甘肃省兰州市城关区天庆实验中学2024-2025学年八年级下学期7月期末考试英语试题

2024-2025学年第二学期八年级英语期末试卷 时间：90分钟满分：90分 第一卷客观题部分(40分) 一。完形填空（每小题1分，共10分） I worked as a volunteer (at a Children's Hospital in Africa last summer.My job was to help make kids feel1 when they were in the hospital.I did many things.like telling 2 stories and singing songs.It sounds interesting.And why do I do that?Some pcople don't know that. Let me tell you my answer.3 I want to help people live a good life,no matter ( who or where they are._ 4this big world,so many people need help. Look at the 5 in the hospital.They felt sad because their parents also had other kids to 6 So,why not try to help these poor kids? Volunteering in 7 and helping people there let me see other parts of this world.And volunteering at the hospital showed me a special side of the world,I did not 8 about it before.I met people from all over the world.They have different ideas,stories,and wishes.We got to tell so much to each other. I9 felt close to these people.We had amazing memories (and grew together.I wanted to take these 10 things and ideas back to my country.I thought we could all work together to help a lot of people and make a better world for everyone! )I.A.terrible B.happy C.relaxing D.different )2.A.them B.they C.us D.we )3.A.Because B.But C.So D.After )4.A.On B.In C.For D.About )5.A.boys B.girls C.friends D.children )6.A.think about B.look after C.talk about D.fight with )7.A.Africa B.America C.China D.Japan )8.A.ask B.know C.find D.call )9.A.nearly B.quietly C.carefully D.really )10.A.bad B.easy C.new D.old 二阅读理解（每题2分，共30分） Join Us and Enjoy Our Modern Town Food Festival Sep.30th-Oct.7th For eight days,looking for decious food. beautiful lantems.wonderful flowers. crazy dances and comfortable rooms. Munich Restaurant Hello Coffee ang's Sush相 the best coffee Lly Bake )11.If you want to have a three-day holiday during the food festival,when can you go there? A.Sep.19th B.Sep.25th. C.Oct.3rd. D.Oct.8th. )12.Where can you drink Gierman beer? A.At Munich Restaurant. B.At Hello Colfee. C.At Yang's Sushi. D.At Lily Bake. )13.Mr.Lee got a bag of cookies for free from the food festival.Which picture shows him? A )14.Which of the following is TRUE? A.We can only eat delicious food during the Modem Town Food Festival B.We can see beautiful lantems and wonderful flowers. C.We can enjoy coffee and fish at Yang's Sushi. D.Hello Coffee can serve us coffee and tea. )15.In which part of a newspaper can you read the text? A.Sports. B.Tmvel C.Health. D.Medicine. in ancient times,poor families could not afford lamp oil ()so clever people sought out substitutes(管f代品). In the Jin Dynasty.there was a fond of leaming.but his father could not buy him lamp oil.Che thought it was a complete waste of time not reading at night,but he had no choice. One summer night.Che suddenly saw many fireflies flickering (outdoors.like spots of brightness in the dark.He suddenly had an idea:If many fireflies could be contained together,they might be able to serve as a lamp.So he found a bag.caught as many fireflies as he could,and then hung it bag up.Although it was not as bright as a lamp,it was barely enough for reading.Thanks to his love of studying.Che became a senior official later on in his life. As we all know,fireflies cannot survive in the winter.However,throughout history,people have found other creative ways to illuminate the night.One such person was Sun Kang of the Jin Dynasty,who also considered going to bed early as a waste of time One night during the winter,Sun Kang woke up from his dream and found some light coming in through the crack of his window. To his surprise.he went out and discovered that it was the moonlight reflected by the snow. which made it much brighter outside than it was indoors.Despite the cold,Sun took his hooks outside and read under moonlight.Unsurprisingly,his hard work helped him to become leamed,and he got a senior position in the govemment. The stories of Che Yin and Sun Kang are collectively called "light from collected fireflies and reflected by snow(毫萤缺雪)" 16.What do you think of Che Yin's family? A.It's rich. B.It's poor.C.It's loving. D.It's caring. )17.What does the first story mainly tell us? A.Che Yin was a very smart hoy. B.Che Yin had no money to huy a lamp. C.Che Ym was hard -working and loved studying D.Che Yin was creative and could think of many new ideas. 18..What does the undertined word "reflected"mean in Chinese? A.制造B.反射C.胞化 D.吸引 )19.What did Che Yin and Sun Kang have in common? 1 Both of them liked reading a lot (2Both of them liked fireflies. (3)They lived in the same dynasty. (4)Both of them later became officials in the goverment. A.02③ B.②③④C.①③④ D.①②④ )20.What's the best title for the passage? A.The importance of studying B.The invention of the lamp by two men C.Two clever men that loved working in the government D.Light from collected fireflies and reflected by snow January 20.2025,a Chinese toch company named DeepSeek out of made a new Al called DeepSeek-RI.This smart program can Control solve math problems.write code.and answer questions like top models such as OpenAl's GPT-4.but it costs much less to build. The team spent only $5.58 million (1/70 of OpenAl's cost)and used 2048 computer chips for two months.This shows that good ideas can beat big money. DeepSeek-R1 learns by trying many times and getting better.like how students practice maths.Other Als need lots of prepared examples,but RI improves by itself For cxample,in a global math test,it got 79.8%right.slightly higher than Open Al's model.A simple version of RI can even rn on low-cost computers,helping schools and small companics. DeepSeek-RI is free to use and change.On its first day online,over 19.000 programmers worldwide started projects to study it.A German scientist said experiments with RI cost 10 instead of 300 with other Als.Even Meta (a famous U.S.tech company) top scientist said."This kind of free Al could change the world." US tech companies are worried.Meta plans to spend over $65 hillion on Al research. Experts say China is catching up fast.A report in Nature magazine called RI a"big step forward",proving that smart ideas heat expensive tools. As a DeepSeek engineer said,"We want Al to be a friend,not something only rich people can use."With R1,China shows the world that great things come from new ideas and hard work,not just money. )21.The first paragraph is mainly developed by A.providing examples B.listing numbers C.following the order of time D.comparing RI with other Als )22.What do the underlined words mean in paragraph 2? A.It bocomes better through practice.B.It copies answers from other Als C.It needs programmers to fix mistakes.D.It only works with expensive tools. )23.How much does Meta plan to spend on Al research? A.65 million dollars. B.More than 65 million dollars. C.Less than 65 billion dollars.D.More than 65 billion dollars. )24.Why does the engineer say."We want Al to be a friend,not something only rich people can use"? A.To explain why RI is free. B.To compare RI with Meta's AlL. C.To encourage students to study math. D.To show that expensive Al models have no value. )25.What is the main purpose of the passage? A.To explain how computer chips work. B.To introduce a low-cost Al model from China. C.To encourage students to become programmers. D.To compare Chinese and American Al technologies. 第二卷主现题部分(50分) 三，任务型完形填空（每题1分，共10分） 短文填空从下面方框中选出10个单同，并将其正确形式填写在答圈卡相应圈号后，使短 文意思正确通顺（每同限用一次）， ea5y·spend·large watch,a lover.about·bt,why.call New York is on the coast,north-east of the U.S.It is one of the 26 cities in the world.It 27 the Capital of the World.If you are a sport fian,you can go to Madison Square Garden which is the home court of New York Knicks,28 fimous NBA team.In addition,maybe you are interested in 29 films.Then the latest foreign and American films can be watched at New York's finest cinema,the Film Forum.It is also a good idea30 some time in Central Park watching a play by Shakespeare in the open air if you come to New York in summer.If you like operas.the Metropolitan Modem Open House is a good place.The Museum of Moder Art is a place for 31 of paintings.Don't worry 32 your meals. All kinds of restaurants can be 33 found here.You can not only eat Westem food. especially American food,34also the food from China.Thailand,Vietnam.India or the Philippines.If you go there some day,you will understand 35 it is known as the Ciry That Never Sleeps. 四。任务型阳读（每题2分，共10分） Tea has a long history with more than two thousand years.Its homctown is certainly Chia At first tea was considered as a kind of good thing that could make poople awake so that they could study comfortably Many knowledgeable people thought it was helpful for their study. because their minds could keep awake after drinking too much tea.During the Tang Dynasty.tea was sent to European countries first through the Silk Road.It was tea that made Chinese culture spread over in Westem countries.The first book about tea was Cha Jing by Lu Yu in the Tang Dynasty.In the book,he described all the tea cultures. However.the tea culture changed into a kind of new form.Many people could find something bad in it in the Song Dynasty.Many people spent much time on it instead of thinking about the safety of their country.Between the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dymasty,plenty of people paid more attention to tea.People thought of it as the symhol of the spiriL Nowadays,tea has become the most gentle()and comfortable drink in France.It also becomes a helpful drink that is good for people's skin and health in England.Lots of Chinese look on tea as one of the most popular presents that they give others on important festivals 36.The hometown of tea 37.将文中划线部分翻译为中文 38.The things that the writer described in the first book about tea: 39.When was tea spread to Europe for the first time? 40.List two reasons you think tea deserves (people's love: 2. 五.词汇运用根据汉语或括号内词的适当形式填空（每题05分；共10分） 41.You won't have any problem (find)a park in this city. 42.Flying across the sea for the first time was a great _(achieve). 43.The camera is one of the (tour)over there.We should give it back to its owner. 44.Although I did (bad)of all in that exam,I got the most valuable lesson from it. 45.In the singing competition,he didn't sing so (clear)as Bob. 46.No one in the small town has ever (deal)with such a problem before. 47.The famous movie attracted many people to go back to the cinema. (France) 48.Many people (cach)novel coronavirus(新型冠状府毒)in the world so far,so we had better not go to the crowds 49.Teenagers should (encourage)to solve their problems by themselves. 50.-Where's your friend?-She (go)to Shanghai.She won't be back until next week. 51,Would you like some bananas？Na、thanks,T (eat)one already 52.Three fifths of the people in this city (be)from other cities. 53.What a mess you've made!You'd better (clear)out what you don't use. 54.There are five (thousand)workers at that factory. 55.She has been worrying ever since the letter (arrive). 56 (现f代的)computers can oryanize large amounts of data very quickly. 57.The clothes sbop and the shoe shop (open)for three years. 58.She recommends (rend)the instructions carefully before starting. 59.They didn't trust him because he was a/an man.(honesty) 60.The machine will turn off (it)when it finishes printing 五，句于融译根据汉语完成句子，每空一间（每空1分；共10分） 61.孙悟空不把尾巴藏起来就不能变成人。 Sun Wukong can't turn himself into a human he his tail. 2,世界上最深的成水淘是哪个？ Which is the salt lake? 63.我从小就有这柄自行车 this hicycle since childhood 64.一个人可以被摧毁，但不可以被打败。 A man can be but not 65.所以你可以选择任何你喜欢的时候米新加坡 You can to go to Singapore you like. 六.作文 中山桥、牛肉面、羊皮筱子等是兰州的的城市名片。某英文网站正在开展以 "Lanzhou-一A Wonderful City I have been to“为送的任文活动。请你根据下面的表格提示写 一篇英语短文，向大家介绍·下兰州这原城市。要求不少于M词，可适当发挥， 提示词语：symbol,culture,.shaw,p0 pular.fall in love Size More than 13000 square kilometers Location In the center of Gansu Province History More than 2100 years Places of interest Gansu Provincial Museum.Zhongshan Bridge... Climate Four different seasons Things to eat Beef noodles,tea with milk...