江西省上饶市鄱阳县湖城学校2024-2025学年八年级下学期4月期中考试英语试题

湖城学校2024一2025学年度第二学期 八年级英语期中试卷 一、 听力理解（每小题1分，共20分） A) 请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 听完每段对话后，你将有时间阅读有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。 )1.Where was Mary when the boy visited her yesterday morning? A.I a hospital B.In a library. C.In a club. )2.What did Tony borrow from Mark? 中 A.Ihe soccer ball. B.The sports shirt. C.The chess set. ()3.What does the woman advise John to do? A.Take some medicine. B.Lie down and rest. C.See a doctor. ()4 What will Sandy do to say sorry to her sister? A.Tend a message. B.Write a letter. C.Buy a gift. ()5.What does Cindy mean? A.Sne is busy now. B.She doesn't like to go shopping. C.She will have work to do this afternoon. B) 请听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题。每段对话读两遍。 请听第1段对话，回答第6、7小题。 )6 What is Bob worried about? A.The math test. B.The soccer game. C.The science homework. 7.What are the speakers going to do in the park? A.Sec a show. B.Walk the dog. C.Take some photos. 请听第2段对话，回答第8、9小题。 ( )8 When did Jenny take the exam? A.Ycsterday. B.Last week. C.Last month. )9.What subject does Miss Li probably teach? A.Chinese. B.English. C.Math. 请听第3段对话，回答第10至12小题。 )10.How did the boy feel yesterday morning? C.Excited. 的 A Sad. B.Angry. 111.How was the weather yesterday? A...was rainy. B.It was windy. C.It was cloudy. (,12.What did the boy do yesterday morning? A.He played the piano. B.He went climbing. C.He did his homework. 请听第4段对话，回答第13至15小题。 ()13.What did Jeff's sister buy for him last Sunday? A.The shoes. B.The glasses C.The shorts. (14.What is Mr.John's house probably? A.A restaurant. B.A supermarket. C.A bookshop. 15.What can we get from the conversation? A.Jaae got home at 4:30 p.m.last Sunday. B.Jane thought the rock looked like a bird. C.Jane went camping with three people last Sunday. C 请听下面一段独白，根据独白内容完成下列句子，每个空格不超过3个单词。独白读两遍。 16.Cathy started to work at every morning. 17.It took Cathy to get home by bus. 18.Cathy often took a(n) and made plans on the bus. 19.Cathy and Eve sometimes went to the atter work. 20.Cathy thinks of her volunteer job as a(n) experience. 二、单项填空（每小题1分，共8分） 请闷读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 ( )21.To prepare for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games,Sun Yingsha is hard these days. A thinking B.pressing C.training D.driving ()22.-Mom,I'm thirteen years old now.Can I make by myself? -Of course.But remember to think twice before making them. A.mistakes B.jokes C.sounds D.decisions ()23.Li Na isn't than anyone else,but she has a strong will.That's why she is successful. A.wcaker B.busier C.cleverer D.lonelier 4.It's difficult for a small supermarket to with the big supermarkets.However,Happy Shop,a small comminity snpermarket,won people's.hearts with its wonderful service. A.compete B.communicate C.agree D.work ( )25.Leo didn't watch TV after finishing his homework. he helped his parents do the housework. A.nyway B.Finally C.Next D.Instead )26.I was reading the book Marie Curie my sister was doing her homework. A.if B.although C.while D.until ()27.I have to」 the trip to the Suzhou Museum because i didn't make an appointment () A.put off B.talk about C.turn around D.set up ()28.I didn't pick up the phone because I a'shower. A.take B.am taking C.will take D.was taking 三、完形填空（每小题1分，共26分） A) 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空 白处的最佳选项。 Mark found that his life was full of trouble.One day,he asked his father,"Dad,29.do I always feel troubled?What should I.do?"Dad said,"Let me tell you a story.You'll find the 30.by yourself." Then Dad began telling the story Long long ago,there was a group of young people.They always believed that their life was full of trouble,so they decided to 31.happiness.They didn't feel better along the way.They 32. felt unhappy.They decided to33. On their way back,they saw an old man34.One of them knew the old man was the famous philosopher(哲学家)Socrates.So they_35._him for help. Socrates put down his book and said,"For rainy season is coming.Build a large36.for me, and then I will tell you how to own happiness." The young people felt37.after they heard this.They couldn't wait to build the boat. One day before the rainy season arrived,Socrates came to38.the young people.He found 39.singing and working happily.Socrates asked,"How are you,young man?Are you still troubled now?" The young people realized that they had no 40.at all and became happy.So they 41 Socrates and returned home happily. After hearing the story,Mark kept 42.for a while and said happily,"I got it.43 We put ur hearts into doing things and make full use of every minute,we'll have no time to feel troubled." ( )29.A.why B.when C.how D.where ( 60.A.risk B.answer C.sign D.plan )31.A.give away B.turn down C.look for D.think of ( )32.A.never B.still C.also D.finally ( )33.A.return B.move C.shout D.compete ( 34.A.sleeping B.dancing C.jumping D.reading )35.A.waited B.asked C.left D.paid ( )36.A.shop B.house C.boat D.tower ( )37.A.nervous B.surprised C.strange D.excited 138.A.change B.see C.beat D.push )39.A.her B.him C.us D.them y40.A.trouble B.truth C.information D.fairness )41.A.welcomed B.invited C.thanked D.accepted )42.A.step B.order C.control D.silence )43.A.Unless B.Though C.If D.Since B) 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，每个词限用一次。 notice jotrney he late meet expericnce hapyy befo.e suddenly tal业 who Meeting an old friend unexpectedly (always gives you a surprise.It brings back to your mind sweet memories(甜蜜▣t忆)of old days..Recently,I had such a happy44. I went to the train station to pick up my brother.However,the train was half an hour 45. waited in a coffee shop.I 46. uat a man was looking at me.He looked quite familiar )but I couldn't remember 47.he was.I stopped thinking about that and continued waiting for my brother. But the man was still looking at me.48. _remembered that we were classmates fifteen years back.He was Akshat.How much he had changed!I walked up to 49.and said,"Akshat!"He said,"Alok!"'And we embraced(拥抱)each other. We were very 50.about this unexpected meeting.We asked about each other's families,jobs,etc. We talked about our old friends and teachers.We enjoyed 51.out our good old days. We talked a lot.52. I knew it,my brother arrived at the station,and Akshat would leave for a(n)(53) vie said goodbye and agreed (54)ugain.I am looking forward to the meeting. 四、阅读理解（每小题2分，共46分） A) 请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Family chores Mon. Tue, Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun. .Make Dad Mom Dad Mom Dad Mom breakfast Sweep the Kate Dad Mom Dad Mom Dad Mom floor Sam Take out the Sam Kate Sam Kate Sam Kate Sam rubbish Water the Sam Sam Sam Kate Sam Sam Sam plants Go Mom Mom Mom Mom shopping Dad Wash Mom Dad Dad Dad clothes &Dad Make Mom Dad Mom Dad Mom Dad dinner ()55.Who makes breakfast on Tuesday" A.Dad. B.Kate. C.Sam. D.Mom. ()56.When does Kate water the plants? A.On Monday. B.On Tuesday. C.On Wednesday. D.On Thursday. ()57.Which of the following is TRUE? A.Dad cooks six times a week. B.Kate and Sam wash clothes together. C.Mfom doesn't make breakfast on Sunday. D.Kate takes out the rubbish more often than Sam. B) People saw a wolverine (recently in California,USA.In the past 100 years,that has only happened twice.Wolverines once lived in California,but they almost died out in the 1920s.People caught and killed thein to got their fur ()This pnt them in danger. Wolverines can grow to about 30 kilograms and about one meter long.They have a heavy body and short legs.They are so strong that they can kill animals much bigger than themselves. People once saw one wolverine in California between 2008 and 2018.The latest one is probably not the same animal.Wolverines live about 12 to 13 years.The latest wolverine seems to be a young wolverine.He 2 might be looking forther wolverines.He appeared in Inyo National Forest.s just really exciting and surprising,"said expert Daniel Gammons. "Wolverines can walk really far.They can walk more than a bundred miles.The wolverine might have walked all the way from Alaska to Califomia,"Gammons said."This winter,there was heavy snow in the West..The snow might have made habitat bridges(生境廊道for wolverines to cross." Habitat bridges are special ways for animals.People build them to helpnmas cross dangerous roads or other dangerous things to find food or friends. Experts hope to get hair or waste from the wolverine.They can test that to lea more about him. )58.What put wolverines in danger? A.People drove them to leave California. B.They couldn't get enough food. 留 C.They couldn't stand the winter. D)reople caught and killed them. 射 ()59.What can we learn about wolverines? A.They feed on plants. B.They are very strong. C.Throy are tall with long legs. D.They just kill small animals. ()Experts thought they saw two different wolverines because of A.hemr ages B.their sizes C.their colors D.their shapes ()61.What can we leamn from Paragraph 4? A.When people built habitat bridges. 製 B.How the wolverine looked for food. C.How the wolverine reached California. D.Why people want to protect the wolverine. ()62.Experts hope to get the wolverine's hair or waste to A.tain the wolverine B.study the wolverine C.save and feed the wolverine D.find and catch the wolverine C) Yang Xiaojuan and her husband Guo Qingshun run a siall baozi shop in Haiyan,jiaxing. 童 Zhejiang.They get up early every day to make and sell baozi. At around 3:00 a.m.on October 29,2023,Yang and Guo were busy making baozi.Suddenly,they heard a loud cry.Then Yang saw a little girl crying and running without shoes on the street.Seeing her without anyone else,Yang quickly brought the girl into the shop and wrapped ()her in a coat to comfort (her.And Guo reported it to the police right away. The police officers came and brought the girl to the police station.Very soon,the girl's parents picked up their daughter at the police station and said thanks to Yang and Guo in person. The couple (got 5,000 yuan for helping the lost girl.But they didn't keep the money.Instead they offered over 2,000 hot and free baozi to cleaners who had to work early in the momning.Having run the baozi shop for years,Yang understands the difficulty of them."A warm breakfast helps to figh the cold and comfort their stomach for the whole day,"she said. After their story got popular online,more people came to their shop.Yang said,"Our daily life i still the same.We still make baozi every day.We hope to help more people in need." )63.What do we know about Yang and Guo from Paragraph 1? A.Their job. B.Their dream. C.Their children. D.Their problems. ()64.How did Yang help the crying girl? A.She gave the girl baozi. B.She took the girl to the police station. C.She went to look for the girl's parents. D.She brought the girl into her shop and comforted her. ()65.What did Yang and Guo do with the 5,000 yuan? A.They helped more people find their lost kids. B.They made and gave away baozi to cleaners. C.They bought some food for the homeiess. D.They opened a bigger baozi shop. ()6.What does the underlined word"them"in Paragraph 4 refer to? A.Ihe couple. B.The cleaners. C.The girl's parents. D.The police officers. ()6/.Which of the following can be the best title? A.How to make baozi B.Care about cleaners C.How to help lost kids D.Acts of kindness from a loving couple D) Dough figurine making (is traditional Chinese art.It has a history of about 2,000 years in China.Though some people said it might yanish,dough figurine makers are still working very hard to keep it alive. Peng Xiaoxing is a great dough figurine making artist.He also teaches students about the traditional art. "I pass on not only the skills,but also the experience of running a business (),he said."If I only teach them how to make the figurines,my students won't be able to make a living fion it,and it will not be possible to pass on the traditional art to more people." Many young people are interested in the traditional art,but they're facing many A.There're few professional(传业的)classes teaching students about this art..Also,because of the materials(材料)，if dough figurine makers make any mistake,they can't fix it easily.Instead,they have to do it all over again.So it can be stressful. Peng believes he can teach the young people a new way."My daughter is studying animation design( )at university,so I'm thinking about bringing animation and dough figurines together.Making dough figurine cartoons would be much more exciting than just passing on the art to the young people,"he said. We are excited about the future of the traditional art as dough figurine makers in China continue to look for ways to bring new life to their practice. )68.What does the underlined word "vanish"in Paragraph 1 mean? A.Grow up. B.Die out C.Fix up D.Run out. )69.Why should Peng's students learn to do business? A.To sell more dough figurines. B.To raise money to save more dying traditions. C.To compete with other dough figurine makers. D.To make a living when passing on the traditional art. 3 )70.The best word for"A"in Paragraph 3 is A.changes B.dangers C.results D.difficulties ()71.What is the main idea of Paragraph 4? A.Peng provides dough figurine makers with lots of help. B.Peng invites young artists to design dough figurines. C.Peng has a new way to pass on the traditional art. D.Peng decides to sell dough figurines online. )72.What does the writer think of the future of dough figurine making? A.Uncertain B.Worrying. C.Interesting. D.Exciting B)请先间读下面短文，掌握其人意，然后根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选择五个还原 到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整，一空一句。 Everyone feels lonely sometimes.At times people can feel left out,along with their trouble,or like they don't helong（合得来)to a group of people..Lonely feelings can be painful(令人痛苦 的).(73) Understand and be kind to yourself.(74)For example,"I feel lonely because they didn't make me part of them."Then tell yourself that it's OK to feel this way. Try to show yourself a little Aindness.Remember that everyone feels lonely at times.It can be painful-but it's human.(75) Accept yourself and your feelings.It's a first step to feel more social connection(社会联结). Reach out to someone who you feel close to.Share your feelings if you want.When you feel understood and accepted,you feel less lonely.(76)It could be playing music,walking,or riding a bike.A shared activity is a chance to laugh together Talk to a parent,a school teacher,or someone you trust.Let them know how you're feeling. 7 You don't have to deal with loneliness alone.There's always someone who will heln A.And lonely feelings will pass. B.Pick something you both like C.First,name why you feel lonely. D.So how can you feel less lonely? E.Say hi to a new student in your class. F.It works best when you do it every day. G.Ack them to help you find ways to feel better. 五、补全对话（每小题1分，共5分） 请阅读下面对话，根据对话内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选择五个填入空白处，使对话通顺、 合理，意思完整，一空一句。 (Amy and Ben are talking on the street.Amy=A.Ben=B) A:You look upset,Ben.(78) B:I was readig the comments (under my Douyin video when I saw a hateful comment. A:(79) You met a troll(发挑衅帖子的人). B:What do you mean? A:(80) B:What should I do?Should I delete the comment? A:Just ignore(忽略)it.(81) B:OK.But I'm still unhappy. A:(82) an't let one terrible comment make you unhappy. B:You're ri tht.T'll look on the bright side. A.That's unlucky. B.What's wrong? C.I don't think so. D.Don't argue with a troll E What do you think of the comments? F.Why not look at the 50 other good comments you got? Internet trolls write hateful comments to make others angry. 六、·书面表达(15分) 八下作文 由于父母的溺爱，现在许多孩子基本不做学习以外的事情，导致独立生活能力不强。请你根据下面表 格中的内容，按要求用英语写一篇短文，谈谈作为中学生，我们应该如何培养自己的独立性。 Ways Things we can do begin with our own things clean our own rooms,.. begin with our own things cook,... learn actively learn by ourselves,... think about things by ourselves 要求：1.语句通顺，意思连贯，语法正确，书写规范； 2.必须包含表格中所有内容，并做适当发挥； 3.行文中不得出现真实人名、校名或地名： 4.词数80词左右。（短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数。） As middle school students,it's very important for us to be independent.湖城学校第二学期八下英语参考答案 一、1-5 BACBA6-10 BCBCA 11-15 CACAC 16. eight thirty / half past eight / 8:30 17. one / an hour 18. notebook 19. cinema 20.fun 二、21-24CDCA 25-28 DCAD 三、29-33 ABCBA 34-38 DBCDB 39-43 DACDC 44. experience 45. late 46. noticed 47.who 48. Suddenly 49. him 50. happy 51. talking 52. Before 53. journey 54. to meet 四、55-57 DDA 58-62 DBACB 63-67 ADBBD 68-72 BDDCD 73-77 DCABG 五、78-82 BAGDF 书面表达示例： As middle school students, it ’ s very important for us to be independent. What should we do to make us independent? First, let’s begin with our own things. It’s our job to clean our own rooms and make our beds. Second, help with housework. We can help cook or clean the house in our free time. Doing housework teaches us how to look after ourselves. Third, learn actively. We should learn by ourselves and finish our homework on time. Finally, think about things by ourselves. We sometimes need to make plans or decisions alone. Don’t always depend on others. I think if we keep on doing these, we’ll become more and more independent. 附：听力材料 A）请听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的 A、 B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有时间 回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。 I.M:Hey, Mary. You were not at home when I visited you yesterday morning. W: Oh, yes. I was volunteering in a library then. 2.W:What's wrong,Mark? M: Tony borrowed my new soccer ball and lost it. 3. M: I have a fever now. It seems that the medicine doesn't work. W:You should see a doctor right away, John. 4.M: Hey, Sandy. Did you argue with your sister? 5.M: Could you please go shopping with me now, Cindy? W: Em... I have work to do. What about twenty past three this afternoon? B）请听下面 4 段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你将有时 间阅读各个小题。每段对话读两遍。 请听第 1 段对话，回答第 6、7 小题。 W: You look nervous, Bob. M: Yes. I' m worried about the soccer game tomorrow. W: Don't worry. Your team will win. Now you need to relax. Let's go to the park and take some good photos there. M: OK. Let's go. 请听第 2 段对话，回答第 8、9 小题。 M: Jenny, I hear you did well in the math exam last week. W: That's right. All of my classmates did well in it. M: How do you all do well in math? W: That's because Miss Li is very strict with us. 请听第 3 段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 小题。 M: I wanted to go climbing yesterday morning, but my mother didn't allow me to do that. I was so sad then. W:Why? M: Because she thought it would rain heavily. But it was just cloudy yesterday. W: I see. Your mother didn' t want you to get wet. M:Yeah,she was right in some ways. W: So you stayed at home and didn't go anywhere yesterday,right? M: Yes. I practiced the piano for two hours in the morning. Then I did my homework in the afternoon. 请听第 4 段对话，回答第 13 至第 15 小题。 W:Hi,Jeff.Your blue shorts look cool. M: Thanks. I went shopping with my elder sister last Sunday morning and she bought them for me. W: Great. Did you have lunch outside that day? M: That's right. We went to Mr. John's House on Center Street. The food was good. Did you have fun last Sunday,Jane? W: Yes. I went camping in the mountains with my parents and my brother. M: Oh,did you see anything interesting? W: Yep. While I was walking in the mountains, I saw a beautiful rock.It looked like a cute panda. I also saw many birds there. M: Good.Did you come back late? W: Not really. We got home at half past five in the afternoon. M: That is good. C）请听下面一段独白，根据独白内容完成下列句子，每个空格 不超过 3 个单词。听独白前你将有时间阅读句子内容。独白读两 遍。 Hi, I'm Cathy. I volunteered at a hospital in the past three months.I helped cheer up sick people in the hospital. I started to work at 8:30every morning. And I left wvork at 6:40 p.m. The roads were busy then.It took me one hour to get home by bus. That was a long time. So I often took a notebook and made some plans for the next day. Eve was a volunteer there, too. We worked together to make sick people there happy. We sometimes went to the cinema after work. I think my volunteer job was not difficult for me. It wasn' t boring, either. It was a fun experience for me. 听力部分到此结束。