辽宁省鞍山市海城市西部集团2024-2025学年八年级下学期5月期中考试英语试题

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2024-2025学年海城市西部集团八年级（下)英语期中检测

（考试时间：90分钟    满分; 100分）

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第一部分 选择题（共50分）

 阅读理解（共4小题，每小题8分；满分32分）

第一节阅读下面语言材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

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Momotaro	One day，an old woman found a peach in the river and took it home.She and her husband found a child in the peach when they were trying to eat it.They called him Momotarō. When Momotarō grew up，he started to fight against bad men.With the help of a dog，a monkey and a bird，Momotaō beat them and went back home safely.
Pinocchio	A kind old man created （创造） Pinocchio from wood and treated （对待） him as his son. Instead of doing right things like going to school，Pinocchio liked hanging out.One day，a whale （鲸） ate the old man.Pinocchio went into the sea and risked his life to save his father.The brave act made him become a real man.

1）What did Pinocchio enjoy doing？ 　   　

A．Cutting wood.  B．Going to school.  C．Helping others.  D．Hanging out.

（2）Pinocchio's  　   　  act made him become a real man at last.

A．Friendly  B．Brave  C．Funny  D．bad

（3）What did Momotaro and Pinocchio have in common？ 　   　

A．They both came from a peach.  B．They didn't love their fathers.

C．They were not born humans.   D．They both loved to fight against bad men.

（4）What do we know from the passage？ 　   　

A．Momotaro loved eating peaches.       B．Momotaro got hurt in the fight.

C．Pinocchio had three animal friends.    D．Pinocchio saved his father from the whale.

2． I recently had a bad cold.My Chinese friends said I should drink some hot water and wear more clothes.This made me think of some common home remedies （家庭疗法） back in the Us.

When I was maybe 11 or 12，I got the flu.It was pretty terrible.I felt like I was burning up and freezing at the same time.

But my mom didn't take me to the doctor.First，she had me take many hot showers.Then，she told me to put on as many clothes as I could.After that，I slept under a thick Blanket （厚毛毯）.I was sweating so much that I felt like I'd just taken a bath.But within a day，my flu was gone.

This kind of "sweating" is a common home remedy in the West.Other remedies include drinking ginger soda when you have a stomachache and eating chicken noodle soup when you have a cold.

（1）What happened to the writer recently？ 　   　

A.He got the flu.          B.He had a cold.

C.He had a stomachache.   D.He bought a thick blanket.

（2）What does the underlined word "terrible" mean？ 　   　

A.bad      B.happy     C.cold    D.hot

（3）Why did the writer's mom ask him to take hot showers and put on many clothes？ 　   　

A.Because she was a doctor.              B.Because she wanted him to sweat.

C.Because the weather was very cold.       D.Because he needed to fall asleep quickly.

（4）The writer wrote this story to  　   　 .

A.tell us he missed his mother very much     

B.show the importance of going to the hospital

C.introduce some common home remedies in the West

D.show the differences between having a cold and getting the flu

3．    Maybe you'll meet a word that you don't know in an exam.Most students may be nervous if a dictionary is not around them.But don't worry!There are some ways to help you guess the meaning of a word without a dictionary.

Reread the whole sentence.Your first step is to go back and reread the whole sentence.You may forget what you are reading when you meet a new word.Then try to think about the content（内容）

of the sentence.

Try guessing the meaning by the background.This will make it different from other parts and you'll pick it from the rest of the sentence easily.You can often use other words in the sentence to help you find out the meaning of the unknown word.

Think about what else is happening in the sentence.For example，maybe you are looking at a sentence that says，"It was a very sultry day in the middle of the summer."You may understand each word but"sultry".Think about what you know about summer.Maybe"sultry"has something to do with the weather.It can help you understand the word easily.

In a word，don't be afraid of new words.Try your best to understand them by using these ways.Then you can also understand the sentence or passage better.

（1）What should you do first when you meet a new word？ 　   　

A.Ask others for help.              B.Reread the whole sentence.

C.Look it up in a dictionary.         D.Guess its meaning through other words.

（2）What does the underlined word"sultry"mean？ 　   　

A.Very hot.    B.Very cold.   C.Warm.   D.Cool.

（3）What's the text mainly about？ 　   　

A.Discussing exam﹣faced problems.  B.Advising not being afraid of dictionaries.

C.Teaching ways to guess new words.  D.Showing the importance of understanding sentences.

（4）How is the text organized？（①＝Paragraph1，②＝Paragraph 2.） 　   　

A.    B.       C.     D.

4．    "Volunteering makes you look at the world differently.You see how little things can change a person's life for the better，which makes everyone a better person." Mason，a volunteer said.

National Volunteer Week started in 1974 and is held every April.It is a time to thank volunteers for their achievements.It is also a perfect opportunity to encourage others to take their first step towards becoming a volunteer.Making the decision to take the first step can be the biggest problem，because they often wonder if they will be able to meet the organization's expectations.Some people fear not knowing anyone else in the group.Not having enough time also prevents some from sharing their abilities.