. How many pieces of advice are mentioned (提到) in the passage above? (不超过 6词)
__________________________
48. What is the main topic of this passage? (不超过 11 词)
__________________________
49. 翻译文中划线句子。
__________________________
50. What other things do you think cán make your winter vacation meaningful? (不超过20词)
__________________________
【答案】46. Outdoor activities
47. Four/Four pieces of advice are mentioned.
48. Some advice on how to make winter vacation meaningful and colorful./How to make winter vacation meaningful and colorful./Advice on a meaningful and colorful winter vacation.
49. 家庭成员围坐在桌子旁,讨论体育、服装或其他常见的事情是非常有趣的。/对于家庭成员来说,围坐在桌子旁讨论体育、服饰或其他平常的事儿是极为有趣的。
50. Reading some interesting books can make my winter vacation meaningful.
【解析】
【导语】本文通过给出进行有规律锻炼、学习基本生活技能、去旅行和享受家庭时光等建议,告诉学生如何让寒假变得有意义且丰富多彩。
【46题详解】
根据“Therefore, you need to join in outdoor activities, they can bring your whole body into action.”可知,能让全身行动起来的是户外活动。故填Outdoor activities。
【47题详解】
根据“Take regular exercise.”、“Learn some basic life skills.”、“Go for a journey.”、“Enjoy family time.”可知,共4条建议。故填Four/Four pieces of advice are mentioned.
【48题详解】
根据“The following is some advice on how to make your vacation meaningful and colorful.” 可知,后面都是具体建议,所以主题是关于如何让寒假有意义且丰富多彩的建议。故填Some advice on how to make winter vacation meaningful and colorful./How to make winter vacation meaningful and colorful./Advice on a meaningful and colorful winter vacation.
【49题详解】
It’s中it是形式主语,is“是”;great fun“非常有趣的事”;for family members“对家庭成员来说”;to sit around the table“坐在桌子旁”;discussing“讨论”;sports, clothes or other common things“体育、服饰或其他平常的事儿”。故填:家庭成员围坐在桌子旁,讨论体育、服装或其他常见的事情是非常有趣的。/对于家庭成员来说,围坐在桌子旁讨论体育、服饰或其他平常的事儿是极为有趣的。”
【50题详解】
答案合理即可。故填Reading some interesting books can make my winter vacation meaningful.
第二节 书面表达 (共1题,满分15分)
51. Karen邀请你参加图书馆举办“我最喜欢的电视节目”活动,你很乐意参加,请根据以下活动要求,并结合自身实际,用英文写一封回信。
Hi, friend!
We’re excited to invite you to our “What TV Shows Do You Like Best” event at the library. It’s a great chance to share your love for TV shows. If you can come, please reply with: What kind of TV shows do you like best? Why do you enjoy them? How often do you watch them? And share a TV show.
We really hope you can join us for this special event!
Karen
要求:
1. 回信中包含邀请函中提到的内容 (黑体部分) ,可适当发挥;
2. 文中不得出现真实姓名和校名;
3. 词数80词左右,回信的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Karen,
Thanks for inviting me to join the “What TV Shows Do You Like Best” event, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours
...
【答案】
Dear Karen,
Thanks for inviting me to join the “What TV Shows Do You Like Best” event. I like science-fiction TV shows best. They are full of creative ideas about the future, which always arouse my curiosity. I usually watch them once or twice a week.
One of my favorite shows is “Stranger Things”. It combines elements of science-fiction, horror and mystery. The unique plot and the wonderful performances of the young actors make it really appealing. I can’t wait to discuss it with others at the event.
Yours,
Li Ming
【解析】
【详解】[总体分析]
题材:书信作文,是对邀请的回复。
时态:以一般现在时为主。
③提示:根据所给要求完成写作,注意标点符号及大小写等问题,不要犯语法错误。注意上下文之间的逻辑关系,语意连贯。
[写作步骤]
第一步:开头已给出,表达对邀请的感谢;
第二步:按照要求,先说明最喜欢的电视节目类型是科幻类,并阐述喜欢的原因是充满创意,能激发好奇心;接着说明观看频率;
第三步,分享一部喜欢的科幻剧《怪奇物语》,并简要说明喜欢的理由,结尾表达对活动的期待。
[亮点词汇]
①arouse one’s curiosity激发某人的好奇心
②be full of充满
③can’t wait to do sth.迫不及待做某事
[高分句型]
They are full of creative ideas about the future, which always arouse my curiosity. (which 引导的非限制性定语从句)
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笔试部分 (90分)
一、完形填空 (共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读短文,从每个小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Mrs. Grady walked into the classroom with a bright smile. “You are all looking forward to the vacation. Let’s discuss your plans.” she said. Liam put up his hand and said, “I plan to ____1____ painting in winter.” Some students giggled (咯咯笑). Mrs. Grady made a soft “shh” sound ____2____ her hand over her mouth and shook her head ____3____. Olivia then said, “I want to do ____4____ educational and enjoyable, ____5____ reading classic novels and watching the news.” Mrs. Grady praised (称赞) it as a great ____6____. As the new year was coming, they also talked about resolutions. Ashley said, “I’ll do exercise ____7____ twice a week.” Finally, Mrs. Grady asked about self-improvement. Max wanted to learn to play ____8____ piano. Mrs. Grady thought trying new ____9____ was nice. Emma promised she would be ____10____ than she was at school.
Many students hoped to ____11____ their vacation and resolution ideas with their classmates. Mrs. Grady then let them write ____12____ a full vacation plan and a new year’s ____13____. They should ____14____ creative activities like making DIY or taking photos and set small ____15____ to achieve the resolution. If they want to make good progress in learning a new language, they should make a weekly plan for words. The more carefully they plan and work, the more fruitful their vacation and self-improvement will be.
1. A. cut up B. make up C. take up D. grow up
2. A. in B. for C. on D. with
3. A. lightly B. heavily C. seriously D. quickly
4. A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing
5. A. for example B. as for C. as well D. such as
6. A. start B. word C. ending D. finish
7. A. at present B. at least C. at all D. at once
8. A. a B. an C. \ D. the
9. A. hobbies B. grades C. habits D. games
10. A. less careful B. more hard-working C. less hard-working D. more careless
11. A. tell B. say C. speak D. share
12. A. in B. down C. off D. up
13. A. resolution B. discussion C. information D. invitation
14. A. put B. add C. bring D. mix
15. A. places B. letters C. steps D. ideas
二、阅读理解 (共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
第一节 (共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读三篇短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个与短文内容相符合的最佳选项。
A
The theme (主题) and main logo of the 2025 Spring Festival Gala (春晚) were made public on November 29, 2024. As we all know, 2025 is the Year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac (生肖) , and this year’s gala will be a big, happy celebration full of Chinese traditions.
The theme of the gala is “Si Si Ru Yi, Sheng Sheng Bu Xi”. These words carry nice wishes. In old Chinese time, a day was divided into 12 parts, each two hours long. The time from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. was called “Si Shi”. “Si” was the sixth part. At this time, the sun shines brightly, and everything seems lively, like waking up. That’s why the gala uses “Si Si Ru Yi” as its theme, hoping to send good luck to every family and the whole country. “Sheng Sheng Bu Xi” means life goes on without stopping, and it shows that the country is always getting better and stronger.
The main logo is quite creative. It gets ideas from traditional Chinese design and uses the old Oracle Bone Script (甲骨文) character “Si”. There are two “Si” characters put together in a mirror way, which looks a bit like “Yi” and “Si”. It’s like having double good wishes and joining the Year of the Snake with good luck, sending wishes to everyone.
Lots of people are excited about this new logo and can’t wait for the gala to start. It’s sure to be a great show, with music, dance, and all kinds of fun, just like always.
16. What is the theme of the 2025 Spring Festival Gala?
A. The Year of the Snake. B. Chinese Traditions.
C. A Happy Celebration. D. Si Si Ru Yi, Sheng Sheng Bu Xi.
17. Which picture shows the time of “Si”?
A. B. C. D.
18. According to the passage, what does “Sheng Sheng Bu Xi” show about our country?
A. It has a long past. B. It has many different cultures.
C. It has a lot of people. D. It is always moving forward and getting better.
19. Which sentence about the main logo is right?
A. It comes from modern art. B. It has the character “Dragon”.
C. It brings just a little bit of luck. D. It puts two “Si” characters together like a mirror.
20. Which structure (结构) does the passage follow?
A. Beginning-Body-Ending. B. Problem-Solution (解决办法) .
C. Cause-Effect. (因-果) D. Order of time.
B
What do you want to be when you grow up? The headmaster in No. 3 Middle School did a survey (调查) about the jobs that students are going to do when they grow up. 100 students in the school showed their answers. Here are the results.
The students who are going to be IT engineers think the jobs must become more and more popular, because the computer and the Internet are improving our life and making our life easier. People can do lots of things on the Internet, such as shopping and talking with others.
Some students like music so they want to be musicians. Some like sports, so they would like to be basketball or football players. 15% of them hope to be scientists. They decide to try their best to study, and they want to make our country stronger and better. 10 students plan to start their own business (生意). Then they can have more time to do what they want to do. And maybe they will make much money one day. There are other jobs for the students to choose, such as doctors, teachers and drivers. The last 10students decide to choose these jobs.
It’s great and important to have a dream. Remember not to give up your dream. One day it may come true.
21. This article is most probably from ________.
A a school newspaper B. a science magazine C. a business report D. a sports newspaper
22. Which jobs are the most popular according to the pie (饼图)?
A. Musicians. B. IT engineers. C. Scientists. D. Drivers.
23. How many students hope to be scientists in the future?
A. Fifty. B. Thirty. C. Fifteen. D. Ten.
24. Which one of the sentences is TRUE?
A. The last 10 students choose to be football players.
B. Some students want to be artists from the passage.
C. The students in primary school showed their answers.
D. The writer thinks it’s great and important to have a dream.
25. What is the main topic (主题) of this passage?
A. How to achieve one’s dream job.
B. The importance of different jobs in society.
C. The hobbies of students in No. 3 Middle School.
D. The survey about students’ future job choices in No. 3 Middle School.
C
Reading is getting more and more popular among young Chinese. A new survey says that 85% of young people in China read at least 1 book last year. The number of young people who are reading has been rising in recent years, especially for teenagers, who read an average (平均) of 11. 5 books last year.
The information shows that teenagers spend much more time reading from school textbooks to some other reading things, such as newspapers, e-books, magazines and so on. But younger children aged 2-8 are mainly reading for fun.
When it comes to technology (科技) and reading, the survey suggests little. It does point out that many parents control (控制) the time of e-reading, mainly because of worrying about more screen time. However, most Chinese parents are helping their children to build a reading habit. They act as examples for their children. More than 70% of Chinese parents spend at least 20 minutes a day reading to their children aged 0 to 8 years old, and visit bookstores with them an average of three times a year. Information shows that kids and teenagers who do a lot of reading, compared to (与……相比) those who don’t like reading have more books in the home. Their parents read more often, and would like to spend time reading with them.
General Secretary Xi Jinping has put forward that we should love reading, read good books and be good at reading. We should actively build good reading habits, keep improving our knowledge through reading good books, and let reading become an important part of our life. Remember that although you might lose something else, knowledge can never be taken away from you. Now open a book, and feed your mind.
26. How does the writer support (支持) his opinion in Paragraph 1?
A. By giving an example. B. By comparing facts.
C. By listing numbers. D. By asking a question.
27. Why do many parents control the time of their children’s e-reading?
A. Because e-books are expensive. B. Because e-reading might be bad for eyes.
C. Because children has little time to read. D. Because it’s very difficult to get e-books.
28. The underlined word “act as” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.
A. 扮演 B. 表演 C. 装扮 D. 树立
29. The next part of the article will most probably talk about ________.
A. developing children’s writing habits B. encouraging parents to read more after work
C. listing some different opinions about reading D. introducing some books for young people to read
30. The purpose (目的) of the passage is ________.
A. to show how young Chinese like reading B. to list what kinds of books children like
C. to ask young Chinese to read more books D. to point out why parents control their children
第二节 (共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读短文,从所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,使短文通顺、连贯。选项中有一项为多余选项。
In the future, our lives will change in many ways.
____31____ Robots will do a lot of work for us. They’ll help make cars, do the cleaning at home, look after sick people, and even teach students in school. Then we’ll have more free time. We can use this time to play sports or go traveling. Because of this, we’ll become stronger and healthier. People might even live to be around 200 years old.
After the big change brought by robots there are other things changing too. ____32____ Cars will get much smaller and computers will control their speed (速度). So, there will be fewer car accidents (事故) on the road. Planes will be very popular and most people would like to take them to travel.
The place where we live will also be different. ____33____ We’ll be able to live in the sea, on the moon, or on Mars. Then the earth won’t be so crowded or noisy. There will be more space for us to plant trees. And the air will become cleaner and nicer.
But we can’t just think about the good things. ____34____ While we’re looking forward to all these nice changes, we also need to see the problems that are coming.
____35____ Water shortage (短缺) will become one of the most serious problems. We have to start doing something now to stop this bad thing from happening in the future.
All in all, the future has both good and bad things for us. We need to get ready for the good and work hard to change the bad.
A. There are some bad things too.
B. Traveling will become more fun.
C. Our living places will change a lot.
D. Robots will play a big part in our life.
E The way we live will have a big change.
F. If we don’t save water, there will be big trouble.
三、短文填空 (共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读短文,从方框中选出正确的词并用其适当形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。
exciting, character, different, write, understand, talent, its, because, much, story
The Chinese video game Black Myth (黑神话): Wukong is really popular. It sold ____36____ than 10 million copies in just three days after it came out on Aug 20.
Wukong, or Monkey King, is a main ____37____ in Journey to the West (西游记) . Players are excited to play the game and start to learn about its story and Chinese culture. In the game, players seem to be on a (an) ____38____ trip in old China. They’ll love seeing ____39____ buildings and learning about this cool culture. Many players from western countries found the game’s story and characters hard to understand ____40____ there is so much Chinese culture in it. Some western fans did a lot of work to help, one fan even ____41____ a long note of Sun WuKong’s powers. By looking into the game and ____42____ background (背景), Western players got better at the game and had a deeper (更深的) ____43____ of Sun Wukong and the story of Journey to the West. It is a great example of the ____44____ of Chinese game makers.
Journey to the West has inspired (激励) a lot of interesting ____45____ across different cultures. People around the world love it. That’s why it’s been translated (翻译) into many languages, helping more people enjoy this great classic.
四、读写结合 (共两节,满分25分)
第一节 任务型阅读 (共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读短文,用英文填空或回答问题(请注意每小题的词数要求)。
Boys and girls, this winter vacation is the time for you to take your mind off homework and prepare yourself for the future. The following is some advice on how to make your vacation meaningful and colorful.
Take regular (有规律) exercise. You have worked most of the time. Therefore, you need to join in outdoor activities, they can bring your whole body into action. You can keep healthy by doing different kinds of exercise such as running, jogging and mountain climbing.
Learn some basic (基本的) life skills. One day, you will live alone. You can’t depend on your family any longer. So, you should learn to cook, wash and other practical skills.
Go for a journey. Travel to places of interest. In this way, you’ll understand cultures that are different from that of your hometown. Beautiful sights (风景) can also make you relaxed.
Enjoy family time. Don’t always sit in front of a computer. It’s great fun for family members to sit around the table, discussing sports, clothes or other common things.
If you follow the advice above, your winter vacation will be full of meaning.
We wish you a wonderful time!
46. __________________________ can bring your body into action. (不超过2词)
47. How many pieces of advice are mentioned (提到) in the passage above? (不超过 6词)
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48. What is the main topic of this passage? (不超过 11 词)
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49. 翻译文中划线句子。
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50. What other things do you think cán make your winter vacation meaningful? (不超过20词)
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第二节 书面表达 (共1题,满分15分)
51. Karen邀请你参加图书馆举办“我最喜欢的电视节目”活动,你很乐意参加,请根据以下活动要求,并结合自身实际,用英文写一封回信。
Hi, friend!
We’re excited to invite you to our “What TV Shows Do You Like Best” event at the library. It’s a great chance to share your love for TV shows. If you can come, please reply with: What kind of TV shows do you like best? Why do you enjoy them? How often do you watch them? And share a TV show.
We really hope you can join us for this special event!
Karen
要求:
1. 回信中包含邀请函中提到的内容 (黑体部分) ,可适当发挥;
2. 文中不得出现真实姓名和校名;
3. 词数80词左右,回信的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Karen,
Thanks for inviting me to join the “What TV Shows Do You Like Best” event, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
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