上海市民办欣竹中学2024-2025学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷

上海浦东新区民办欣竹中学2024学年第二学期 英语学科八年级期中考试卷 (考试时间90分钟满分100分) (所有答案请写在答题纸上) Part 1 Listening I.Listening Comprehension(25%) A.Listen and choose the right picture.(5%) A B D E F 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. B.Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear.(5%) ()1.A.Maths B.Physics C.Chemistry D.English. ()2.A.At4:45p.m B.At 5:00 p.m.C.At 5:15 p.m. D.At 5:30 p.m. ()3.A.By bus B.By car C.By bike D.By underground. )4.A.Because she was late. B.Because she was in the library. C.Because she forgot the report. D.Because she didn't wait for the man. ()5.A.The weather was not comfortable. B.He was not satisfied with the hotel. C.The holiday was tiring but interesting D.He had great fun reading the advertisement. C.Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false. (5%) )1.Tony's father is an engineer who was sent to work in a university last summer. (y2.Father decided to take Tony with him because it was the school holiday. 1 ()3.Although Tony couldn't even speak the language of the country,he was kcen at first. ()4.Tony found out that the town was founded in 1971 by some artists and scientists. )5.From the passage,we learn that Tony was amazed by this place and began to like it. D.Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences.(10%) 1.Bikes can take you almost anywhere,and they don't need at all. 2.Stopping and getting off a bike is stopping and getting out of your car. 3.A folding(折登)bike can in a suitcase before you fly. 4.Bicycling helps to stop heart diseases and control 5.A 15-minute bike ride twice a week helps you about 5 kilos in a year. Part 2 Grammar and Vocabulary (30%) II.Choose the best answer (10%) 1.This is one-way street.Let's take another way.We must follow traffic rules. A.an B.the C.a D./ 2.The beef tastes】 Can I have more? A..nicely B.good C.bad D.badly 3.Remember the TV.We are going to leave now. 1 A.turning off B.turn off C.to turn off D.turned off 4.I the book for two weeks.I must return it to the school library. A:borrowed B.have borrowed C.kept D.have kept 5. important information we have got from the online post A.What a B.How C.What D.How a 6.There's milk left in the bottle.We need to go to the supermarket to buy some. A.a few B.few C a little D.little 7.Childrentdye 120 cmtall pay the full price to the exhibition show. A.can B.may C.must D.should 8.Americans eat beans to celebrate the new year they believe that beans will bring them good luck A.but B.so C.if D.because 9.---Excuse me, will the ncxt bus arrive? 2 ---In about ten minutes. A.how much B.how long C.how soon D.how often 10.-Would you like to go on a family trip with us during the summer holiday? What about travelling together next year? A.Sounds great. B.Congratulations. C.I'd love to,but I've got something else on. D.I hope so. II.Complete the following passage with the words in the box.Each can only be used once.(5%) A. continues B.serious C.Press D.strong E.wild F.care Animal bites If an animal bites you,you can wash the part with soap and water and apply the wound with a clean cloth if it is a bleeding.Bites by1animals like bats,rats and foxes may cause terrible diseases.If this happens,ask for advice from a doctor. Nosebleeds(流鼻血) Although they are scary,nosebleeds are not strange in children and they usually aren't 2.Let the person sit up with his or her head forward.Do not let the person lean back as this may cause coughing.3the soft part of the nose for at least 10 minutcs. If the nosebleed4after this,ask for advice from a doctor. Insect stings(虫叮) Although insect stings can be awful,they usually don't require treatment by a doctor.They still need emergency medical5 If a bee stings the person,remove it gently with a hand.Wash the part with soap and water.Use ice or a cool wet cloth to make it less painful. IV.Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.(7%) 1.Forests are air conditioners that help clean the air.(nature) 2.Always wear gloves when you are in the lab(safe) 3.With exercise,Jenny will in improving her health.(success) 4.My birthday is on the of November.(nine) 5.It is chat the quiet boy won the speech competition.(surprise) 6.Our school has a modern Inb with new equipment.(chemist) 7.The at this coffee shop always makes customers feel welcome.(serve) 3 V.Rewrite the sentences as required.(8%) l.Justin Bieber cut his hair to sell on eBay to rais3 e money for charity.(对划线部分提问) Justin Bieber cut his hair to sell on eBay? 2.Time will never return when it is gone.(改为反义疑问句) Time will never return when it is gone, 3.Workers bury the wires under the ground.(改为被动语态) The wires under the ground. 4.rees,w,dan't,how,wtth,another,,communicate,.one,know(连词成句) Part 3 Reading and Writing(45%) VI.Reading comprehension (35%) A.Read the passage and choose the best answer.(6%) https://www.chinahighlights.com/harbin/tours.htm -CHINA TOURS DESTINATIONS TRAVEL GUIDE CULTURE TRAINS DAY TOURS Harbin is a popular tourist destination in winter as the city becomes an ice wonderland )It attracts many tourists at home and abroad.Check out our four-day Harbin tour service.It only costs 468 U.S.dollars per person.You can find the itinerary below! DAY 1 Arrival Your guide and driver will be waiting for you at the airport.They will take you to your hotel and help you check in. DAY 2 City walk *Ride in a bus through the Siberian Tiger Park.You will see tigers,lions and other animals roaming freely in the park.But don't worry,the bus is protected by a strong cage. *Take a pleasant walk along Central Street.The Western-style buildings there were built more than a hundred years ago.This is a great place for shopping and dining. In the Ice and Snow World,you can see thousands of ice and snow sculptures () They are made by artists from China and all over the world. DAY 3 Ski tour Enjoy skiing at Jihua Ski Resort.The eight ski slopes (there are suitable for beginners and intermediate level skiers. DAY 4 Departure 4 Your driver and guide will meet you at your hotel and take you to the airport. Price includes: ·Air-conditioned bus .English-speaking local guide .Activities listed in the itinerary 1.The underlined word "itinerary"in the first paragraph probably means A.natural features B.historical event C.cost of the journey D.plan of the journey 2.Tourists can take a pleasant walk along Central Street on A.Day 1 B.Day 2 C.Day 3 D.Day 4 B If you want to go shopping, is the best choice. A.Central Street B.Siberian Tiger Park C.Jihua Ski Resort D.Ice and Snow World 4. is not included in the 468 U.S.dollars. A.Airline ticket B.English-speaking local guide C.Air-conditioned bus D.Activities listed in the itinerary We can read the material above from a A.book B.magazine C.newspaper D.website 6.The best title for the passage is A.Enjoy skiing B.Popular tourist destination C.Discover winter D.Travel in ice wonderland B.Choose the words and complete the passage.(6%) Maybe it's my love of hockey that connects my great aunt Helen with me.She has always kept telling me her stories of playing hockey when she was in her twenties.The stories1me so much that I would like to listen to them over and over.She used to say, "Just go after what you want,Sarah.Don't be 2 of failing." Twenty years ago.Aunt Helen had been dreaming of winning a champion for her hometown.And one day,she got a chance to try out for a league ()This league was created to please hockey fans.But for my aunt,it was to follow her hockey 3 .She 5 pictured what it would be like to win a champion for her hometown!She4a large flag hanging in the hockey field with her name on it. Although she tried her best,she was still not sure about whether she could be accepted because all the candidates (played very well.A week later,Aunt Helen received a5from Chicago.She opened it and excitedly learned that she had been invited to join in the main tryouts the next month! But as the days went by,Aunt Helen became more and more worried about traveling to Chicago alone.What if she went all that way and failed?When the day of the important tests came,she was finally too afraid to go. "I never tried my best to take it when the chance came and I regret it every day."Aunt Helen has spent the rest of her life 6 what would have happened if she had gone to those important tests.Because of this,she never missed another chance in her life. ( )1.A.interested B.upset C.relaxed D.puzzled ()2.A.proud B.certain C.afraid D.tired ( )3.A.rule B.team C.decision D.dream ( )4.A.watched B.imagined C.remembered D.considered ()5.A.gift B.letter C.prize D.box )6.A.forgetting B.waiting C.wondering D.complaining C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.(14%) Passage A Nowadays,the environmental protection is becoming one of the most important issues in the world.Being one of the me I of our society,what shall we do to protect the environment?First,stop using pbags,boxes and bottles.Stores should be required to use the bags,boxes and bottles which are made from pSecondly,more and more trees and flowers should be planted to keep our surrounding clean.People must be required to plant plants around their houses and work places.F 4,we must control the pollution by law,according to which,polluted water and air exhausted from factories should be forbidden(). Remember,the carth is the o5 planet we could live at present.Since the first day, BNBM has paid more attention to protect the environment as its social responsibility,by 6 developing green building materials,producing green pend creating green enterprises.According to the spirit of "F7the nature,for the nature and return to the nature",BNBM has tried its best in developing new technology and improving equipment to reduce the pollution. Passage B At 19,Rutherford has broken two Guinness()World Records.She became the youngest lady to fly alone around the world and the first woman to do so in a microlight aircraft.She landed in Belgium on Jan 20."It's just really crazy,"she told CNN.With two pilots for parents,Rutherford started 11to fly at 14 and got her first license in 2020. Torher dream of flying around the world alone,she sold her car to pay for the trip. She also found some sponsors()One of them is Shark Aero.The company p3her with a two-seat microlight. In August 2021,when e4was ready,Rutherford set off.She planned to finish her trip in three months.I,it took nearly half a year because of bad weather.The most dpart of the trip was flying over Russia's Siberia area "It was-35Con the ground and-20C in the air...If the engine were to stop,I'd be hours away from rescue and I don't know how long I could have lived,"Rutherford said.She also faced storms, typhoons and broken parts of her aircraft. Rutherford hopes her flight will emore girls to choose careers()in airline. "If you don't try and see how high you can fly,then you'll never know," D.Read the passage and answer the questions.(9%) How will geography affect your life?For some children around the world,the environment they grow up in has a huge effect on their lives.This is the case in Madagascar, an island country in Africa,where a 3D-printed school is now being built. Maggie Grout was iust 15 years old when she set up a non-profit organization-Thinking Huts（小屋)，Now22,she is raising money to build a series of 3D-printed school powered by solar energy.She led the whole process from start to finish, working with university professors.They chose Madagascar because it needs more schools. Many children in that country don't have the chance to get to educationBesides,it has a lot 7 of sunshine,which can be made into energy to power things. Maggie then drew a design for the school.She thought about what the people might need and where they worked best. Next,Maggie found an architect and 3D printing company for the job.To make it environmentally friendly,they use a special 3D printer to build the school.It meant up to50 percent less concrete (used and less CO2.Plus,the school could be completed in just a week.They also used local materials to build the doors,windows and roof. What's more,Thinking Huts trained local workers to use a 3D printer so that they could build more schools on their own in the future.Maggie plans to print more new schools in other parts of Madagascar because one in five children don't have the chance to attend primary school there. So far,Grouts charity has already raised $125,000."It's not so bad to me!Of course, we need more.Maggie told Spring wise website. 1.When did Maggie Grout set up Thinking Huts? 2. Thinking Huts trained local workers to use a 3D printer,didn't it?(1%) 3. Why did Maggie build the 3D-printed schools in Madagascar first? 4. How did the 3D printing firm make its work environmentally friendly? 5. What would you like to do to support Thinking Huts Show your reasons VI.Writing(10%)） Write at least60 words according to the given situation(根据以下情境写一篇不少于 60个词的短文，标点符号不占格) 学校呼吁师生共建美好校园。学生会(he student union)收到来自同学们的众多 提议(proposal)。请代表学生会选取以下一项提议写一份倡议书。谈一谈提出该倡议的 理由并给出具体实施建议。 Recycling wastepaper 废纸回收 Volunteering in the canteen 食堂志愿工作 Daily jogging 每日慢跑 Weekly talent show 每周才艺秀 8