吉林省松原市宁江区四校2024～2025学年八年级下学期期中英语诊断检测

期中诊断检测 第一部分 选择题（50分） 一、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分；满分40分） 第一节 阅读材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Kung Fu Panda 2 Did you watch Kung Fu Panda in 2008? Do you remember the panda Po? He learns Kungfu hard and becomes very strong. Now he is coming back. He has some new troubles. He is protecting the Valley of Peace. The peaceful life doesn’t last long. Zootopia Do you know the big city called Zootopia? Many animals live happily there. Judy, the rabbit, is a policewoman. She often messes things up. A fox called Nick laughs at her a lot. Judy doesn’t like him. One day, many animals go missing in Zootopia. Judy has to find them with Nick’s help. The Princess and the Frog It is a lively version of the classic fairy tale. It describes a beautiful girl named Tiana, a frog prince who wants to be human again and a special kiss that leads them both on a suffering adventure. The movie also’ offers a musical experience to the youngest ears. The Lion King The Lion King includes many great songs. However, it is the film’s story that has made it a true classic. Simba experiences the loss of his family, but he also grows stronger and makes new friendships as he grows up. This film can teach children about some of the difficulties that life often brings. 1．Which cartoon is fit for Jeff if he is interested in Chinese Kung Fu? A．Kung Fu Panda 2． B．Zootopia C．The Princess and the Frog. D．The Lion King. 2．Which cartoon can Betty choose if she is crazy about solving cases? A．Kung Fu Panda 2． B．Zootopia. C．The Princess and the Frog. D．The Lion King. 3．If Maggie likes fairy tales and dreams to meet a prince, she can watch ______ A．Kung Fu Panda 2 B．Zootopia C．The Princess and the Frog D．The Lion King 4．In which part of a magazine can we probably read the text? A．Science. B．Life. C．Fun. D．Nature. B When you hear of penguins, you may connect them with white snow. Have you heard about one kind of penguin that doesn’t love snow but warmer weather? For many people, it may sound strange, but you can find penguins of this kind in southern Africa. African penguins live on the coast and islands of southern Africa. They make sounds to communicate. They can div e under water for up to 2.5 minutes while trying to catch small fish. They may also eat other sea animals. The African penguin is about 60cm tall and weighs up to 3.6kg. Their short tails and wings help them swim in the water while their feet help push them forward. Covered in feathers, white on the belly（肚子）and black on the back, African penguins can keep off water and keep dry. African penguins do not travel to give birth. The penguins nest（筑巢）in holes or they nest under bushes. Their nests protect eggs and baby penguins from the sun and from animals like cats and seabirds. Both parents also give food to the newly born babies. African penguins can live for about 10～15 years, but the number of them is reducing. African penguins are losing their nesting places. As the weather changes, fewer babies are born. And their food is not enough as a result of overfishing and pollution. That’s to say, African penguins are now in danger of dying out. Luckily, the African government has managed to help them out, like volunteering or raising money for them. 5．What’s the purpose of writing the first paragraph? A．To raise readers’ great interest in African penguins. B．To check readers’ knowledge about African penguins. C．To tell the differences between two kinds of penguins. D．To offer some information about two kinds of penguins. 6．What can we know about African penguins from the text? A．They live on little fish, see animals and seabirds. B．They are black on the belly and white on the back. C．They can communicate with each other by sounds. D．They use feathers, wings and feet when they swim. 7．Why are African penguins in danger of dying out? A．Because they catch too much small fish. B．Because they live for about 10-15 years. C．Because their nesting places are disappearing. D．Because their babies die as the weather changes. 8．What does the writer think of African penguins’ future? A．Uncertain. B．Curious. C．Hopeful. D．Doubtful. C In Canada you can find dogs, cats and horses in almost every family. Those are their pets. Canadian people love these pets and pets are their good friends. Before Ganadian people keep them at their houses. they take them to animal hospitals to give them needles（针）so that they won’t carry diseases. They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every store. Some people spend about two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit Canadian people’s homes, they would be very glad to show you their animals. You will also find almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody can kill any animals in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you kill an animal, you will receive punishment. If an animal gets hurt. Canadian people would be very sad about it. People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them is; when children grow up, they leave their parents because they start their own work and life. Then their parents will feel lonely, but pets can help them. They can be good friends and never leave them alone. 9．Why do Canadian people take their pets to animal hospitals before keeping them? A．To do some operations on them. B．To give them needles and baths. C．To provide them with their favorite food. D．To make sure their pets can’t carry diseases. 10．What can we know about Canadian people from Paragraph 2? A．They love their animals very much. B．They hate to buy animal food in stores. C．They spend too much money every month. D．They are afraid their animals will become ill. 11．Which can best explain the meaning of the underlined expression “bird feeder”? A．A kind of bird. B．A kind of person. C．A kind of meal. D．A kind of machine. 12．What is the last paragraph mainly talking about? A．How to deal with loneliness. B．Why children leave their parents. C．How to feed pets in a good way. D．Why Canadian people like animals. D Many kids watch cartoons for at least three to four hours a day. Studies show that kids start watching cartoons on TV at an early age of mix months, and by the time they reach the age of two or three, they become cartoon fans and they like to spend much time on it. Parents often consider this as a problem because most of the kids are found to become addicted to（沉迷）watching cartoons. Parents think if kids spend too much time on cartoons, they will fall behind in study. Some people think cartoons are worth watching. It helps the working parents most because they can do a lot of work by getting their kids involved with（涉及）cartoon programs on TV. When they watch educational cartoons, they get to learn many things. Kids learn many things by watching. Such cartoon programs. They also help to improve their language. Educational cartoons help them to try different languages. Kids can learn English well with the help of those cartoon shows. At the same time, some kids can learn about friendship and team work from cartoons. It is good for them to get on well with their friends and classmates. So sometimes it is meaningless to stop kids from watching cartoons, but parents should make sure that their kids are watching the right things. 13．Parents think of kids’ watching cartoons as a problem because ______ A．watching cartoons can have a negative influence on their kids’ study B．watching cartoons can have a negative influence on their kids’ health C．there are some expensive cartoon toys and some boring cartoon stories D．there are some improper cartoon characters for their kids to learn from 14．What’s the advantage of watching cartoons according to the text? A．Children can know the steps of making cartoons. B．Children can have a happy and colorful childhood. C．Children can understand the meaning of growing up. D．Children can learn many things and improve themselves. 15．What is the writer’s opinion about watching cartoons? A．It’s necessary to stop kids from watching cartoons. B．Kids shouldn’t watch any kind of foreign cartoons. C．Kids must spend weekend watching some cartoons. D．Parents should let their kids watch the right cartoons. 16．Who is the text probably written for? A．Parents. B．Children. C．Cartoon fans. D．Cartoon producers. 第二节 阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。 Koalas are lovely. Most of them live in Australia. Koalas have short front legs and long strong back legs. Their fur（毛皮）is brown and thick. 17 A baby koala is very small when it is born. It is not bigger than your little toe（脚趾头）. It has no fur and can’t see anything, either. It lives in its mother’s pouch（育儿袋）for 5 to 7 months. When the baby koala leaves its mother’s pouch, it has lots of fur. And it is as big as your shoe. 18 Adult koalas usually sleep during the day and eat at night. They have leaves as their food. 19 During the 1920s, however, people kept killing them for their fur and lots of koalas died. Later, laws were made to stop people from killing koalas and make the population of koalas increase. Today there are fewer than 100,000 koalas in the country and they are still in danger of dying out. Life is still not easy for them. 20 A．It keeps them warm during the cold weather. B．Koalas belong to a kind of endangered animals. C．Once, there were millions of koalas in Australia. D．Koalas can grow up to be about 60cm tall and weigh from 9kg to 13kg. E．They have fewer and fewer places to live in and many of them die from diseases. 二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分） 阅读短文，理解其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 One day, I found there was something wrong with one of my pet dogs——Jeff. His eyes couldn’t produce tears（眼泪）, and clearly, he was 21 . I immediately took him to see the doctor and the doctor advised having his eyeballs removed. To make Jeff feel more comfortable, I made a hard decision to 22 the doctor’s suggestion. When Jeff came back home, he appeared to be 23 to climb stairs for the first time. However, something amazing took place. Justin, his dog brother, realized his problem and decided to 24 . He stood next to Jeff and then climbed upstairs to show him the 25 . I was completely moved by Justin. He was such a good brother. I watched nervously, hoping Justin’s plan could 26 , and it did. I tied a bell around Justin’s neck to help Jeff 27 Justin more easily. Justin continued to look after Jeff so that he could get used to his new 28 quickly. Now Justin doesn’t need to 29 the bell any more. Jeff has been able to hang around the house and places that he often visits. But whenever they visit some 30 places. Justin works as a guide dog again. What a good dog brother! 21．A．in great pain B．in good health C．out of danger D．out of date 22．A．refuse B．offer C．receive D．accept 23．A．happy B．easy C．afraid D．difficult 24．A．leave B．help C．climb D．change 25．A．way B．place C．time D．food 26．A．fail B．work C．disappear D．cancel 27．A．see B．hear C．find D．smell 28．A．house B．friend C．role D．condition 29．A．collect B．answer C．wear D．ring 30．A．strange B．familiar C．interesting D．beautiful 第二部分 非选择题（共40分） 三、语篇填空（共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分） 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。 Have you ever watched cartoon movies produced last century? One of the 31 （famous）cartoon movies in China last century is called Havoc in Heaven（大闹天宫）. It 32 （divide）into two episodes（集）and was finished in 1961 and 1964 33 （separate）. Havoc in Heaven was created in 34 1960s by the Wan. brothers, who are the 35 （found）and. pioneers of the Chinese cartoon industry. It tells the story of the Monkey King. The cartoon 36 （show）many Chinese characteristics. 37 example, it was made from band - drawn Chinese pictures 38 some of the sound effects are from Beijing Opera. This cartoon movie has won many 39 （award）at home and abroad, and 40 （Influence）cartoons throughout Asia since it was produced. 四、阅读与表达（共4小题，41-43小题，每小题2分，44小题4分；满分10分） 阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。 Imagine a world with no more wild animals: no elephants, no tigers or lions. To most people, that thought is too terrible. So they are doing something about it. Betty is, one, of them. Being surrounded by wild animals——feeding them and caring for them——is all. Betty has wanted to do with her life. And that is exactly what she does! Betty is the human “mother” to the 500 animals that live on her family wildlife farm in San Antonio, Texas. On the farm, she cares for animals from all over the world. She says she loves them all. However, two giraffes（长颈鹿）take up a special place in her heart. The population of giraffes in the wild has declined by 80% in the last 15 years. “I’m so glad to get help from five wildlife researchers. All our hard work helps protect giraffes living in the wild.” Besides her animal caring, Betty also holds a monthly class. where she teaches school children about animals. Betty also opens the farm to the public. Visitors not only learn about the animals. they can also get close to them. For animals, people are part of their natural environment. The farm is a conservation（保护）area, an educational center and an animal park. As the animals walk peacefully around the grounds, it is easy to forget that San Antonio, a busy city, is just a few minutes away. 41．What does Betty do to the animals on her family wildlife farm? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 42．Why do two giraffes take up a special place in Betty’s heart? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 43．How often does Betty teach school children about animals? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 44．What action can we take to protect the endangered giraffes after reading the text? Write 30 words or more. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 五、书面表达（20分） 45．假设你是学生李辉，你的英国好友Sawyer想饲养宠物，写信征求你的想法。请你给他写一封回信，要点如下： （1）你的想法； （2）表达原因； （3）你的结论。 注意： （1）词数80-100，开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数； （2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； （3）文中不能出现真实姓名及学校名称。 Dear Sawyer, I have known that you would like to keep a pet.________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ I am looking forward to your letter. Yours, Li Hui 期中诊断检测 A 【导图】本文介绍了四部和动物有关的中道电影片。 【答案】1．A 2．B 3．C 4．C B 【导语】文章介绍了非洲企鹅和它们的现状，呼吁大家保护它们。 【答案】5．A6．C7．C8．C C 【导语】本文主要讲述了加拿大人喜爱宠物。 【答案】9．D10．A11．D12．D D 【导语】本文是分析了孩子们喜欢卡通片的原因，对比了家长对卡通片的不同态度，列举了看教育卡通的好处，建议家长不需要阻止孩子看卡通片，但是应该确保他们看正确的东西。 【答案】13．A14．D15．D 16．A 【导语】这篇文章主要介绍了考拉的生活习性和生存环境。 【答案】17．A 18．D 19．C 20．E 【导语】本文主要讲述了主人的爱犬Jeff因病移除眼球后便看不见了，他的伙伴充当他的“导盲犬”的故事。 【答案】21．A22．D23．C 24．B25．A 26．B 27．C 28．D29．C．30．A 【导语】本文介绍了1960年上映的《大闹天宫》动画片。 【答案】31．most famous 32．is was divided 33．separately 34．the 35．founders 36．abows37．For38．and 39．awards 40．has influenced 【导语】本文介绍了一个保护动物的农场。 【答案】41．She feeds them and cares for them. 42．Because the population of giraffes in the wild has declined by 80% in the last 15 years. 43．Once a month. 44．（合理即可）First, we can make some protect or advertisements to raise people’s awareness of protecting endangered giraffes. Second, we can make some strict rules can set up some nature protecting areas for the endangered giraffes. 45．Dear Sawyer, I have known that you would like to keep a pot. In my opinion. I advise you not to keep a pet at present. Keeping a pet needs to take many responsibilities. You have to spend much time looking after them. At the some time. you should make sure your pets will not influence or hurt others, or you have to be responsible for any injury. What’s more, keeping pet a is expensive, such as buying special food for them and taking them for baths. It is a waste of money sometimes. Although keeping pets can bring you happiness, you must consider its disadvantages. In a word, I suggest giving up your idea of keeping pets. I am looking forward to your letter. Yours, Li Hui 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$