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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） 注意：试卷作答写在答题卡上, 在试卷上作答无效。 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。 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. 【答案】1. D 2. B 3. C 4. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要是Momotarō《桃太郎》和Pinocchio《匹诺曹》两个动画的故事简介。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据动画Pinocchio《匹诺曹》的简介第二句“Instead of doing right things like going to school, Pinocchio liked hanging out.”可知，Pinocchio喜欢出去闲逛。故选D。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据动画Pinocchio《匹诺曹》的简介最后二句“Pinocchio went into the sea and risked his life to save his father. The brave act made him become a real man.”可知，Pinocchio冒着生命危险去救他的父亲，勇敢的行为使他成为一个真正的男子汉。故选B。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据Momotarō《桃太郎》简介的第二句“She and her husband found a child in the peach when they were trying to eat it.”和动画Pinocchio《匹诺曹》的简介的第一句“A kind old man created (创造) Pinocchio from wood and treated (对待) him as his son.”可知，Momotarō是在发现桃子里有一个孩子，匹诺曹是一位老人用木头做的，所以他们都不是人类。故选C。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据动画Pinocchio《匹诺曹》的简介的第三四句“One day, a whale(鲸) ate the old man. Pinocchio went into the sea and risked his life to save his father.”Pinocchio跑到海里冒着生命危险去救被一条鲸鱼吃掉的父亲。故选D。 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 (常见的家庭疗法) 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. 5. 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. 6. What does the underlined word “terrible” mean? A. bad B. happy C. cold D. hot 7. 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. 8. 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 【答案】5. B 6. A 7. B 8. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要是作者通过自己的亲身经历向我们介绍了西方的一些家庭疗法。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据“I recently had a bad cold”可知，作者最近感冒了。故选B。 【6题详解】 词义猜测题。根据“I got the flu. It was pretty terrible. I felt like I was burning up and freezing at the same time.”可知，作者得了流感，感觉又热又冷，说明流感很严重，划线单词表示“严重的”，与bad同义，故选A。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据“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.”可知，作者按照妈妈的要求做了之后，出了一身汗后病就好了，所以妈妈要求他那样做是为了让他出汗，故选B。 【8题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，作者通过自己的亲身经历向我们介绍了西方的一些家庭疗法。故选C。 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. 9. 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. 10. What does the underlined word “sultry” mean? A. Very hot. B. Very cold. C. Warm. D. Cool. 11. 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. 12. How is the text organized? (①＝Paragraph1, ②＝Paragraph 2.) A. B. C. D. 【答案】9. B 10. A 11. C 12. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了在考试中遇到生词时如何通过上下文猜测词义的几种方法。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Your first step is to go back and reread the whole sentence.”可知，遇到生词时应先重读句子。故选B。 【10题详解】 词句猜测题。根据文章第四段“It was a very sultry day in the middle of the summer.”并结合夏天天气的特点（炎热）可推断，“sultry”意为“非常热的”。故选A。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。全文围绕“如何在不查字典的情况下猜测生词含义”展开（如重读句子、利用背景知识等），因此主要内容是教授猜测生词的方法。故选C。 【12题详解】 篇章结构题。文章结构为：①提出问题（遇到生词怎么办）→②③④分别给出三种解决方法（重读句子、利用背景、联想上下文）→⑤总结建议。选项A的图示（总—分—总）符合此结构。故选A。 “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. The following tips can help if you have some of these worries. ★ Start out slowly, don’t add too much pressure. Even a few hours a month can make a big difference in someone’s life. ★ Choose an organization with the same interests and common values. ★ Take part in a training meeting for new volunteers, even if it is not asked. ★ Work with a veteran volunteer. He volunteered a lot, he can help you increase the confidence and completely understand the organization’s expectations. ★ Invite a friend or family member to serve. It is a good experience to volunteer with them. ★ Finally, it is most important to enjoy the volunteer experience and to remember that not all volunteer experiences are perfect. If one experience doesn’t work, don’t give up and you’ll surely find the right opportunity. Spend some time on volunteer work and you will see great changes in people’s lives. As Mason discovered during his volunteer experience, “... little things can change a person’s life.” 13. Volunteering can help ______. A. make a decision B. see the world clearly C. thank other people D. make people’s life better 14. Which of the following can help people take the first step? A. Start out quickly. B. Organize a training meeting. C. Invite a friend to be with them. D. Join a group with different values. 15. The underlined word “veteran” in the passage means “______”. A. polite B. humorous C. young D. experienced 16. What in the main idea of the passage? A. To tell people to make changes in their lives. B. To encourage people to start their volunteering. C. How to make great achievements in volunteering. D. How to keep on volunteering whatever happened. 【答案】13. D 14. C 15. D 16. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要阐述了参加志愿者活动的益处以及如何帮助人们消除对参加志愿者活动的顾虑，鼓励人们参加志愿者活动。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段的“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.”可知志愿服务让你以不同的方式看待世界。你会看到小事如何改变一个人的生活，使每个人都变得更好。故选D。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章中的“ Invite a friend or family member to serve. It is a good experience to volunteer with them.”可知邀请朋友或家人来服务。与他们一起做志愿者是一次很好的经历。故选C。 【15题详解】 词句猜测题。根据后文的“He volunteered a lot, he can help you increase the confidence and completely understand the organization’s expectations.”可知他做了很多志愿者，他可以帮助您增加信心并完全了解组织的期望。因此是很有经验的。故选D。 【16题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章介绍了参加志愿者活动的益处以及如何帮助人们消除对参加志愿者活动的顾虑，鼓励人们参加志愿者活动，因此选项B“鼓励人们开始志愿服务”符合。故选B。 第二节 （8分） 阅读短文，从文后所给的选项中选出可以填入空自处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。 Nowadays, some young people have trouble in communicating with their parents. ___17___ First, make a list of the things you and your parents disagree about most. With each of these things, try to find an answer that both you and your parents can accept. ___18___ You have to be ready to change a little if you want your parents to change. ___19___ Remember that your parents may have to work long hours and they will be tired, so be patient (耐心的) with them. Third, listen to what your parents say. How can you expect them to listen to you if you are not ready to listen to them? And your parents were once young like you, so they understand your situation better than you expect. Finally, if you don’t get a satisfactory result, try not to get upset. ___20___ Part of growing up is learning to understand another person’s way of looking at things. A. There is some advice to help solve this problem. B. Talk with your parents and find out the reasons. C. It isn’t good for you to require (要求) everything to work in your way. D. Second, talk to your parents when it is convenient (方便的) for them. E. So you should listen to your parents. 【答案】17. A 18. C 19. D 20. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要给出了一些如何与父母进行良好沟通的建议。 【17题详解】 根据“Nowadays, some young people have trouble in communicating with their parents.”和“First, make a list of the things you and your parents disagree about most.”可知，下文给出了与父母交流建议，A项“这里有一些建议可以帮助解决这个问题。”符合语境。故选A。 【18题详解】 根据“With each of these things, try to find an answer that both you and your parents can accept.”和“You have to be ready to change a little if you want your parents to change.”可知，要寻找一个你和父母都能接受的答案，如果你想让你的父母有所改变，你必须准备好做出一些改变。C项“要求每件事都按你的方式进行对你来说是不好的。”符合语境。故选C。 19题详解】 根据“Third, listen to what your parents say.”可知，此处说的是第二点建议，D项“其次，在你父母方便的时候和他们谈谈。”符合语境。故选D。 【20题详解】 根据“Finally, if you don’t get a satisfactory result, try not to get upset.”和“Part of growing up is learning to understand another person’s way of looking at things.”可知，如果你没有得到一个满意的结果，也不要沮丧，要试着找出原因。B项“和你的父母谈谈，找出原因。”符合语境。故选B。 Ⅱ、完形填空（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。 David and his classmates wanted to do something meaningful. Then they ____21____ up with a plan to visit the Old People’s Home. They would like ____22____ the old people up. They hoped the old people would know that people cared about them ____23____ they wouldn’t feel lonely. On Sunday, David got up early and hurried out of his house ____24____ eating breakfast. When he got to the school gate, there were already ____25____ classmates there. At 8:00 a.m., they got on the bus and left for the Old People’s Home. They all felt ____26____. After they got there, their teacher Lisa divided (划分) them into two groups — one for cleaning the rooms and ____27____ for washing the clothes. All of them were busy with their work and they made a ____28____ to the Old People’s Home. “It seems that you change our rooms into new ones,” one of the old people said ____29____. Hearing that and seeing the look of joy on the old people’s faces, David and my classmates got a great ____30____ of satisfaction. 21. A. got B. set C. gave D. came 22. A. to cheer B. cheering C. to help D. helping 23 A. because B. but C. so that D. although 24. A. for B. without C. of D. about 25. A. few B. a lot C. several D. any 26. A. excited B. worried C. crazy D. strange 27. A. other B. another C. the other D. others 28. A. mess B. meal C. face D. difference 29. A. angrily B. properly C. happily D. suddenly 30. A. sign B. feeling C. spirit D. relation 【答案】21. D 22. A 23. C 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. C 28. D 29. C 30. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了David和同学们去老人院的经历。 【21题详解】 句意：然后他们想出了一个去养老院的计划。 got得到；set设置；gave给予；came来。固定短语come up with表示“想出”，故选D。 【22题详解】 句意：他们想让老人们高兴起来。 to cheer欢呼，动词不定式；cheering欢呼，动名词；to help帮助，动词不定式；helping帮助，动名词。would like to do sth.表示“想要做某事”，cheer sb. up“使某人高兴”，都是固定短语，故选A。 【23题详解】 句意：他们希望老人们知道人们关心他们，这样他们就不会感到孤独。 because因为；but但是；so that以便；although尽管。根据“people cared about them ... they wouldn’t feel lonely.”可知，空后表目的，所以用so that引导目的状语从句，故选C。 【24题详解】 句意：星期天，大卫早早起床，没吃早饭就匆匆出了门。 for为了；without没有；of属于……的；about关于。根据“hurried out”可知，他没吃早饭，故选B。 【25题详解】 句意：当他到达学校门口时，已经有几个同学在那里了。 few几乎没有；a lot很多；several几个；any任何（用于否定或疑问）。根据“When he got to the school gate, there were already ...classmates there.”可知，应该是“几个同学”，several符合语境。故选C。 【26题详解】 句意：他们都感到很兴奋。 excited兴奋的；worried担心的；crazy疯狂的；strange奇怪的。根据上下文，他们去做志愿活动，应该是兴奋的，故选A。 【27题详解】 句意：到达后，老师丽莎把他们分成两组——一组打扫房间，另一组洗衣服。 other其他的；another另一个（三者以上）；the other另一个（两者之间）；others其他人。根据“two groups”可知，用“the other”指另一组，故选C。 【28题详解】 句意：他们都忙于工作，他们给养老院带来了改变。 mess混乱；meal一顿饭；face脸；difference差异/影响。根据“All of them were busy with their work and they made a... to the Old People’s Home.”可知，他们的努力给养老院带来了变化，固定短语make a difference表示“产生影响”，故选D。 【29题详解】 句意：“你们似乎把我们的房间变成了新的，”一位老人高兴地说。 angrily生气地；properly正确地；happily高兴地；suddenly突然。根据“you change our rooms into new ones”可知，老人应该是高兴的，故选C。 【30题详解】 句意：听到这些，看到老人们脸上的喜悦表情，大卫和我的同学们获得了极大的满足感。 sign标志；feeling感觉；spirit精神；relation关系。根据“David and my classmates got a great ...of satisfaction.”可知，此处表示“极大的满足感”，a feeling of satisfaction“满足感”。故选B。 第二部分 非选择题（共40分） Ⅲ、语篇填空（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词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。 I didn’t get on well with my parents. I hardly talked to them, because they liked to compare me ____31____ my sister. I sometimes argued with them for this. ____32____, I wanted to show them that I could do things as well as my sister. Then I started to spend most of my free time ____33____ (paint). Luckily, my art teacher, Miss Green, offered ____34____ (help) me a lot. She taught me some drawing ____35____ (skill) to improve my painting. One day, I told Miss Green my problem. She pushed me to take part in ____36____ painting competition. In ____37____ (she) opinion, the best way to communicate with my parents was to show myself to them. The result ____38____ (final) came out. I was excited, because I got the ____39____(one) prize in the painting competition. When I took the prize home, my parents were very ____40____ (surprise) and happy! Now, relations between my parents and I have become very good. 【答案】31. with 32. However 33. painting 34. to help 35. skills 36. a 37. her 38. finally 39. first 40. surprised 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了一个因父母偏爱妹妹而关系紧张的孩子，通过努力学画并在比赛中获奖，最终改善家庭关系的故事。 【31题详解】 句意：因为他们喜欢拿我和妹妹比较。“compare”常与“with”或“to”搭配，此处表示比较用“with”。故填with。 【32题详解】 句意：然而，我想向他们证明我能做得和妹妹一样好。此处需要表示转折的副词，有逗号用however，且首字母大写。故填However。 【33题详解】 句意：然后我开始把大部分空闲时间花在绘画上。“spend time (in) doing”是固定搭配。故填painting。 【34题详解】 句意：幸运的是，我的美术老师格林女士给了我很多帮助。“offer to do”是固定搭配。故填to help。 【35题详解】 句意：她教我一些绘画技巧来提高我的画技。根据“some”判断用复数形式。故填skills。 【36题详解】 句意：她鼓励我参加一个绘画比赛。此处泛指某次比赛，且“competition”以辅音音素开头。故填a。 【37题详解】 句意：在她看来，与父母沟通的最好方式是向他们展示自己。此处需要形容词性物主代词。故填her。 【38题详解】 句意：结果终于出来了。此处需要副词作状语。故填finally。 【39题详解】 句意：因我在绘画比赛中获得了一等奖。序数词前要加定冠词。故填first。 【40题详解】 句意：我的父母非常惊喜和高兴！此处需要形容词作表语。修饰人用ed形式。故填surprised。 Ⅳ、阅读与表达（满分10分）. 阅读短文，然后根据内容回答所提问题。 When looking at old chopsticks, most people will see nothing but waste (垃圾). But Felix Bock is different. He can make boxes, tables and other useful things out of them. In 2016, Felix Bock studied at the University of British Columbia, Canada. He found people threw away about 100,000 pairs of chopsticks every day in Vancouver alone. He decided to do something to stop waste. So he started the company Chop Value in the same year. The company collected used chopsticks from restaurants, schools and shopping centers in Canada and the US. And then the company turned them into furniture and artworks. Now the company has recycled (再利用) 32 million pairs of chopsticks. Bock hopes the idea behind Chop Value will help people to think about what waste is. “I believe every small action can help,” he said. “And I am happy that my business offers people a new way.” Hundreds of restaurants across North America pay some money to Bock for the recycling of their used chopsticks. But Bock doesn’t stop there. Now he is busy taking his business to more countries to set up factories for recycling local wood like chopsticks. 41 When did Bock set up Chop Value? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 42. Why did Bock set up Chop Value? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 43. How did Chop Value recycle used chopsticks? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 44. What do you think of Bock’s action? Why? Write 30 words or more. __________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】41. In 2016. 42. To do something to stop waste. 43. By turning them into furniture and artworks. 44. I think Bock’s action is great because it’s very important to protect the environment and everyone should play a part in protecting the environment. The world will become more and more beautiful as long as we protect the environment.（答案不唯一） 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了Felix Bock设立工厂回收用过的筷子，并将其制成家具和其他艺术品。 【41题详解】 根据“In 2016, Felix Bock, a doctoral student at the University of British Columbia, Canada...So he started the company Chop Value in the same year”可知，2016年创立Chop Value。故填In 2016. 【42题详解】 根据“He decided to do something to stop waste. So he started the company Chop Value in the same year.”可知，创立Chop Value是为了减少浪费，故填To do something to stop waste. 【43题详解】 根据“The company collected used chopsticks from restaurants, schools and shopping centers in Canada and the US. And then the company turned them into furniture and artworks. ”可知，公司把回收的筷子变成了家具和艺术品，故填By turning them into furniture and artworks. 【44题详解】 开放性题目，答案不唯一。参考答案：I think Bock’s action is great because it’s very important to protect the environment and everyone should play a part in protecting the environment. The world will become more and more beautiful as long as we protect the environment. V、书面表达（满分20分） 45. 根据要求完成作文。 在学习和生活中，每个人都会有苦恼的事。生地会考在即，八年级的学生压力骤增。假设你叫Lucy，你的好朋友Mary遇到了一些烦恼的事。请根据下面的提示，给她写一封80词左右的邮件，并提出自己的建议。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：生物biology、地理geography 写作要求： (1) 语句通顺，表达正确； (2) 内容必须包括提示的信息,可适当发挥； (3) 文章的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。词数：80词左右。 Dear Mary, I’m sorry that you have so many problems. Here is my advice for you.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I hope you will feel happy again. Yours, Lucy 【答案】例文： Dear Mary, I’m sorry that you have so many problems. Here is my advice for you. Firstly, you say that you are shy and don’t have many friends at school. I think you should join some clubs and make new friends there. Secondly, you find biology and geography are difficult and often get poor grades in exams. You should ask the teachers or your classmates for help and do more exercises. Then you’ll be good at them. Thirdly, you think it’s not easy to talk with your parents. Why not open your heart to them and tell them how you feel? I’m sure they’ll understand you. Finally, you can do some sports to help you get rid of worries. I hope you will feel happy again. Yours, Lucy 【解析】 【详解】［总体分析］ ①题材：本文是一篇应用文，为一封电子邮件； ②时态：时态主要为“一般现在时”； ③提示：文章应该包括思维导图中的要点，要适当补充，使文章内容充实；行文时多用第二人称，尽量多使用短语和句型；写作中适当使用连接词，使行文连贯、顺畅。 ［写作步骤］ 第一步，知晓对方的问题，表达写邮件的目的：提供一些建议； 第二步，针对问题给出合理的建议； 第三步，表达祝愿。 ［亮点词汇］ ① get rid of 除掉 ② open one’s heart 敞开心扉 ［高分句型］ ① Thirdly, you think it’s not easy to talk with your parents. (宾语从句) ② Why not open your heart to them and tell them how you feel? (Why not do…?) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 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） 注意：试卷作答写在答题卡上, 在试卷上作答无效。 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。 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. 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 (常见的家庭疗法) 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. 5. 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. 6. What does the underlined word “terrible” mean? A. bad B. happy C. cold D. hot 7. 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. 8. 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 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. 9. 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. 10. What does the underlined word “sultry” mean? A. Very hot. B. Very cold. C. Warm. D. Cool. 11. 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. 12. How is the text organized? (①＝Paragraph1, ②＝Paragraph 2.) A. B. C. D. “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. The following tips can help if you have some of these worries. ★ Start out slowly, don’t add too much pressure. Even a few hours a month can make a big difference in someone’s life. ★ Choose an organization with the same interests and common values. ★ Take part in a training meeting for new volunteers, even if it is not asked. ★ Work with a veteran volunteer. He volunteered a lot, he can help you increase the confidence and completely understand the organization’s expectations. ★ Invite a friend or family member to serve. It is a good experience to volunteer with them. ★ Finally, it is most important to enjoy the volunteer experience and to remember that not all volunteer experiences are perfect. If one experience doesn’t work, don’t give up and you’ll surely find the right opportunity. Spend some time on volunteer work and you will see great changes in people’s lives. As Mason discovered during his volunteer experience, “... little things can change a person’s life.” 13. Volunteering can help ______. A. make a decision B. see the world clearly C. thank other people D. make people’s life better 14. Which of the following can help people take the first step? A. Start out quickly. B. Organize a training meeting. C. Invite a friend to be with them. D. Join a group with different values. 15. The underlined word “veteran” in the passage means “______”. A. polite B. humorous C. young D. experienced 16. What in the main idea of the passage? A. To tell people to make changes in their lives. B. To encourage people to start their volunteering. C. How to make great achievements in volunteering. D. How to keep on volunteering whatever happened. 第二节 （8分） 阅读短文，从文后所给的选项中选出可以填入空自处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。 Nowadays, some young people have trouble in communicating with their parents. ___17___ First, make a list of the things you and your parents disagree about most. With each of these things, try to find an answer that both you and your parents can accept. ___18___ You have to be ready to change a little if you want your parents to change. ___19___ Remember that your parents may have to work long hours and they will be tired, so be patient (耐心的) with them. Third, listen to what your parents say. How can you expect them to listen to you if you are not ready to listen to them? And your parents were once young like you, so they understand your situation better than you expect. Finally if you don’t get a satisfactory result, try not to get upset. ___20___ Part of growing up is learning to understand another person’s way of looking at things. A. There is some advice to help solve this problem. B. Talk with your parents and find out the reasons. C. It isn’t good for you to require (要求) everything to work in your way. D. Second, talk to your parents when it is convenient (方便的) for them. E. So you should listen to your parents. Ⅱ、完形填空（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。 David and his classmates wanted to do something meaningful. Then they ____21____ up with a plan to visit the Old People’s Home. They would like ____22____ the old people up. They hoped the old people would know that people cared about them ____23____ they wouldn’t feel lonely. On Sunday, David got up early and hurried out of his house ____24____ eating breakfast. When he got to the school gate, there were already ____25____ classmates there. At 8:00 a.m., they got on the bus and left for the Old People’s Home. They all felt ____26____. After they got there, their teacher Lisa divided (划分) them into two groups — one for cleaning the rooms and ____27____ for washing the clothes. All of them were busy with their work and they made a ____28____ to the Old People’s Home. “It seems that you change our rooms into new ones,” one of the old people said ____29____. Hearing that and seeing the look of joy on the old people’s faces, David and my classmates got a great ____30____ of satisfaction. 21. A. got B. set C. gave D. came 22. A. to cheer B. cheering C. to help D. helping 23. A. because B. but C. so that D. although 24. A. for B. without C. of D. about 25. A. few B. a lot C. several D. any 26. A. excited B. worried C. crazy D. strange 27. A. other B. another C. the other D. others 28. A. mess B. meal C. face D. difference 29. A. angrily B. properly C. happily D. suddenly 30. A. sign B. feeling C. spirit D. relation 第二部分 非选择题（共40分） Ⅲ、语篇填空（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词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。 I didn’t get on well with my parents. I hardly talked to them, because they liked to compare me ____31____ my sister. I sometimes argued with them for this. ____32____, I wanted to show them that I could do things as well as my sister. Then I started to spend most of my free time ____33____ (paint). Luckily, my art teacher, Miss Green, offered ____34____ (help) me a lot. She taught me some drawing ____35____ (skill) to improve my painting. One day, I told Miss Green my problem. She pushed me to take part in ____36____ painting competition. In ____37____ (she) opinion, the best way to communicate with my parents was to show myself to them. The result ____38____ (final) came out. I was excited, because I got the ____39____(one) prize in the painting competition. When I took the prize home, my parents were very ____40____ (surprise) and happy! Now, relations between my parents and I have become very good. Ⅳ、阅读与表达（满分10分）. 阅读短文，然后根据内容回答所提问题。 When looking at old chopsticks, most people will see nothing but waste (垃圾). But Felix Bock is different. He can make boxes, tables and other useful things out of them. In 2016, Felix Bock studied at the University of British Columbia, Canada. He found people threw away about 100,000 pairs of chopsticks every day in Vancouver alone. He decided to do something to stop waste. So he started the company Chop Value in the same year. The company collected used chopsticks from restaurants, schools and shopping centers in Canada and the US. And then the company turned them into furniture and artworks. Now the company has recycled (再利用) 32 million pairs of chopsticks. Bock hopes the idea behind Chop Value will help people to think about what waste is. “I believe every small action can help,” he said. “And I am happy that my business offers people a new way.” Hundreds of restaurants across North America pay some money to Bock for the recycling of their used chopsticks. But Bock doesn’t stop there. Now he is busy taking his business to more countries to set up factories for recycling local wood like chopsticks. 41. When did Bock set up Chop Value? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 42. Why did Bock set up Chop Value? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 43. How did Chop Value recycle used chopsticks? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 44. What do you think of Bock’s action? Why? Write 30 words or more. __________________________________________________________________________________________ V、书面表达（满分20分） 45. 根据要求完成作文。 在学习和生活中，每个人都会有苦恼的事。生地会考在即，八年级的学生压力骤增。假设你叫Lucy，你的好朋友Mary遇到了一些烦恼的事。请根据下面的提示，给她写一封80词左右的邮件，并提出自己的建议。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：生物biology、地理geography 写作要求： (1) 语句通顺，表达正确； (2) 内容必须包括提示的信息,可适当发挥； (3) 文章的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。词数：80词左右。 Dear Mary, I’m sorry that you have so many problems Here is my advice for you.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I hope you will feel happy again. 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