江苏省2024-2025学年八年级上学期期末英语模拟试题

2024-2025学年八年级上学期1月期末英语试题 一、单项选择 1. —Why did you choose Maggie as your best friend? —Because she is very ____ . She always shares things with others. A. patient B. honest C. generous D. humorous 2. The water in the river ____ three feet because it kept raining heavily for two days. A. raised B. rose C. grew D. added 3. ―Who’s that man over there? It ____ be Mr. Brown. He is much taller than Mr. Brown. ―You mean the man in white? He is an exchange student from England. A. can B. may C. can’t D. mustn’t 4. Mr. Wang recommended me a few foreign movies, but ____ was to my taste. A. all B. both C. nothing D. none 5. —It’s already six o’clock. The meeting will begin in 10 minutes. How can we get there in time? —Don’t worry, I put the clock 20 minutes ____ . A. upwards B. forward C. before D. behind 6. — ____ does a baby tiger weigh when it is born? —It might be hard to believe. A new-born baby tiger weighs no more than 1 kilogram. A. How much B. How old C. How many D. How long 7. If you’d like to join the club, you should follow its ____ . A. plans B. rules C. changes D. results 8. Before you choose a book, you’d better ____ the first few pages to see if it’s easy or difficult for you. A. get through B. run through C. look through D. put through 9. She seems ____ than all of us ____ for the coming Christmas. A. busier；to prepare B. much busier；preparing C. busy；to prepare D. more busier；preparing 10. —Here is ____ international call for you, Lily. —Thank you. ____ call is from my aunt. A. a；The B. the；The C. an；A D. an；The 【答案】CBCDB ABCBD 二、完形填空 Do you believe that a fish can bring people __11__ ? There is a story between a girl and a fish. In a small, pretty village by a river, there lived a girl named Jenny. Her life was ordinary until one day, she saved a shiny fish. The fish said, “You saved me. I will give you three __12__ . Jenny was __13__ and thought carefully about __14__ truly mattered. For her first wish, she asked for a great __15__ to feed everyonc in the village. The fish made her wish __16__ and a huge banquct (宴会) appeared. The villagers were very happy and celebrated together. For her second wish, Jenny wished for a __17__ spring (泉水) to heal (治愈) the sick people in her village. The fish made __18__ happen, and soon the water healed many illnesses. As she thought about her last wish, Jenny was __19__ that she didn’t need __20__ more for herself. Instead, she wished for the fish to be __21__ and go back to the river. The fish was touched by her selflessness (无私) and swam away in the water happily. Jenny’s story __22__ the villagers that real riches are not in money or things, __23__ in helping and caring for one another. From then __24__ , all the villagers lived a happy life and passed this story on to their __25__ . 11. A. spirit B. luck C. treasure D. value 12. A. presents B. wonders C. wishes D. answers 13. A. excited B. patient C. worried D. scared 14. A. why B. who C. when D. what 15. A. cake B. mind C. meal D. meat 16. A. come true B. turn up C. put up D. roll out 17. A. usual B. special C. beautiful D. strange 18. A. each B. her C. one D. it 19. A. aware of B. famous for C. bored with D. worried about 20. A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something 21. A. proud B. calm C. sad D. free 22. A. brought B. taught C. caught D. fought 23. A. also B. but C. though D. or 24. A. to B. at C. in D. on 25. A. neighbours B. friends C. children D. partners 【答案】BCADC ABDAC DBBDC 三、阅读理解 A Hi! I’m Jake the pear tree. I like spring because it’s warm. I get white flowers. I get new leaves. The friendly bees visit me. Ahhh! Spring. I like summer because it’s hot. My pears grow bigger and bigger. My leaves become greener and greener. People rest under my shade. Hummm! Summer. I like autumn because it’s cool. My pears become yellow. My leaves become colourful. People come and pick my yellow pears. Wow! Autumn. In winter, I have no leaves or pears any more. But I like winter. Thanks to the clean white snow. I can sleep and wait for spring. Zzzzz! Winter. 1. What’s the poem about? A. Which season the pear tree loves best. B. What the weather is like in four seasons. C. Why the pear tree loves to help people. D. How the pear tree grows in four seasons. 2. In the poem, “I” like many things about winter, but “I” don’t talk about ____ . A. get white flowers B. no leaves or pears C. the clean white snow D. sleep and wait for spring 3. What can we infer (推断) about the pear tree from the poem? A. It dislikes winter because it has no leaves. B. It only likes spring because it gets new leaves C. It enjoys all the seasons for different reasons. D. It is sad when people pick its pears. 【答案】DAC B When I was in the eighth grade, my class was asked to be friends with the second-grade kids. I got this little girl named Shelley. The first time I saw her, she was silent and cold. She was small for her age, and she didn’t play with the other kids in her class. __▲__ . I bought her toys, crayons and candies, but nothing worked. Once I gave her a coloring book and said, “Shelley, now you can color it at anytime.” Shelley looked at the coloring book and then looked up at me, and finally looked away. By that time, I didn’t know how I was going to make her understand me, but I knew I wouldn’t give up on her. One Friday, I decided to tell her a story about my childhood. I told her that I felt lonely when I was with my classmates, and I thought only my teachers liked me. I also told her that every day was a fight for me. I always cried alone so my classmates wouldn’t know how much I was hurting. She sat there just listening, trying to decide if I was telling a lie. Finally, when my story ended, there were tears in her eyes. And then she did something unthinkable. She said, “Thank you.” From then on, Shelley was a different little girl. She started smiling and talking with other kids. Looking back at this, I’m surprised because all I did was to help her realize that she wasn’t alone. I didn’t ask her to tell her story because her story is my story. 1. What was Shelley like when the writer first saw her? A. Cold B. Lazy. C. Smart. D. Slow. 2. Which of the sentences can we put in __▲__ ? A. I thought of some ideas to help her study. B. I decided to play an interesting game with her. C. I tried all kinds of things to get her to talk to me. D. I invited her to join in some activities after class. 3. How did the writer get the little girl to understand her? A. She wrote her a book. B. She made her a toy. C. She drew her a picture. D. She told her a story. 4. Shelley changed a lot because she realized that ____ . A. her teachers loved her B. her classmates were kind C. the writer understood her D. she had to study even harder 5. From the article, we can see that the writer is ____ . A. honest and works very hard B. friendly and doesn’t give up easily C. afraid but has pity on others D. helpful and has a good sense of humor 【答案】ACDCB C ①The world has done a lot to protect elephants, but many of them are still losing lives for their ivory (象牙). At the end of the 1970s, over 1.3 million elephants walked around Africa (非洲). But today, there are only 450,000 left. This is mainly because of people’s hunting for ivory. With need for ivory in markets growing, people keep killing elephants. Now at least 20,000 African elephants die each year. ②People call ivory “white gold”. Because of its unusual look, people often use it to make expensive things, such as jewellery (珠宝) and works of art. And the ivory material itself is so strong that people can store it for long. That’s why many people are willing to pay high prices for things made of ivory. ③However, no matter how expensive the ivory is, it’s wrong of humans to kill elephants. So some scientists are working hard on making the same beauty of ivory with no killing. ④Tadar Rath, from a college of Austria has created (制造) the man-made ivory called “Digory” with her team. The chemical structure (化学结构) of Digory is completely different from that of the natural ivory, but it looks so real that it is hard to tell the difference by eye. ⑤Another scientist, Fritz Vollrath from the UK, who is also working to protect elephants felt excited that Digory could save many elephants from danger. He said, “We still need to do more work to improve Digory so that people around the world will accept Digory and like to buy and use it. And I believe that technology (技术) like this will help protect more wildlife.” 1. How does the writer tell us elephants are in danger in Paragraph 1? A. By showing us numbers. B. By introducing Africa. C. By telling us a story. D. By giving an example. 2. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 mean? A. The elephant. B. The work of art. C. The ivory. D. The expensive thing. 3. Which of the following does Fritz Vollrath agree? A. Digory will save all the elephants from danger. B. It’s impossible for the world to accept man-made ivory. C. Technology will help support the protection of wildlife. D. Scientists have already found ways to make better Digory. 4. Which is the right structure (结构) of the article? A. ①②/③④/⑤ B. ①/②/③④⑤ C. ①②③/④/⑤ D. ①/②/③④/⑤ 5. The writer writes the article to tell us ____ . A. Digory is a fine work of art B. a lot of wildlife is now facing great danger C. the ivory material is really strong and expensive D. scientists are protecting wildlife through technology 【答案】ACCBD D Sugar painting, as the name means, is a painting made of sugar. It’s the sugar for us to taste, and the painting for us to enjoy. Since the Warring States Period, people loved sweets and had different ways of making sugar. In the Tang Dynasty, people greatly improved skills of sugar making. So sugar, the rare thing that once could only enter homes of the kings, also went into common people’s homes. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, people became less interested in only tasting sweetness. In the Ming Dynasty, some people added pictures with good luck to the bowl of sugar, and sugar painting came out. Sugar painting is different from other paintings. Sugar painters use syrup (糖浆) as the material, a spoon as the “paintbrush”, and a smooth table as the “paper”. To make syrup, they have to make sugar hot before painting. Since syrup may become hard if it cools, the painters have to make the work very quickly. They move the spoon full of syrup up and down, left and right. Soon a sugar painting is finished. However, it’s a pity that this art is dying recently. The sugar painting that used to be rich in shapes has become poorer and poorer because of fewer needs. What’s worse, only a few old sugar painters are willing to pass on this kind of art. For most people, painting is a kind of art and difficult to understand. However, sugar painting has entered people’s daily lives. Through it, we may see the spiritual (精神的) support of people across centuries. Now, sugar painting has been an intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) in China. So we Chinese should remember, miss and pass on the art till forever. 1. What does the underlined word “common” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. 普通的 B. 热情的 C. 可怜的 D. 特殊的 2. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about? A. Why people were interested in sugar painting. B. How sugar making became sugar painting art. C. What people thought of sugar painting in the past. D. How people made sugar in different ways in old days. 3. Why should sugar painters make the work very quickly? A. To show their excellent skills. B. To stop syrup becoming hard. C. To protect the spoon and the table. D. To save people’s waiting time. 4. How might the writer feel about today’s sugar painting according to Paragraph 4? A. Hopeful. B. Angry. C. Unclear. D. Worried. 5. Which can be the best title for the article? A. History of sugar painting. B. Improving the taste of sugar painting. C. Learning about the art of sugar painting. D. Ways to change the future of sugar painting. 【答案】ABBDC 四、信息还原 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项是多余选项。 Earthquakes are one of the most serious natural disasters. __1__________ It is a good way recommended by emergency management organizations (应急管理组织) in many countries. Remember these following tips, and you may protect yourself and your family. *Drop to your hands and knees under a table or desk. In the first few seconds after the shaking starts, try to quickly move away from anything that may fall and hurt you. __2__________ If you’re in a public place, such as a store, do not rush away hurriedly. Get away from glass and walls to find a safe place to take cover. __3__________ A table or a bed can offer cover from falling things. Get down on your knees and stay under the table until the shaking stops. * __4__________ Heads and necks are the most important as well as the easiest part to get hurt. If you’re in bed during an earthquake, stay there and protect your head and neck with something soft such as thick clothes or soft pillows (枕头). These things are soft enough to protect your head and neck. If there’s nothing helpful, cover your face, head and neck with your hands and arms carefully. *Hold on and keep careful. Stay until the shaking completely stops. Keep careful even when you get up as aftershocks (余震) can happen at any time after an earthquake. __2__________ Watch out for broken glass and falling walls. Wear a pair of trainers and put on a pair of long trousers and a shirt. Be careful not to hurt yourself. A. Cover your head and neck. B. Keep calm if you’re trapped. C. You should have a plan during an earthquake. D. If you’re at home, look for a hard piece of furniture. E. If an aftershock happens, “drop, cover, and hold on” until it stops. F. To live during an earthquake, remember “drop, cover, and hold on”. G. Get low and walk away from any danger such as windows and shelves. 【答案】FGDAE 五、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Once upon a time, a boy moved house. When he came into the new bedroom, he saw it was filled __1__________ toys, storybooks, pens and pencils. They were very tidy. That day he __2__________ (play) with the toys, but went to bed without tidying up. However, the next morning all the toys had been put back in their right places. He was sure that no one had entered __3__________ (he) bedroom, but didn’t think too much about it. __4__________ same thing happened that day, and the next day. When the __5__________ (four) day arrived, every toy jumped out of his hands and said, “I don’t want to play with you!” __6__________ (final), an old teddy bear told him, “You always leave us so far from our right places. Do you know how difficult it is for the model plane __7__________ (climb) back up onto the top of the shelf, __8__________ for the chess pieces to jump into their box? We won’t play with you any more.” The boy understood __9__________ badly he treated the toys. He said sorry to them, and from that day he always put all the toys in their right places __10__________ he got into bed. 【答案】with；played；his；The；fourth；Finally；to climb；or；how；before 六、阅读与表达。 Exam time is the most stressful (压力重的) period of the year. You have worked all school term on your classes and now it’s the time to prove what you have learned. With so much at stake (处于成败关头), it is easy to get stressed about your exams. However, with the right amount of hard work and focus you can pass your tests with ease! When I was in school, I used to get very stressed over my exams. So did my friends. Some people stopped eating and others ate too much! Some gave up and others burned themselves out! The most important thing to remember when studying is not to feel frightened! Take the middle path — stay calm, eat healthy and get a rest. Pushing yourself too hard is just as dangerous as not studying enough. A tired, overworked brain is just as useless as a lazy, empty one! So, what should you do? Arrange a time each day for study and a time for relaxation. You may have less time to relax than usual, but you still need to let your brain rest for a few moments and get plenty of sleep. If you are tired, information will not stick in your memory. Finally eat healthy foods that fuel your body and mind. It does no good to think too much about your exams. Some students may think that the rest of their life depends on them. That’s not true. Instead, just view the exams as another difficulty you will overcome. You have overcome all kinds of difficulties in your life so far. With the right amount of work and focus, you will pass your exams with flying colours! High school is right around the corner! 1. What is the most stressful period of the year? __________________________________________________________________ 2. How can we pass the tests with ease? __________________________________________________________________ 3. What is as dangerous as not studying enough? __________________________________________________________________ 4. Why should we get enough sleep during exam time? __________________________________________________________________ 5. How do you do to deal with exam stress? __________________________________________________________________ 【答案】1. Exam time. 2. With the right amount of hard work and focus. 3. Pushing ourselves too hard. 4. Because if you are tired, information will not stick in your memory. 5. I will eat healthy food and have a rest. 第 1 页 共 12 页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$