江苏省无锡市梁溪区2024-2025学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷

第 1 页 共 10 页 2024-2025学年第二学期期中考试 八年级英语 一、听力 （本大题共 20 小题，每小题 1 分，共 20 分） 第一部分：听对话回答问题（共 10 分） 本部分共有 10 道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话 前，你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有 5 秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适 的备选答案。在听到“嘀”的信号后，进入下一小题。 1. How will the girl go to Nanjing? A. B. C. 2. Which book does Peter like to read in his spare time? A. B. C. 3. What did David see last week? A. B. C. 4. Which part of the computer doesn’t work? A. B. C. 5. What does the boy think of his cousin? A. Lazy. B. Humorous. C. Generous. 6. How many times has the boy been to Sanya? A. Three times. B. Twice. C. Only once. 7. How about John’s homework? A. He has finished it already. B. He hasn’t finished it. C. He has no homework. 8. What type of the book is Daniel reading? 第 2 页 共 10 页 A. Travel. B. History. C. Novel. 9.What are the two speakers talking about? A. How to go to China. B. Where to spend the holiday. C. When to go to China. 10. Where may the dialogue (对话) happen? A. In a library. B. In a clothes shop. C. In a computer room. 第二部分：听对话和短文答题（共 10 分） 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相 关小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有 5 秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备 选答案。 听一段对话，回答第 11-12 小题。答题完毕，请等待“嘀”的信号，进入第一篇短文。 11. What kind of TV set will the woman buy, a big one or a small one? A. A small one. B. A big one. C. Both of them. 12. How much will the TV cost the woman? A. 2,400 yuan. B. 2,500 yuan. C. More than 2,500 yuan. 听第一篇短文，回答第 13-15 小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。 答题完毕，请等待“嘀”的信号，进入下一篇短文。 13. A. New York B. London C. Paris 14. A. speaking B. writing C. listening 15. A. hard-working B. free C. funny 听第二篇短文，回答第 16-20 小题。 16. How long is the sports space open? A. 4 hours B. 3 hours C. 2 hours 17. How much will you spend if you use the equipment and try the food? A. 8 pounds B. 4 pounds C. 12 pounds 18. Why do you write your name on the noticeboard? A. To join competitions B. To practise skills C. To do exercise 19. If you have any questions, where can you go to for help? Tom’s Winter holiday Place: ___13___ Time: January 15th-25th He went there to learn English. He lived with a local family. Among the courses, he enjoys ___14___ best. American classes are different from our class because the students are very ___15___. 第 3 页 共 10 页 A. The sports centre B. The room opposite the sports centre C. The room beside the sports centre 20. What do people go to the Sherwood Holiday Village for? A. To enjoy holiday B. To do exercise C. To enjoy food 二、单项选择 在 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项， 并在 答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，共 15 分） 21. --- How do you like __________ film we saw together yesterday, Nora? ---You mean Ne Zha 2? I have never seen __________better one. A. The; the B. a; the C. the; a D.a; a 22. The twins were both tired, and they had to sit each other to support themselves on the ground. A. with B. around C. for D. against 23. If you ______go, at least wait until the rain stops. A. can B. may C. must D. will 24. ---The play performed in Wu Xi Grand Theatre is very successful! ---________, it is. The performers are OK, but the story itself isn’t so interesting. A. In some ways B. By the way C. Nearly D. Exactly 25. --- Must I return the book this week? --- No, you ________.You can ________ it for 15 days. A. needn’t; keep B. needn’t; borrow C. mustn’t; keep D. mustn’t; lend 26. The tourist with great________ had several exciting_______ during his visit to Africa. A. experiences; experiences B. experience; experience C. experiences; experience D. experience; experiences 27. While studying, put your heart into what is really important, or you’ll end up remembering____________. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything 28. What a terrible experience! , lucky us, we are safe now. A. Anyway B. Otherwise C. For example D. As a result 29. --- I feel uncomfortable when I am with my classmates silently. ---Don’t be nervous.We all have been in such . A. questions B. directions C. instructions D. situations 30. If you put up your hands, I will answer one question __________ . A. at a time B. for the first time C. at times D. from time to time 31. ---How long has Huishan Clay Figurine (惠山泥人)been famous? 第 4 页 共 10 页 ---________ 400 years ago. A. Since B. Till C. By D. At 32. Life ________ ups and downs. Don’t lose heart, just keep moving． A. is made of B. is made up of C. is made from D. is made by 33 .---Hey, man! Can you believe that? The Chinese Football Team won the match last night! ---_______ haven’ t won a single match in the past two years. A. No doubt! B. What a pity! C. Guess what? D. Are you joking? 34. ---Chris didn’t even look at me. I did say hello to him with a big smile! --- ______. But that is just so Chris. He’s always living in his own world. A. No wonder B. No worries C. I bet you did D. I don’t know you did 三、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选 出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 10 分） You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view — until you climb into his skin and walk around in it. —To Kill a Mockingbird “A young girl didn’t give up her seat to an old man on a bus.”Ms.Whitehead was asking her students (35)______ they thought about it in her first Philosophy class.Most of the students thought what the girl did was improper. Ms.Whitehead didn’t give her opinion,(36)______, she told another story. “It was about a loving couple who were travelling on a ship. Unluckily, they met with a storm and the ship was going to sink (沉没), only one of the couple could have the chance to the lifeboat. To all passengers’ (乘客 )surprise, the husband left his wife behind and got on the lifeboat himself.” The teacher stopped and asked, “How would you feel if you were one of the passengers?” Shortly after, continued Ms.Whitehead. “The husband survived(幸存) home. He didn’t (37)______others but raised their daughter alone after the worst day. 30 years later, the daughter learned about what happened on the ship by accident. Although she really wanted an explanation(解释 )(38) ______father, her love for her father was always in the way. Her question in her heart wasn’t answered until she happened to find out it in his diary after her father died. The whole story is, on that day, her father and mother were on the trip to finish her (39)______wish because she 第 5 页 共 10 页 was dying of a serious illness. As a husband, he(40)______to go with his wife. As a father, he had to take the chance of staying alive, for(41)______loved one. During the rest of his life, he made their daughter—Evelyn into a(42)______, pretty girl with double love. Yes, the great husband is my father.” The class dropped into(43)______as Ms.Whitehead finished her story. She didn’t think any word was necessary and was sure that all the students should have been rethinking about their(44) ________ answers. Seeing is not always believing. We should not judge anyone or anything if we haven’t learnt the full story. Put yourself in others’ shoes and then you can really understand them. 35. A.why B.what C.how D.when 36. A.moreover B.however C.otherwise D.instead 37. A.tell B.pick C.marry D.miss 38. A.about B.against C.from D.towards 39. A.last B.worst C.best D.first 40. A.hated B.refused C.wished D.tried 41. A.the other B.the others C.other D.others 42. A.crazy B.alone C.lonely D.sunny 43. A.silence B.happiness C.noise D.sadness 44. A.polite B.careless C.rude D.careful 四 、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出 最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共 10 小题，每小题 2 分，共 20 分） A ( ) 45. The ad is probably from the column (栏目) of _____ on a website. A. Clothing B. Sports C. Toys & Games D. Home & Kitchen 第 6 页 共 10 页 ( ) 46. From the ad above, we can know that the shoes are _____. A. at very good prices B. in many different sizes C. in quite different styles D. only fit for the sportsmen ( ) 47. Which of the following can be put in the “_____” in the ad above? A. Better city, better life! B.Good sports, good health! C. Run faster, run farther! D. Time is what you make of it. B After my shipwreck, I woke to find myself tied to the ground with countless tiny ropes. Hundreds of little people, no taller than six inches, were climbing over me. I roared in surprise, and they scattered like frightened mice. Soon, they returned with bows and shot arrows that felt like needle pricks. Their king ordered me to be fed. Dozens of Lilliputians brought baskets of meat and loaves of bread—each loaf was the size of a pea to me! I ate politely, amazed by their courage. Later, they built a huge wooden platform with wheels to transport me to their capital. The strongest horses pulled while I slept, drugged by their wine. When I awoke, I was chained inside an abandoned temple. The king visited, and I knelt to show respect. Though we couldn’t understand each other’s language, I learned their word for “friend”—Hlum—and promised not to harm them. Over time, my gentle behavior earned their trust. ——Adapted from Gulliver’s Travels ( ) 48. Why did the Lilliputians shoot arrows at Gulliver? A. To kill him for food B. To protect themselves from his movements C. To test his strength D. To make him fall asleep ( ) 49. What does “scattered” (paragraph 1) most likely mean? A. Attacked fiercely B. Ran away quickly C. Laughed loudly D. Slept deeply ( ) 50.How did Gulliver communicate his peaceful intentions? A. By drawing pictures B. By offering gifts C. By learning their word for “friend” D. By singing a song C January 20, 2025, a Chinese tech company named Deep Seek made a new AI called DeepSeek-R1. This smart program can solve math problems, write code, and answer questions like top models such as Open AI’s GPT-40, but it costs much less to build. The team spent only $5.58 million (1/70 of Open AI’s cost) and used 2,048 第 7 页 共 10 页 computer chips for two months. This shows that good ideas can beat big money. DeepSeek-R1 learns by trying many times and getting better, like how students practice maths. Other AIs need lots of prepared examples, but R1 improves by itself. For example, in a global math test, it got 79.8% right, slightly higher than Open AI’s model. A simple version of R1 can even run on low-cost computers, helping schools and small companies. DeepSeek-R1 is free to use and change. On its first day online, over 19,000 programmers worldwide started projects to study it. A German scientist said experiments with R1 cost $10 instead of $300 with other AIs. Even Meta (a famous U.S. tech company) top scientist said, “This kind of free AI could change the world.” U.S. tech companies are worried. Meta plans to spend $65 billion more on AI research. Experts say China is catching up fast. A report in Nature magazine called R1 a “big step forward”, proving that smart ideas beat expensive tools. As a Deep Seek engineer said, “We want AI to be a friend, not something only rich people can use.” With R1, China shows the world that great things come from new ideas and hard work, not just money. ( ) 51. What is the main purpose of the article? A. To compare Chinese and American AI technologies. B. To introduce a low-cost AI model from China. C. To explain how computer chips work. D. To encourage students to become programmers. ( ) 52. What does “improves by itself” mean in the article? A.It needs programmers to fix mistakes. B. It only works with expensive tools. C. It copies answers from other AIs . D. It becomes better through practice. ( ) 53. Why did Meta plan to spend more money on AI research? A.To help Chinese companies. B. To build more computer chips. C. Because they were worried about DeepSeek-R1. D. To hire German scientists. ( ) 54. What does the writer think is the most important for success? A. Creativity and hard work. B. Smart ideas and expensive tools. C. Using the latest computer chips. D. Copying other countries’ ideas. 五 、词汇运用 （本大题共 8小题，每小题 1 分，共 8 分） 第 8 页 共 10 页 （A）根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。 55. In the past, people usually ________(放松)themselves by listening to the radio. 56. These stones may stay in their _________(胃部) all their lives. 57. After the whole day’s voluntary work, I felt fine_________(除之外)for being a little tired． 58. The president is not as popular at home as he is_________ (到/在国外). （B）根据句意，在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。 59. It is my first time to see the animal _________ (Canada) geese. 60. What time is the________(fly) to Beijing on Saturday? 61. He takes no__________(please) in his work, so he is going to change a new one. 62. So if you complain about that, why not follow some of the________(advise)? 六 、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横 线上。（本大题共 8 小题，每小题 1分，共 8分） 63. ---Be careful. A car may hit you. ---Thank you. I _________ (not know) I was standing so close to the traffic. 64. ---Turn off the radio, dear. Baby is sleeping. ---There is no need. He________ (wake)up. 65. I can’t count the monkeys because they_________(jump)all the time. 66. “Tom, __________ (not be) afraid of speaking in front of many people.You are not a small boy any more.”said Mum. 67. __________(realize) his dream, he works as hard as he can without giving up. 68. ---Hey, how do you like Wuxi? ---Fantastic! It’s really a sweet city and I _______(stay) here for another week. 69. April showers come suddenly, ______(make) our body isn’t used to the change. 70. When fall _________(come), leaves turn brown and fall to the ground. 七 、阅读表达 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题，并将答案写在答题卡对 应题号的横线上。每小题答案不超过．．．．．．．．8．个单词．．．。（本大题共 10 小题，每小题 2分，共 10 分） According to some old Chinese stories, there once was an ancient emperor named Shennong. At that time, people could not tell the difference between medicinal and poisonous ( 有 毒 的 )plants. When they got sick, there was no medicine to treat their illnesses. Many sick people could only wait for death. To save his people, Shennong decided to find and test out different plants. He and his followers set out on a journey in search of medicinally effective plants. Once, they saw a large forest on a high cliff (悬崖)from a distance. There must be many different kinds of plants, but they couldn’t find a way to the cliff. Suddenly, they saw 第 9 页 共 10 页 some monkeys climbing along the vines and trees hanging down from the cliff. Shennong was inspired by the scene. He asked his followers to cut down the tree trunks and vines. Together they built scaffold (脚手架), with its help, they climbed to the cliff and collected many valuable plants. Each time the team found a new type of plant, Shennong would taste it himself. Some plants made him sleepy. Some caused him to suffer pains in his stomach. Some made him tremble(颤抖 )all over. After searching and testing over a long period of time, he and his followers discovered hundreds of medicinal plants. As they continued their search, the team found a plant with small yellow flowers on a mountain. When a young man reached for it, the plant moved like a worm. Shennong picked off one piece from the plant in order to taste it. Other people tried to stop him, but Shennong said calmly, “It looks like a medicinal plant. I have to test it, or some people may misuse it.” Suddenly, Shennong’s face turned pale and he fell on the ground. Blood flowed from his mouth and nose. Even after he was given the leaves from other medicinal plants, he was still not able to recover. The emperor soon took his last breath. People covered him with thousands of flowers. From then on, they called him the “Emperor of Medicine”. 71.What could many people do when they fell ill when Shennong was the emperor? ____________________________________________________ 72.Why did Shennong decide to find and test out different plants? ____________________________________________________ 73.How did they climb to the cliff and collect valuable plants? ____________________________________________________ 74.What was special about the plant with small yellow flowers? ____________________________________________________ 75.How do you like Shennong? ____________________________________________________ 八、书面表达 （本大题共 10 分） 每年的 4月 23日是世界读书日。在我校的读书周中将开展“一人·一书”的活 动，向你的同学、亲友或师长推荐一本你喜欢的书。请你根据这项活动的主题 及以下图表，写一篇推荐书目的英语演讲参加活动。 写作要求： 1. 词数 90词左右; 2. 文中必须包含所有要点，可适当发挥，使短文连贯，通顺; 3. 文中不得出现与考生相关的真实姓名、校名等信息。 第 10 页 共 10 页 Hi, everyone. I’ m a student in Grade 8 from Sunshine Middle School. We will have a Reading Week in our school. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Just read it for yourself! I’ m sure you’ll like it. That’s all for my speech.Thank you! 听力部分文字稿 第一部分 听对话回答问题。本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你将有5秒钟时间选择你认为最合适的答案。 1. W: Hi,Jack! I will take a train to Nanjing for my holiday! M: Oh, really? Have a good trip! 2. W: I often read some novels. What do you like to read in your spare time, Peter? M: I often read books on travelling. I can learn a lot about the world. 3.W: Where did you go last week? M: I went to visit the Sydney Opera House. 4.M: Lily, you look worried. What’s wrong? W: There is something wrong with my mouse. It doesn’t work. 5.W: Who do you usually talk to when you are feeling sad? M: My cousin. Because he can tell me funny jokes. 6.W: I’m going to Sanya for my summer holiday. Have you been there? M: Yes. I’ve been there only once. It’s really a beautiful place. 7.W: Have you finished your homework, John? M: Sorry, but I will finish it soon! 8. W: What are you reading? Is it interesting? M: Of course! I am reading a novel and I want to share it with you. 9.M: Where are you going to spend your summer holiday? W: I’m going to China. 10.M: Miss Green, how long can I keep this book? W: You can keep it for three weeks. 第二部分 听对话或短文回答问题。你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，每小题将有5秒钟时间选择你认为最合适的答案。 听一段对话，回答第11到12小题。 M: What can I do for you, Madam? W: I want to buy a new TV set for my new house. M: What kind of TV set do you wan to buy? W: Maybe a big one. If I buy a small one, I will change it a few years later for a bigger one. M: What about TCL34? It’s a good TV. It’s only 2500 yuan now. W: Can I pay 2400 yuan? M: Sorry, madam. The price will go up next week. W: Ok, I will take this one. 听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。 During the winter holiday, Tom went to New York to take a course in English. He went there on January 15th and came back on January 25th. When he was in the USA, he lived with a local family. The course was also very good. The teachers told them to listen, speak and write in English, and he enjoys speaking best. He found that classes in America are different from our classes, because students are quite free. They can sit anywhere they like, they can ask teachers questions any time during the class. Tom really likes this kind of class. 听第二篇短文，回答第16到20小题。 Welcome to Sherwood Holiday Village. We hope you enjoy your holiday with us. The sports space is open from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., and you can play tennis, table tennis and basketball. You can use the equipment for just 4 pounds. If you need a teacher, you may pay 10 pounds per hour if you want to join competitions, write your name on the notice board, please. Next to the sports space is a swimming pool. If you want to have fun in the pool, our sports shops has a lot of beautiful swimsuits. For meals you can go to the restaurant. If you'd like to try the food, you can have a good meal for just 8 pounds. If you prefer to eat in, you can buy food from the mini market, the bread , fresh fruit and vegetables are sent to the mini market every day. If you have any questions, please come to the room beside the sports space and we'll be glad to help you. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$2024-2025学年第二学期期中考试 八年级英语答题卡 一、 听力20分每小题1分共20分 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 二、单项选择每小题1分共14分 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 三、完形填空每小题1分共10分 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 四、阅读理解 每小题2分共20分 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 五、词汇运用每小题1分共8分 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 六、动词填空每小题1分共8分 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 七、阅读表达10分每小题2分答案不超过8个单词 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 八、书面表达共10分 Hi,everyone.I'm a student in Grade 8 from Sunshine Middle School.We will have a Reading Week in our school. Just read it for yourself!I'm sure you'll like it.That's all for my speech.Thank you! 2024-2025学年第二学期期中考试 八年级英语答案 一、听力 1-5 ACBAB 6-10 CBCBA 11-15 BBAAB 16-20 BCACA 二 单选 21-25 CDCAA 26-30 DBADA 31-34 ABDC 三 完型 35-39 BDCCA 40-44 CADAB 四 阅读理解 45-47 ABC 48-50 BBC 51-54 BDCA 五 词汇运用 55.relaxed 56. stomachs 57.except 58. abroad 59 Canadian 60. flight 61. pleasure 62. advice 六 动词填空 63 didn’t know 64. has woken 65. are jumping 66. don’t be 67.To realize 68. will stay 69. making 70. comes 七、阅读表达 71. Only wait for death. 72. To save his people./Because he wanted to save his people. 73. By building the scaffold./With the help of the scaffold. 74. It could move like a worm. 75. Brave./Great./Selfless. （答案不唯一, 言之有理即可） 八、书面表达 （本大题共10分） Hi, everyone. I’m a student in Grade 8 from Sunshine Middle School. We will have a Reading Week in our school. It’s important and necessary for everyone to read. Reading can open up our minds and help us get more knowledge. In my spare time, I not only go to bookstores to buy books but also borrow books from the library. Before going to bed, I always spend some time reading. On weekends, I enjoy reading some novels. Journey to the West is my favorite book. And the Monkey King(/Sun Wukong) is my super hero. I hope everyone can read as much as possible in the future. Just read it for yourself! I’m sure you’ll like it. That’s all for my speech. Thank you! 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$2024至2025学年第二学期期中考试，八年级英语第一部分听对话回答问题。本部分共有十道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目，听完后你将有5秒钟时间选择你认为最合适的答案。One, hi jack. I will take a train to long jing for my holiday. Oh, really have a good trip. Hi, jack, I will take a train to nanjing for my holiday. Oh, really have a good trip. Too, I often read some novels. What do you like to read in your spare time, Peter? I often read books on traveling. I can learn a lot about the world. I often read some novels. What do you like to read in your spare time, Peter? I often read books on traveling. I can learn a lot about the world. Three, where did you go? Last week I went . to visit the sydney upper house. Where did you go? Last week I went to visit . the sydney upper house. For . Billy, you look worried. What's wrong? There is something wrong with my mouth. IT doesn't work. Billy, you look worried. What's wrong? There is something wrong with my mouth. IT doesn't work. Five、who do you usually talk to when you are feeling sad? My cousin, because he can tell me funny jokes. Who do you usually talk to when you are feeling sad? My cousin, because he can tell me funny jokes. Six, i'm going to asia for my summer holiday. Have you been there? Yes, i've been there only once. It's really a beautiful place. I'm going to Sonia for my summer holiday. Have you been there? Yes, i've been there only once. It's really a beautiful place. Seven, have you finished your homework? john? Sorry, but I will . finish IT soon. Have you finished your homework? john? Sorry, but I will finish IT soon. Eight, what are you writing? Is this interesting? Of course, I am reading a novel and I want to share IT with you. What are you reading is not interesting. Of course, I am reading a novel and I want to share IT with you. Nine. where are you going to spend your summer holiday? I'm going to china. Where are you going to spend your summer holiday? I'm going to china. Ten. miss Green, how long can I keep this book? You can keep IT for . three weeks. Miss Green, how long can I keep . this book? You can keep IT for three weeks. 第二部分，听对话或短文回答问题。你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后，每小题将有5秒钟时间选择你认为最合适的答案。听一段对话，回答第11到12小题。What can I do for you, madam? I want to buy a new T, V, set for my new house. What kind of TV said do you . want to buy? Maybe a big one. If I buy a small one, I will change IT a few years later for a bigger one. What about T, C, L, three, four? It's a good T, V. It's only two thousand five hundred. You on. Now. can I pay two thousand four hundred you on? Sorry, madam, the Price will go up next week. Okay, I will take this one. What can I do for you, madam? I want to buy a new T, V set for my new house. What kind of TV set do you . want to buy? Maybe a big one. If I buy a small one, I will change IT a few years later for a bigger one. What about T, C, L, three, four? It's a good T, V. It's only two thousand five hundred. You on. Now. can I pay two thousand four hundred you on? Sorry, madam, the Price will go up next week. Okay, I will take this one. 听第一篇短文，回答第13至15小题请，根据短文内容选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。During the winter holiday, tom went to new york to take a course in english. He went there on january the fifteen th and came back on january the twenty fifth. When he was in the U. S. A, he lived with a local family. The course was also very good. The teachers told them to listen, speak and write in english, and he enjoys speaking best. He found that classes in amErica are different from our classes because students are quite free. They can sit anywhere they like. They can ask teachers questions any time during the class. Tom really likes this kind of class. During the winter holiday, tom went to new york to take a course in english. He went there on january the fifteen th and came back on january the twenty fifth. When he was in the U. S. A, he lived with a local family. The course was also very good. The teachers told them to listen, speak and write in english, and he enjoys speaking best. He found that classes in amErica are different from our classes because students are quite free. They can sit anywhere they like. They can ask teacher's questions any time during the class. Tom really like this kind of class. 听第二篇短文，回答第16到20小题。Welcome to sure what holiday village. We hope you enjoy your holiday with us. The sports space is open from six AM to nine AM, and you can play tennis, table tennis and basketball. You can use the equipment for just four pounds if you need a teacher, you may pay ten pounds per hour. If you want to join competitions, write your name on the notice board, please. Next to the sports space is a swimming pool. If you want to have fun in the pool, our sports shops has a lot of beautiful swimsuits. For meals, you can go to the restaurant. If you'd like to try the food, you can have a good meal for just eight pounds. If you prefer to eat in, you can buy food from the mini market. The bread, fresh fruit and vegetables are sent to the mini market every day. If you have any questions, please come to the room beside the sport space, and we will be glad to help you. Welcome to sure what holiday village. We hope you enjoy your holiday with us. The sports space is open from six AM to nine AM, and you can play tennis, table tennis and basketball. You can use the equipment for just four pounds if you need a teacher, you may pay ten pounds per hour. If you want to join competitions, write your name on the notice board, please. Next to the sports space is a swimming pool. If you want to have fun in the pool, our sports shops has a lot of beautiful swimsuits. For meals, you can go to the restaurant. If you'd like to try the food, you can have a good meal for just eight pounds. If you prefer to eat in, you can buy food from the mini market. The bread, fresh fruit and vegetables are sent to the mini market every day. If you have any questions, please come to the room beside the sport space, and we will be glad to help you. 听力考试到此结束。 2024-2025学年第二学期期中考试 八年级英语 一、听力 （本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分） 第一部分：听对话回答问题（共10分） 本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。在听到“嘀”的信号后，进入下一小题。 1. How will the girl go to Nanjing? A. B. C. 2. Which book does Peter like to read in his spare time? A. B. C. 3. What did David see last week? A. B. C. 4. Which part of the computer doesn’t work? A. B. C. 5. What does the boy think of his cousin? A. Lazy. B. Humorous. C. Generous. 6. How many times has the boy been to Sanya? A. Three times. B. Twice. C. Only once. 7. How about John’s homework? A. He has finished it already. B. He hasn’t finished it. C. He has no homework. 8. What type of the book is Daniel reading? 第 1 页 共 10 页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 A. Travel. B. History. C. Novel. 9.What are the two speakers talking about? A. How to go to China. B. Where to spend the holiday. C. When to go to China. 10. Where may the dialogue (对话) happen? A. In a library. B. In a clothes shop. C. In a computer room. 第二部分：听对话和短文答题（共10分） 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。 听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。答题完毕，请等待“嘀”的信号，进入第一篇短文。 11. What kind of TV set will the woman buy, a big one or a small one? A. A small one. B. A big one. C. Both of them. 12. How much will the TV cost the woman? A. 2,400 yuan. B. 2,500 yuan. C. More than 2,500 yuan. 听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。答题完毕，请等待“嘀”的信号，进入下一篇短文。 Tom’s Winter holiday Place: ___13___ Time: January 15th-25th He went there to learn English. He lived with a local family. Among the courses, he enjoys ___14___ best. American classes are different from our class because the students are very ___15___. 13. A. New York B. London C. Paris 14. A. speaking B. writing C. listening 15. A. hard-working B. free C. funny 听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。 16. How long is the sports space open? A. 4 hours B. 3 hours C. 2 hours 17. How much will you spend if you use the equipment and try the food? A. 8 pounds B. 4 pounds C. 12 pounds 18. Why do you write your name on the noticeboard? A. To join competitions B. To practise skills C. To do exercise 19. If you have any questions, where can you go to for help? A. The sports centre B. The room opposite the sports centre C. The room beside the sports centre 20. What do people go to the Sherwood Holiday Village for? A. To enjoy holiday B. To do exercise C. To enjoy food 二、单项选择 在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分） 21. --- How do you like __________ film we saw together yesterday, Nora? ---You mean Ne Zha 2? I have never seen __________better one. A. The; the B. a; the C. the; a D.a; a 22. The twins were both tired, and they had to sit each other to support themselves on the ground. A. with B. around C. for D. against 23. If you ______go, at least wait until the rain stops. A. can B. may C. must D. will 24. ---The play performed in Wu Xi Grand Theatre is very successful! ---________, it is. The performers are OK, but the story itself isn’t so interesting. A. In some ways B. By the way C. Nearly D. Exactly 25. --- Must I return the book this week? --- No, you ________.You can ________ it for 15 days. A. needn’t; keep B. needn’t; borrow C. mustn’t; keep D. mustn’t; lend 26. The tourist with great________ had several exciting_______ during his visit to Africa. A. experiences; experiences B. experience; experience C. experiences; experience D. experience; experiences 27. While studying, put your heart into what is really important, or you’ll end up remembering____________. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything 28. What a terrible experience! , lucky us, we are safe now. A. Anyway B. Otherwise C. For example D. As a result 29. --- I feel uncomfortable when I am with my classmates silently. ---Don’t be nervous.We all have been in such . A. questions B. directions C. instructions D. situations 30. If you put up your hands, I will answer one question __________ . A. at a time B. for the first time C. at times D. from time to time 31. ---How long has Huishan Clay Figurine (惠山泥人)been famous? ---________ 400 years ago. A. Since B. Till C. By D. At 32. Life ________ ups and downs. Don’t lose heart, just keep moving． A. is made of B. is made up of C. is made from D. is made by 33 .---Hey, man! Can you believe that? The Chinese Football Team won the match last night! ---_______ haven’ t won a single match in the past two years. A. No doubt! B. What a pity! C. Guess what? D. Are you joking? 34. ---Chris didn’t even look at me. I did say hello to him with a big smile! --- ______. But that is just so Chris. He’s always living in his own world. A. No wonder B. No worries C. I bet you did D. I don’t know you did 三、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分） You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view — until you climb into his skin and walk around in it. —To Kill a Mockingbird “A young girl didn’t give up her seat to an old man on a bus.”Ms.Whitehead was asking her students (35)______ they thought about it in her first Philosophy class.Most of the students thought what the girl did was improper. Ms.Whitehead didn’t give her opinion,(36)______, she told another story. “It was about a loving couple who were travelling on a ship. Unluckily, they met with a storm and the ship was going to sink (沉没), only one of the couple could have the chance to the lifeboat. To all passengers’ (乘客)surprise, the husband left his wife behind and got on the lifeboat himself.” The teacher stopped and asked, “How would you feel if you were one of the passengers?” Shortly after, continued Ms.Whitehead. “The husband survived(幸存) home. He didn’t (37)______others but raised their daughter alone after the worst day. 30 years later, the daughter learned about what happened on the ship by accident. Although she really wanted an explanation(解释)(38) ______father, her love for her father was always in the way. Her question in her heart wasn’t answered until she happened to find out it in his diary after her father died. The whole story is, on that day, her father and mother were on the trip to finish her (39)______wish because she was dying of a serious illness. As a husband, he(40)______to go with his wife. As a father, he had to take the chance of staying alive, for(41)______loved one. During the rest of his life, he made their daughter—Evelyn into a(42)______, pretty girl with double love. Yes, the great husband is my father.” The class dropped into(43)______as Ms.Whitehead finished her story. She didn’t think any word was necessary and was sure that all the students should have been rethinking about their(44) ________ answers. Seeing is not always believing. We should not judge anyone or anything if we haven’t learnt the full story. Put yourself in others’ shoes and then you can really understand them. 35. A.why B.what C.how D.when 36. A.moreover B.however C.otherwise D.instead 37. A.tell B.pick C.marry D.miss 38. A.about B.against C.from D.towards 39. A.last B.worst C.best D.first 40. A.hated B.refused C.wished D.tried 41. A.the other B.the others C.other D.others 42. A.crazy B.alone C.lonely D.sunny 43. A.silence B.happiness C.noise D.sadness 44. A.polite B.careless C.rude D.careful 四 、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分） A ( 　) 45. The ad is probably from the column (栏目) of _____ on a website. A. Clothing B. Sports C. Toys & Games D. Home & Kitchen ( 　) 46. From the ad above, we can know that the shoes are _____. A. at very good prices B. in many different sizes C. in quite different styles D. only fit for the sportsmen ( 　) 47. Which of the following can be put in the “_____” in the ad above? A. Better city, better life! B.Good sports, good health! C. Run faster, run farther! D. Time is what you make of it. B After my shipwreck, I woke to find myself tied to the ground with countless tiny ropes. Hundreds of little people, no taller than six inches, were climbing over me. I roared in surprise, and they scattered like frightened mice. Soon, they returned with bows and shot arrows that felt like needle pricks. Their king ordered me to be fed. Dozens of Lilliputians brought baskets of meat and loaves of bread—each loaf was the size of a pea to me! I ate politely, amazed by their courage. Later, they built a huge wooden platform with wheels to transport me to their capital. The strongest horses pulled while I slept, drugged by their wine. When I awoke, I was chained inside an abandoned temple. The king visited, and I knelt to show respect. Though we couldn’t understand each other’s language, I learned their word for “friend”—Hlum—and promised not to harm them. Over time, my gentle behavior earned their trust. ——Adapted from Gulliver’s Travels ( ) 48. Why did the Lilliputians shoot arrows at Gulliver? A. To kill him for food B. To protect themselves from his movements C. To test his strength D. To make him fall asleep ( ) 49. What does “scattered” (paragraph 1) most likely mean? A. Attacked fiercely B. Ran away quickly C. Laughed loudly D. Slept deeply ( 　 ) 50.How did Gulliver communicate his peaceful intentions? A. By drawing pictures B. By offering gifts C. By learning their word for “friend” D. By singing a song C January 20, 2025, a Chinese tech company named Deep Seek made a new AI called DeepSeek-R1. This smart program can solve math problems, write code, and answer questions like top models such as Open AI’s GPT-40, but it costs much less to build. The team spent only $5.58 million (1/70 of Open AI’s cost) and used 2,048 computer chips for two months. This shows that good ideas can beat big money. DeepSeek-R1 learns by trying many times and getting better, like how students practice maths. Other AIs need lots of prepared examples, but R1 improves by itself. For example, in a global math test, it got 79.8% right, slightly higher than Open AI’s model. A simple version of R1 can even run on low-cost computers, helping schools and small companies. DeepSeek-R1 is free to use and change. On its first day online, over 19,000 programmers worldwide started projects to study it. A German scientist said experiments with R1 cost $10 instead of $300 with other AIs. Even Meta (a famous U.S. tech company) top scientist said, “This kind of free AI could change the world.” U.S. tech companies are worried. Meta plans to spend $65 billion more on AI research. Experts say China is catching up fast. A report in Nature magazine called R1 a “big step forward”, proving that smart ideas beat expensive tools. As a Deep Seek engineer said, “We want AI to be a friend, not something only rich people can use.” With R1, China shows the world that great things come from new ideas and hard work, not just money. (　　 ) 51. What is the main purpose of the article? A. To compare Chinese and American AI technologies. B. To introduce a low-cost AI model from China. C. To explain how computer chips work. D. To encourage students to become programmers. (　 ) 52. What does “improves by itself” mean in the article? A.It needs programmers to fix mistakes. B. It only works with expensive tools. C. It copies answers from other AIs . D. It becomes better through practice. (　 　) 53. Why did Meta plan to spend more money on AI research? A.To help Chinese companies. B. To build more computer chips. C. Because they were worried about DeepSeek-R1. D. To hire German scientists. (　 　) 54. What does the writer think is the most important for success? A. Creativity and hard work. B. Smart ideas and expensive tools. C. Using the latest computer chips. D. Copying other countries’ ideas. 五 、词汇运用 （本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分） （A）根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。 55. In the past, people usually ________(放松)themselves by listening to the radio. 56. These stones may stay in their _________(胃部) all their lives. 57. After the whole day’s voluntary work, I felt fine_________(除之外)for being a little tired． 58. The president is not as popular at home as he is_________ (到/在国外). （B）根据句意，在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。 59. It is my first time to see the animal _________ (Canada) geese. 60. What time is the________(fly) to Beijing on Saturday? 61. He takes no__________(please) in his work, so he is going to change a new one. 62. So if you complain about that, why not follow some of the________(advise)? 六 、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分） 63. ---Be careful. A car may hit you. ---Thank you. I _________ (not know) I was standing so close to the traffic. 64. ---Turn off the radio, dear. Baby is sleeping. ---There is no need. He________ (wake)up. 65. I can’t count the monkeys because they_________(jump)all the time. 66. “Tom, __________ (not be) afraid of speaking in front of many people.You are not a small boy any more.”said Mum. 67. __________(realize) his dream, he works as hard as he can without giving up. 68. ---Hey, how do you like Wuxi? ---Fantastic! It’s really a sweet city and I _______(stay) here for another week. 69. April showers come suddenly, ______(make) our body isn’t used to the change. 70. When fall _________(come), leaves turn brown and fall to the ground. 七 、阅读表达 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。每小题答案不超过8个单词。（本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共10分） According to some old Chinese stories, there once was an ancient emperor named Shennong. At that time, people could not tell the difference between medicinal and poisonous (有毒的)plants. When they got sick, there was no medicine to treat their illnesses. Many sick people could only wait for death. To save his people, Shennong decided to find and test out different plants. He and his followers set out on a journey in search of medicinally effective plants. Once, they saw a large forest on a high cliff (悬崖)from a distance. There must be many different kinds of plants, but they couldn’t find a way to the cliff. Suddenly, they saw some monkeys climbing along the vines and trees hanging down from the cliff. Shennong was inspired by the scene. He asked his followers to cut down the tree trunks and vines. Together they built scaffold (脚手架), with its help, they climbed to the cliff and collected many valuable plants. Each time the team found a new type of plant, Shennong would taste it himself. Some plants made him sleepy. Some caused him to suffer pains in his stomach. Some made him tremble(颤抖)all over. After searching and testing over a long period of time, he and his followers discovered hundreds of medicinal plants. As they continued their search, the team found a plant with small yellow flowers on a mountain. When a young man reached for it, the plant moved like a worm. Shennong picked off one piece from the plant in order to taste it. Other people tried to stop him, but Shennong said calmly, “It looks like a medicinal plant. I have to test it, or some people may misuse it.” Suddenly, Shennong’s face turned pale and he fell on the ground. Blood flowed from his mouth and nose. Even after he was given the leaves from other medicinal plants, he was still not able to recover. The emperor soon took his last breath. People covered him with thousands of flowers. From then on, they called him the “Emperor of Medicine”. 71.What could many people do when they fell ill when Shennong was the emperor? ____________________________________________________ 72.Why did Shennong decide to find and test out different plants? ____________________________________________________ 73.How did they climb to the cliff and collect valuable plants? ____________________________________________________ 74.What was special about the plant with small yellow flowers? ____________________________________________________ 75.How do you like Shennong? ____________________________________________________ 八、书面表达 （本大题共10分） 每年的4月23日是世界读书日。在我校的读书周中将开展“一人·一书”的活动，向你的同学、亲友或师长推荐一本你喜欢的书。请你根据这项活动的主题及以下图表，写一篇推荐书目的英语演讲参加活动。 写作要求： 1. 词数90词左右; 2. 文中必须包含所有要点，可适当发挥，使短文连贯，通顺; 3. 文中不得出现与考生相关的真实姓名、校名等信息。 Hi, everyone. I’ m a student in Grade 8 from Sunshine Middle School. We will have a Reading Week in our school. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Just read it for yourself! I’ m sure you’ll like it. That’s all for my speech.Thank you! 第 1 页 共 10 页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$