广东省茂名市愉园中学2024-2025学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷

2024-2025学年度第二学期期中质量监测 八年级英语试卷 说明：1.全卷共8页，满分为90分，考试用时为90分钟。 2.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔在答题卡的指定区域填 写自已的考号、姓名。用2B铅笔把对应该号码的标号涂黑。 3.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的信 息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能写在试题上。 4.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各 题目指区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答 案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 5.考生务必保持答题卡的整洁。 一、 语法选择（本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分） 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1-10各题 所给的A、B、C中选出最佳选项。 Dear Mum, Today is my first birthday I have spent far away from home.We haven't seen each other since two months 1.I miss you very much. A few days ago,we 2 the famous line in a poem "You don't know what you've got until it's gone."Miss Li told us that her primary school teacher made a huge 3 in her life.She would tell her teacher how thankful she was if she had a chance.4 she lost the chance forever.This made me 5 a lot,especially when I'm 6 kilometers away from home.I am writing you this letter to let you know how much I love you. When I was 3 years old,you held my hand and counted steps with me.I also remember that in our small flat,you read quietly7 your desk and I played with my toys on the bed nearby.On cool autumn mornings,we walked along the street,talking about something interesting and laughing together.My childhood was full of these warm memories. Time flies!But you have been always by my side.8 I won the swimming prize,you were proud of me.When I failed my maths exam,you said I would do it 9the next time.Your words told me what I should do with all my difficulties. Now when I have problems,I always think of your words. I'm always living a happy life and it's all because of you.10 lucky girl I am to be your child!Thank you,Mum. Love, Feifei 八年级英语试卷第1页共8页 () 1. A. before B. later C. ago () 2. A. learn B. learned c learning () 3. A. different 8 differently c difference () 4. .A: But B. And C. So () 5. A. think B. thinking C. thought () 6. A. thousand B.thousand of C thousands of () 7. A. on B. at C. in () 8. A. When B. Until C. Before () 9.A. good B. better C. the best ()10 A. How B. What C.What a 二、 完形填空（本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个 最佳答案。 Believe it or not,the day when you can go to the moon to take a trip is coming soon.You can go'into space by space shuttle(航天r飞机)，It 11 about three days for the shuttle to travel-from the earth to the moon.The shuttle flies a long 12 to a space station.You can stay there for a short rest and then it will 13 you to the moon. Now you can jump out of the shuttle.You mustn't 14 your spacesuit, because it is very hot in the daytime and very cold,at night on the moon.As the moon is much smaller than the earth,things there'are 15 than they are on the earth.You can jump high every time you take a step and you will 16 that it is never tiring to walk on the moon. The moon moves more 17 than the earth,so one day on the moon is as long as about 27 days on the earth.What could you do in such 18 days and nights and in a silent world?It never,rains on the.moon and everything on the moon is 19. There.are no trees or other living things of any kind.There is nothing:to do there. The earth is a better 20 to live on.But scientists are trying to make the best use of the moon. (11.A.expects B..saves C.takes D.cuts ( 12.A.way B.experience C.land D.walk ()13.A.put B.carry C.show D.leave 八年级英语试卷 第2页共8页 (14.A.get off B.put off C.turn off D.take off ()15.A.stronger B.heavier C.lighter D.cleaner ()16.A.find B.worry C.hope D.guess (17.A.quietly B.carefully C.slowly D.quickly ()18.A.busy B.long C.hard D.lonely （)19.A.dy B.dirty C.wet D.lucky （)20.A.position B.building C.garden D.place 三、阅读理解（本大题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分） 阅读A、B两篇材料，并做每篇材料后的题目。从每小题所给的四个选项中，选 出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。 A Create Your Own Story Competition If you love to write,draw and create stories,here's your chance!Come and join in the Create Your Own Story Competition (13-19 September 2025). 1st place 2nd place 3d to 6th places 1 dictionary and 1 dictionary and 1 dictionary and 20 books 10 books 5books All you have to do is to create your own stories. .The competition is only open to the students in Grand Middle School. .Please write a story in at least 300 words. Pictures.are not necessary but stories with creative pictures will get extra( 的)points. Get an entry form(参赛表格）from www. GrandMiddleSchool. org/createyourownstory. The closing date:September 20.2025 The best stories will be posted on www.GrandMiddleSchool.org /beststories. Everyone will have the chance to vote( 25 September 2025. 投票)for their favorite stories from23to Names of winners will also be posted on www.GrandMiddleSchool.org beststories on September 30,2025. Please call 18000 62214422 or visit www. GrandMiddleSchool. /storycompetition for more information. org 八年级英语试卷第3页共8页 ()21.If you win the 5th place,you will get A.1 dictionary and 5 books. B.1 dictionary and 10 books C.1 dictionary and 15 books. D.1 dictionary and 20 books. ()22.Jimmy can't take part in the competition probably because A.he creates the story all by himself B.his story has more than 300 words C.his story doesn't have any pictures D.he isn't from Grand Middle School ()23.You can vote for your favorite stories A.on September13 B.on September 20 C.on September 24 D.on September 30 ()24.You can find on www.GrandMiddleSchool.org/storycompetition. A.best stories B.more information C.an entry form D.names of winners )25.Where can you read the text? A.In an animal magazine. B.On the students'menu. C.In the school newspaper. D.In a talk show. B On January 20,2025,A Chinese technology (company named DeepSeek created a new AI called DeepSeek-R1.This smart AI can solve math problems,write code(),and answer questions like top AI models such as OpenAI's GPT-40,but it cost much less money to build.The team spent only $5.58 million (1/70 of OpenAI's cost)and used 2,048 computer chips (for two months to build it. This shows that good ideas can beat big money. How It Learns DeepSeek-R1 learns by trying many times and getting better,just like students practicing math problems.Other AIs need lots of prepared examples,but R1 improves by itself.This special learning way helped it get 79.8%right in an international math test,even better than OpenAI's model!A simpler version() of R1 can even work on low-cost computers,helping schools and small companies. Free for Everyone DeepSeek-R1 is free to use and change.On its first day online,over 19,000 programmers from different countries started using it.A German scientist said experiments with R1 only cost $10 instead of $300 with other AIs.Even scientists from big companies like Meta said "This kind of free AI could change the world." Big Reactions(反应) 八年级英语试卷第4页共8页 The success of DeepSeek-R1 has made some U.S tech companies worried.Meta plans to spend $65 billion more on AI research.Technology experts say China is improving very fast in AI development.A report in Nature magazine called R1 a "big step forward."showing that smart ideas beat expensive tools. As a DeepSeek engineer said,"We want AI to be a friend,not something only rich people can use."With DeepSeek-R1,China has shown that great things come from creative ideas and hard work,not just from spending lots of money. )26.What is the passage mainly talking about? A.A new AI model can solve math problems. B.How computer chips work. C.The difference between Chinese AI and American's. D.Chinese AI Model DeepSeek-R1 stuns()the World. )27.What does"good ideas can beat big money"mean in Paragraph1? A.Big money is the main thing for success,and good ideas are less important. B.Good ideas can be more useful than having a lot of money. C.Good ideas can only work when used with a lot of money. D.Good ideas and big money are both important. ()28.What can we learn from the passage? A.DeepSeek-R1 can only solve math problems and answer questions. B.DeepSeek-R1 learns by trying many times and getting better,not like how students practice maths. C.Compared with other AIs which need lots of prepared examples,RI improves by itself. D.On RI's third day online,over 19,000 programmers worldwide started projects to study it. ()29.How much does the German scientist's experiments with RI cost? A.$300B.$5.58 C.$10 D.$65 )30.Why is DeepSeek-R1 called a"big step forward"? A.It proves (that smart ideas beat expensive tools. B.It uses the most expensive tools. C.It made U.S.tech companies worried. D.It can only help rich people. 八年级英语试卷 第5页共8页 C 配对阅读。左栏是五位学生遇到的问题，右栏是七则建议。请为每个学生 选择适合的建议。选项中有两项为多余项。 )31.I feel terrible because A.Don't listen to this friend.There's nothing sometimes I can't fall asleep.But wrong with wearing old clothes to the gym.The I don't know why.What's your most important thing is to be there and exercise. advice for falling asleep? B.First of all,you must stop worrying.Try to relax by having a warm bath.Doing exercise will ()32.My best friend told me also make you feel more energetic. that my exercise clothes for the C.Groups of three can be very difficult because gym were old and looked one person is easily left out.Your friends may terrible.I'm feeling bad. not know how you feel.Talk to them about this. ()33.My friend makes up D.Of course girls can be friends with boys. stories about things she has done Some girls laugh at this because they don't really know this boy.Why not invite them when you and other people at school meet him next time? believe her. E.Why are you scared of your teachers?They )34.I have two best friends. are always there to help you.Especially when But recently they're always left you have questions about exams. me out!They don't invite me to F.Often people make things up because they're do anything. worried that they are not interesting.So let your )35.I will have exams at friend know that she doesn't need to make up stories to make friends. school soon,but I can't study G.I watch Family Guy before I fall asleep and I efficiently(有效率地)because always get a good night's rest.Sometimes I drink I'm so worried.I'm even afraid a glass of warm milk. of telling it to my teachers. 四、短文填空。（本大题有10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分） 请从方框内选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使文章完整连贯，注意每空 一词，每词仅用一次，有两词为多余项。 solve lesson and famous friend laugh with hard easy appear be When talking about Disney cartoons,most people think of Mickey Mouse. However,Mickey Mouse's friend Donald Duck is as36as him. Donald Duck is a white duck 37 a big mouth and big eyes.He usually wears a blue sailor()shirt 38 a blue cap.Donald Duck is very funny and he often makes people 39.Donald Duck first 40 in the cartoon The Wise 八年级英语试卷第6页共8页 Little Hen on June 9,1934.In the cartoon,the little hen works very 41 but Donald Duck and his friend Peter Pig do not want to work.Then the litle hen gives them a 42.She tells them that work is important in life. Different from the gentle(温和的)Mickey Mouse,,Donald Duck gets angry43. He complains ()a lot and often makes mistakes.However,Donald Duck is also very kind.He and his friends often help each other.With his44 help,Donald Duck comes up with new ways to 45 problems in life.He's just like every one of us.That's why he wins the hearts of people around the world. 36. 37 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 五、读写综合。（本大题分为A、B两部分，共25分） A.回答问题（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分） 请阅读下面一篇短文，根据所提供的信息回答后面的问题。 For as long as I can remember,I always thought I needed to lose weight.As a middle school girl.I could only put myself into the uniform of the largest size.Some of my classmates would laugh at me for running slowly.I was so sad about my weight and even kind of hated the heavy me. I blamed (food for all the bad things that happened to me.So I started to cut down on what I ate.I got thinner than before,and I started to receive praise (from people around me,which made me happy.I thought my life was getting better because I was eating less.There were days when I would eat nothing but only drink water.As a result,I had an eating problem and it was making me very sick. Then one day,I fell down at school and was taken to hospital by my teachers.My eating problem caused many health problems.The doctors said I would die if I didn't receive treatment in time.Besides helping me get better in body,the doctors also helped me to get better in mind.The treating process helped me to stop hating myself. Now,I know that beauty does not depend on how people look.I am not perfect.I do not look perfect,either.But I know I am smart,kind and funny,and people like me for who I am,not how I look.I hope you can know that,too. 46.What size of the uniform did the writer wear? 八年级英语试卷第7页共8页 47.Why did the writer feel happy when she got thinner than before? 48.What happened to the writer when she ate nothing but only drank water? 49.What did the writer's eating problem cause? 50.What is the writer like according to herself? B.书面表达（本题15分） 根据要求完成短文写作。 2025年全国两会上，体重管理这一话题成为了热议的焦点。作为一名中学 生，我们应该怎样保持身心健康？请你根据以下思维导图的提示，以“How to keep healthy?”为题，写一篇演讲稿，在学校英语角和同学们谈谈你对健康生 活的看法。 保持健康 重要性 具体做法 呼吁 1.饮食方面； 1. 2.体育锻炼方面； 3. 要求： 1.可在思维导图内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息。 2.不得照抄原文，不得在作文中出现真实校名和学生的真实姓名。 3.语句连贯，词数80左右。作文标题、开头和结尾已给出，不计入 总词数。 How to keep healthy Hello,everyone!Today I'd like to share my ideas about Thank you! 八年级英语试卷第8页共8页2024-2025学年度第二学期期中质量监测 八年级英语试卷答案 一、语法选择（每小题1分，共10分） 1.C2.B3.C4.A5.A6.C7.B8.A9.B10.C 二、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分） 11.C12.A13.B14.D15.C16.A17.C18.B19.A20.D 三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分) A篇：21.A22.D23.C24.B25.C B篇：26.D27.B28.C29.C30.A C篇：31.G32.A33.F34.C35.E 四.短文填空（每小题1.5分，共15分）au9人 appeared 36.famous 37.with 38.and 39:hard 40.laugh hard 41.appeared 42:hard 43.easily 44.friends'45.solve 五、读写综合250n. A.回答问题：(10分) 46.The writer/She worn the uniform of largest size/The largest size. 47.Because she started to get the praise from people around her. 48.The writer/She had an eating problem and it was making her very sick. 49.The writer's/Her eating problem/It caused many health problems./Many health problems 50.The writer/She is smart,kind and funny according to herself. B.书面表达例文：(15分) How to Keep Healthy Hello,everyone!Today I'd like to share my ideas about how to keep healthy. With healthy bodies and minds,we can live a better life.We can also do better in our studies at school. There are many ways to keep our bodies healthy and make our minds relaxed.First of all,we should have a balanced diet.Eating more vegetables and fruit is good for our health.What's more,we can do more exercise.We can run for half an hour every day.Moreover,we can take up our hobbies and interests.It's also a good way to relax ourselves and keep healthy. In a word,let's try our best to keep healthy.The healthier we are,the better life we will live.