吉林省第二实验（高新、远洋）学校2024-2025学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷

第二实验（高新、远洋）学校 吉林省 英语试卷 二.侧读供50分) 2024-2025学年度下学期八(1)年级期中考试 L完形填空。(15分) 命题人：吴雨伦审题人：赵餐 When Confucius()was a young boy,his family was poor.He couldn't go to a 一、基础妇识（共10分） good11like rich kids,but he loved leaming and got knowledge through seftudy. L单项选择。(10分)从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案， Whenever he had trouble12 something,he asked people for help,and it didn't 1.Peter retumed the wallet to the police.He was honest boy. matter if they were young or old.By the age of thirty,Confucius had leamed a lot and A.a B.an C.the D./ become famous for his 13 in his town. 2.-How long have you had that book?-I've had it three years. Back then,people didn't have paper like we do now.Instead,they used14 to A.i边 B.since C.for D.before make books.They cut the bamboo into thin pieces,dried them with fire,and then 3.Sometimes,being in-acan make us miss some good things in life.So let's 15 on them.These pieces were"bamboo slips",or zlujian in Chinese.Each slip slow down and notice the beauty around us. was long and 16,and people could only write one line on each slip.To 17a A.situation B.rush C.relationship D.fight whole book,they needed lots of these bamboo slips.They tied()them together with 4.Before the music festival,organizers warned people rubbish o阅the ground. cowhide strings(牛皮绳子)0 they could read the book_I8_,It was a lot of work A.to sell B.not to sell C.to throw D.not to throw Some books,like The Book of Changes,were 19 because they had too many 5..does Helen teach her students at the special school to speak? bamboo slips. -Bvtehi them one-to-one and letting them feel how to make a sound. Confucius didn't begin studying The Book of Changes until his later years.It was a A.How B.When C.Why D.Where difficult book to understand,20 Confucius worked hard to read it.However,he 6.My parents always tell me to choose friends since they think good friends only 21 what the book was mainly about when he read it for the first time.So, will bring out the best in me. Confucius read it 22 and then understood the important ideas this time,Next,he A.wisely B.quickly C.easily D.quictly read it a third time and finally understood the deep meaning.After that,he 23 helpful your advice is!I've improved a lot in English writing. reading The Book of Changes many more times.Since he read it so many times,the A.What B.How C.Whata D.Howa cowhide strings holding the bamboo slips together 24several times,and Confucius 8.Helen be interested in cooking,but now she hardly cooks. had to use new ones to tie the bamboo slips.Even though he read it many times, A.was used to B.wasn't use to C.didn't use to D.used to Confucius didn't think he fully understood the25."If I could live a bit longer,"he 9.Excuse me,could you tell me 7 said,"I would understand everything in The Book of Changes." A.if it is the way to the supermarket B.how can I go to the restaurant 11.A.hospital B.museum C.restaurant D.school C where can I buy some medicine D.when does this band start playing today 12 A.collecting B.discovering C.searching D.understanding 10.-I tried this song once,but I couldn't get it right. 13.A.childhood B.education C.knowledge D.pressure -Don't be too hard on yourself. Keep trying and you'll see progress. 14.A.bamboo B.paper C.leaves D.trees A.Live and leam B.Use it or lose it 15.A.held B.printed C.walked D.wrote C.Practice makes perfect D.Many hands make light work 16.A.big B.smnll C.wide D.thin 第1页其5页 17.A.make B.open C.buy D.borrow 28.The Chinese version of Valentine's Day is 18.A.slowly B.easily C.quietly D.bravely A.the Lanter Festival B.the Night of Sevens 19.A difficult B.heavy C.important D.popular C.the Spring Festival D.the Tomb Sweeping Day 20.A.but B.since C.until D.whenever 29.At the Tomb Sweeping Day,people go to the graves in memory of 21.A.arrived at B.agreed with C.improved on D.leamed about A.Qu Yuan B.the elderly C.Chang'e D.the dead 22.A.again B.too Ctogether D.nnyway 30.At the Double Ninth Festival,what do people usually do? 23.A.enjoyed B.considered C.kept D.got A.They watch lanterns. B.They pay respect to old people. 24.A.broke B.died C.happened D.shook C.They visit their relatives. D.They get together to tell stories. 25.A.book B.story C.reason D.question (B) Π倒读理期.35分) ①Some people say that the UK and the US are two countries separated(分割)bya (A) common language.It means although both Americans and the British speak English. Traditional Chinese Festivals there are many differences in the way they use the language.Having studied in both countries,I have found the differences are more than differences such as pronunciations Yuanxiao,the Lanter Festival,is on the Qingming.the Tomb Sweeping Day,is and spellings.A big difference is communication styles ) 5th day of the first month in the Chinese around April 5.People from home and spent one term in the UK,and the biggest challenge for me was that people calendar.People watch lanters and ear abroad go to the graves()in memory of don't always say things directly.The British are famous for being polite.So polite,in sweet dumplings. the dead fact,that they sometimes say the contrary of what they really mean.For example,when Qixi,the Qixi Festival,is on the seventh Duamwu,the Dragon Boat Festival,is on the British suy"I almost agree",don't think they have similar opinions to you.Actually, day of the seventh month in the Chinesethe fifth.day of the fifth month in the they mean "I don't agree at all".Before I could fully understand how the British calendar.It's the Chinese version()ofChinese calendar.People eat rice communicate,I went home. Valentine's Day. dumplings and have dragon boat races in Later,I went to study in the US for one year.I found that Americans like to be memory of the poct Qu Yuan. straight with others.When I spoke to them,I often had trouble getting straight to the Zhongqiu,the Mid-Autumn Festival,is on Chongyang.the Double Ninth Festival,is point For example,when I wanted to ask for help.I liked to say,"Excuse me,I'm the 15th day of the eighth month in the on the ninth day of the ninth month in the terribly sorry to bother you,but I seem to be lost.Would you be so kind to lend me a Chinese calendar. Families enjoy Chinese calendar.It's the date to pay hand in finding my way to the nearest station?"But Americans would find it strange. mooncakes and tell the story of Chang'e. respect to the old They would just say,"Hey.sorry to bother you.I'm really lost and need to find the 根据材料内容进择最佳答案。 nearest station.Can you help me?"I realized I had to leam a whole new way of 26.The Mid-Autumn Festival is in the Chinese calendar. communicating. A.on August 15th B.on July 7th C.on January 15th D.on May I5th Now,I have a better understanding of how to communicate in both countries,but 27.What do Chinese people eat at the Dragon Boat Festival? I still have a lot to leam.As my experiences show,learning the pronunciation and A.Dumplings. B.Mooncakes. C.Rice dumplings.D.Swect dumplings. spelling of words in a language is just the beginning! 根据短文内客远释最佳答案。 第2页共5页 31.What docs the underlined word "contrary"in Paragraph 2 probably mean? Yang'sashoptsgetting popular online,too.Many people say they want to A.Opposite.B.Similarity. C.Meaning. D.Same visit it and have a try.They also like her story.She first studied law(),then became 32.How does the writer develop Paragraph 2? a teacher,and now runs the hanfi sbop in Xi'an.In the beginning,she and ber friend had A.By explaining the facts. B.By using numbers. some difficulties because they didn't have much expericnce running a business.But they C.By giving an example. D.By comparing two facts. didn't give up and kept working hard.Over time,the shop became bigger and better. 33.What do we know about the writer from the last paragraph? Yang believes that as their business grows,she can both make moncy and help A.She has found a new way to leamn English. spread Chinese culture. B.She has a long way to go to learn English. 根据短文内容。选择最佳答案， C.She wants to start leaming Englisb again. 36.What do we know about Yang Ting's shop? D.She plans to study in the US for longer. A.It makes beautiful hanfir for customers. 34.Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? B.It helps customers to make foreign friends. A.①②③④ B.①②③④ C.①D②①④ D.①②③④ C.It does the styling according to customers'needs. 35.What's the best title for the passage? D.It teaches customers how to put on traditional make-up. A.Communicuting Like the British 37.Which of the following is the best for".A"? B.Ways of Making Communication Interesting A.you put on your own clothes B.you choose the clothes you like C.UK and US:Common Language,Different Styles C.you talk to the foreign friends D.you take a picture D.UK and US:Different Countnes,Common Cultures 38.What's Paragraph 3 mainly about? (© A.How Yang Ting's shop works. B.Why Yang Ting opened the shop. Yang Ting.a young lady,runs a shop with her friend Qi Qi,on a busy street of the C.How popular Yang Ting's shop is. D.When Yang Ting improved the shop. Grand Tang Dynasty Ever Bright City in Xi'an.In their shop,people can wear beautiful 9.What does the underlined word"It"in Paragraph 4 refer to? hanfi and make-p妆容).The make-up and styling造型)are specially done for each A.hanfu B.Yang's hanfu shop customer().They make sure everyone gets what they want. C.Xi'an D.Gmnd Tang Dynasty Ever Bright City Yang said that getting dressed in hanfir and having make-up done is not hard.First, 0 Which of the following can best describe Yang Ting? AThen,you talk to the make-up artists to decide how you want to look.It usually A.Lucky and warm-hearted. B.Strong and hard-working. takes about an bour to get everything done. C.Funny and st女aight D.Strict and shy Since its opening in March 2023,the shop has become more and more famous. D) Every day,hundreds of visitors from all over China and even from countries like South Tall and beautiful,Iris,a teacher,is standing in front of the students and ready to Korea,Japan,Russia,Nigeria,and Brazil come to visit.Once,some visitors from answer any question they may ask.However,Iris is different from other school teachers. Nigeria even recorded their experience in a video for their friends to see and leam about She is India'first Al(人工智能)teacher. hanfi."Foreign people think hanfu is very interesting,"Yang said."When we introduce Iris can find out what each student is good at and what they need help with.She clothes from different times in history,they listen carefully and really like our Chinese then creates different plans for different students to help them leam better.And learing culture." with Iris is not boring at alll She uses cool things like pictures and games to make 第3页共5页 learning fun.This way,students become interested in subjects like science and Actually,more and more pcople in Hong Kong are now using online personal technology.What's more,Iris allows students to ask questions and gives them answers shoppers called daigou and delivery apps to buy groceries from Shenzhen because they in time.She never gets tired of answering qucstions. are cheaper,、49 Although Iris can do many things,she's never going to take the place of teachers "The mainland young people are very polite.Service workers are also very friendly. because she doesn't understnnd feelings or cannot care.She is a useful tool for tenchers. Hong Kong people should leam from them,"said a Hong Konger."I traveled to the Shyam Babu with his team at Makerlabs Edutech created Iris Shvam's.interest in mainland and I saw active,honest and polite people there,"said another person from electronics(电子学)and his dream of creati血g a robot led him to study electronics Hong Kong.A third person said he once saw a mainland delivery driver offer to clean a engineering at couldn't provide answers to his questions.This,along with the fact that messy table while waiting for his order in a restaurant."20I really admired the texthooks wwere too old to follow the fast development of sclence and technology. him!"he added. made him believe the education system()needed improvement. 剁读短文，把AE五个句子填人文中空缺处，使短文内容完整， After working as a teacher at a school;Shyam and three other teachers started the And she planned to pick them up at the border()between Hong Kong and company-Makerlabs Edutech.They planned to make a robot that is educative and Shenzhen. interesting for students.However,that was not easy.Shyam once consiacred giving up, B The lady later tried to thank the driver for his help but could not get in touch with but with encouragement from his team,he worked day and night and finally brought Iris him. the Al robot to life. C.And many of them speak highly of the mainland services. Inis is a-wonderful example of how technology can change education for the better. D.He didn't have to,but he did. 根据短文内客，判断句子正（①，误(： E So,she called the driver and told him he could keep the groceries. 41.Iris is different from other school teacbers as she is a robot teacher. 42.Iris can answer students'questions and understand their feelings. ( 43.Shyam Babu with his team created Iris when he was in university. One hot day,three friends named Lily,Max,and Sarah decided to treat themselves 4.Shyam Babu was not satisfied with the textbooks in university. to some delicious ice-creams.As they got close to Sweet Delights,a famous ice-cream 45.To create Iris,Shyam Babu worked very hard and finally succeeded. shop,they saw along line of people waiting outside.But they really wanted the sweet (E) treats,so they decided to wait patiently. Recently,a lady from Hong Kong shared a story online.She used the Meituan app The line was moving slowly,but the three friends made the waiting fun by talking to order groceries(食品杂货)Grom Shenzhen.5 about their favorite ice-creams and other interesting things.When it was finally their tur However,the lady suddenly had something important to do and couldn't mect the to buy ice-creams,something not so nice happened.A group of noisy teenagers came delivery driver(送货员). _But she was surprised when she got her money along and pusbed their way in front of the three friends.Lily,Max,and Sarah felt upset back and found out that the driver had helped return the groceries for free. and unfair. According to Meituan,delivery drivers won't get paid if their orders are Lily.the bravest of them all,spoke up."Excuse me,but I think it's my tum next. canceled(被取消).But the driver didn't eare about that..男_一She said she was Can you please check?" impressed(印象深刻的)by the kindness,honesty and politeness of the mainland A big boy at the front looked surprised.But when he saw the angry looks of the delivery workers. people around him,he said,"Oh,I'm sorry.I didn't know.Please go on."The three 第4页共5页 friends smiled.They went to the fromt and ordered their favorite ice-creams. "There is no need for people to get 65. busy making a living that they forget to As the three friends enjoyed their sweet treats,they talked about what had live a life!" happened.They realized people sometimes overlook()those who are patiently 四、书面表达（共20分） waiting for their tums.So,they decided to start a movement to remind people about V.(A)小作文(5分) faimess and politeness in lines. 假如你是李华，你在一个英语演讲比赛中取得了优异的成锁。你的英语老师邀 They made lots of colorful posters()with "Excuse me,but I am next!"on them 请你在课室上分享你提高英语口语的经验和方法.请你根据以下要点和要求。写一 and gave them to schools and shops.It was successful!Sweet Delights quickly made 篇不少于0词的发言稿. signs and ropes to keep the line in the shop organized and fair.Many other shops also 要点：1，每天学习新单词： started to do the same.Everyone in town leamed to be patient.polite and kind.Lily, ,2大声朝读练习发音： Max and Sarah were very happy to see that they made a difference! 3.每天用英语和自已对话 根据短文内容，回答下列间题 要求：要点齐全：表述通顺：简介得体. 51.In which shop did the three friends buy ice-creams? ⑧)大作文(15分) 52.How did the three friends make the waiting fun? 礼物是心意的载体，承载若要与关怀的每一份惊喜。本周你班的英语课将围绕 53.Who spoke up when the teenagers cut in line? “我最喜欢的礼物”这一话题进行交流，请根据下列要求写一篇英语短文，为英语 54.What was the purpose()of the three friends'movement? 课的交流活动做准备。 55.What difference did the three friends make to the people in town? 要求： 三.语言运用（供10分） 1,介绍你最喜欢的礼物，你和它之问的放事以及你喜款它的原因： V.短文填空.(10分) 2.适当增加细节。行文连贯： 阅读下面的短文，在空白处填人适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式， 3.文中不得出现真实姓名和枚名。 Pangdonglai,56. big company()in Henan Province,runs one of the My Favorite Gift best supermarkets in China.Not long ago,the boss()of Pangdonglai,Yu Donglai, said the workers of Pangdonglai could take ten days'"Unhappy Leave"every year. According to him,everyone.57.(feel)unhappy from time to time,and that's OK.When people have this special leave,they can feel much 58.(good). It shows that the company understands and supports()its stafr,and it helps them find a balance(平衡)59.work and life. Somctimes,people get 60.(tire)of their jobs because they work long bours or they have trouble getting along with 61.(other).Mr.Yu doesn't want that for his workers,and he wants them 62.(have)a healthy and relaxed life.And that's why workers of Pangdonglai have the freedom to decide when they need breaks.If they're unhappy 63.don't want to go to work,they can take this leave. "H0w64 (faseinate)!I want to work at Pangdonglai too!"someone said. 第5页共5页