辽宁省鞍山市立山区2024—2025学年八年级下学期期中测试英语试卷（笔试部分）

2025年5月 八年级英语期中质量监测试卷 笔试部分 第一部分 选择题（共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。 A Let’s party! 5 January, 2025 6:30 p.m. Toy Kingdom Restaurant, Almond Road To: Mr. and Mrs. Patricia From: Mr. and Mrs. Waltz 122 Saint Street We would like to invite you to the coming birthday party of our son John Waltz. One year ago he came to this world and now we are celebrating his first birthday. The party will be on the date and place mentioned (提到) above. We’ll be glad to see you with your family at the party. If you can come to the party, please let us know by calling 509-7732 before 3 January. 1. What is the party for? A. A birthday. B. House moving. C. The success of a book. D. The win of a competition. 2. How old is John now? A. About four years old. B. About two years old. C About three years old. D. About one year old. 3. The party will ________. A. start in the morning B. be a surprise party C. be at a restaurant D. finish at 6:30 p.m 4. If the guests plan to go to the party, they should ________. A. arrive half an hour earlier B. let the hosts know before 3 January C. make sure where the hosts live D call the hosts on the morning of the party day B A good breakfast is the best way to start your day. In China, people in different places usually eat different kinds of food for breakfast. In many southern places, there are many breakfast foods made from rice. As we know, southern China has grown rice for thousands of years. Rice is widely (广泛地) planted there. However, in the north of China, people usually eat breakfast foods made from wheat (小麦) because the north grows wheat. Different people like different tastes. Some people love to eat porridge (粥) and baozi. Some people love to eat youtiao and drink soy milk (豆浆). There are also some famous breakfast foods in China. For example, people in Hunan love to eat rice noodles. They especially love spicy (辛辣的) rice noodles. Do you know jianbing guozi (煎饼果子)? It is a popular breakfast food in Tianjin, But now, people in other places can buy it easily. 5. Why do people in southern China usually eat breakfast foods made from rice? A. Because they are easy to make. B. Because they can be bought easily. C. Because rice is widely grown there. D. Because there are very few other foods. 6. What breakfast food does the writer NOT mention in the passage? A. Porridge. B. Youtiao. C. Baozi. D. Mantou. 7. From the passage, we can learn that ________. A. jianbing guozi can only be bought in Tianjin B rice noodles are very popular in Hunan C. Chinese people always eat the same breakfast foods D. Chinese people only love to eat food made from rice 8. The passage is written to introduce (介绍) ________. A. three meals in China B. some Chinese breakfast foods C. how to make a healthy breakfast D. why the Chinese eat different breakfast foods C When I was a kid, I often played basketball, So I was thin but healthy. When I was about 15, I stopped playing basketball. I also started to drink a lot of drinks high in sugar and eat much more than before. Between 15 and 17, I put on a lot of weight (重量)—about 50kg. I didn’t know how big I was until I saw a photo one day. In the photo, I had a fat neck and my stomach was out here. I hated the way I looked. I knew I needed to lose some weight. I started to drink only water, and eat less and healthier. I ate mainly vegetables and only one piece of meat every day, and stayed away from sugar. I also started to exercise. Every day. I ran for 30minutes first, and then I did some push-ups (俯卧撑) for 10 minutes. I also jumped rope for 15 minutes every day. I kept exercising the whole winter. When March came, many people said to me, “Oh, Dave, you’ve been a different person!” It was true. I had lost 25kg in three months. I liked taking photos, and I noticed the difference in my looks. I loved the three months. It felt good to lose weight, and it felt even better to set a goal (目标) and go for it. 9. Dave put on a lot of weight partly because he ________. A. took some medicine B. got too much pressure C. didn’t have enough sleep D. had unhealthy eating habits 10. Dave decided to lose weight when ________. A. he lost a basketball game B. his friends laughed at him C. he saw a photo of himself D. the doctor asked him to do so 11. When Dave heard the underlined sentence, he probably felt ________. A. happy B. angry C. worried D. surprised 12 What can we learn from Dave’s story? A. Interest is the best teacher. B. Success comes from hard work. C. It’s never too late to lose weight. D. Sports help a person stay young. D One Sunday morning, I was unhappy. Two of my friends went to the movies the day before but they didn’t invite me. I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in and asked, “Want to go for a ride today, Judy?” “No! Leave me alone!” Those were the last words I said to him that morning. My friends invited me to go swimming with them a few hours later. I forgot to be angry with them and went. When I came back home, I saw a note, “Dad has an accident. Go to Highland Park Hospital. Mom.” As soon as I reached the hospital, my mother held my hand and said, “Luckily, your dad was able to tell others to leave him alone and just call 911! If they had moved him...” My mother talked a lot, but I only remembered: LEAVE HIM ALONE. Weeks later, my father was able to talk. One day, I said sorry to him for what I said that Sunday morning. He smiled and said he remembered nothing but saying goodnight to me the night before. I knew he was lying (说谎). I was regretful for my thoughtless (欠考虑的) words. I never really wanted him to leave me alone. It was too terrible to imagine. Words do have great power (力量). They can hurt or they can heal (治愈). And we all have the power to choose our words. 13. What did Judy’s father ask her to do that Sunday morning? A. To go for a ride. B. To go swimming. C. To go to the movies. D. To help in a hospital. 14. Judy said sorry to her father because ________. A. she said terrible words to him B. she went out without telling him C. she didn’t have time to look after him D. she wasn’t with him when the accident happened 15. What does the underlined word “regretful” mean? A. responsible (负责的) B. sorry C. careful D. thankful 16. What does the text mainly tell us? A. Don’t be afraid to say sorry. B. It’s important to listen to our parents. C. Friends should share with each other. D. We should choose our words carefully. 第二节 阅读短文，从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。 Reviewing (复习) is an important part of study. It helps you remember what you have learned. ____17____ Here are some tips on how to review well. Find your place. It’s very important to find a right place. Somewhere you feel most comfortable works best. It should also be a quiet place. That helps you put all your heart into your review work. Take your time. It’s a good idea to make reviewing part of your study plan. ____18____ Make sure that you review for no more than two hours at a time, and that you take breaks every half an hour or so. This will keep you fresh and able to take in information. Stay organized. It can be very helpful to stay organized. ____19____ That way when you prepare for an exam, you can easily find the right notes (笔记) to help you. Check your progress (检查你的进展). ____20____ It can help you know how much you have reviewed and understood. You could also use review cards to record (记录) your review progress. A. Some students think reviewing is a waste of time. B. If you take notes, organize them by subject, topic or time. C. The best way to do this is to review every school day. D. At the end of each review, check your notes carefully. E. Don’t review for too long. 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。 The lion dance is a part of traditional Chinese culture. People often perform it the night before the Chinese New Year (or Spring Festival). They ____21____ perform it for other happy occasions (庆典). People think the lion dance can ____22____ good luck and success. There are many different stories ____23____ how the lion dance began. One of them is like this: Hundreds of years ago, a monster called Nian came to a village in China. The villagers were ____24____. A lion chased Nian away (赶走). A year later, Nian came back, but this time the lion couldn’t ____25____. So the villagers made a “lion” by themselves. Their “lion” danced, jumped and chased Nian away. For this ____26____, people began to perform the lion dance before the Spring Festival to chase bad luck away. There are ____27____ different kinds of lion dances. In the southern lion dance, the dancers ____28____ hard to perform like a real lion. Their “lion” may scratch (挠) or shake its body. The dance can be funny. The ____29____ kind is the northern lion dance. It has more martial art skills like rolling, leaping and jumping (滚、跃、跳等武术技巧). Both kinds are very interesting to watch, but it takes a lot of ____30____ to perform well. It’s never easy to learn them. 21. A. still B. also C. almost D. just 22. A. bring B. leave C. find D. keep 23. A. in B. with C. about D. over 24 A. excited B. bored C. relaxed D. scared 25. A. help B. agree C. visit D. refuse 26. A. story B. reason C. event D. mistake 27. A. two B. three C. four D. five 28. A. watch B. fight C. catch D. try 29. A. other B. same C. only D. simple 30. A. luck B. advice C. practice D. hope 笔试部分 第二部分 非选择题（共30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词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。 On a hot summer day, a stonecutter (石匠) was working under the sun. He was ____31____ (real) tired and hot, and he said, “The sun is powerful (强大的). I wish I could be the sun!” A fairy (仙子) heard his wish and helped him become the sun. He was very happy ____32____ his nice sunshine. Then a cloud came and his light grew dim (光变得昏暗). A cloud was ____33____ (great) than him! Now he wanted to be a cloud. ____34____ fairy helped him again. Then came the wind. It blew him into different ____35____ (shape). “I want to be a strong wind now!” he said. The fairy once again helped. He went here and there until he blew against a stone that ____36____ (stand) in his way. He blew as hard as he could, but the stone didn’t move. “It is better ____37____ (become) a stone than anything else!” he said. ____38____ the fairy turned him into a big heavy stone. He sat and watched time go by until one day a group of stonecutters came his way. They pounded away (反复击打) at him. “Please, fairy!” he said. “ ____39____ (be) a stone is not what I want after all. From now on I just want to be ____40____ (I).” 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。 Let’s hope you’re not afraid of dogs, as robot dogs may soon be used to deliver (递送) your packages (包裹) in the future. A German company named Continental showed something different at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, USA—a robot dog that can deliver packages. The special dog has caught many people’s eye. The name of the robot dog is ANYmal. It is part of Continental’s research into the future of mobility (移动性). The company worked with the Swiss company ANYbotics to dream about the future of package delivery. At the CES, it showed how the four-legged robot could jump out of a self-driving delivery truck (卡车) and carry a package right up to someone’s front door. In the demo (演示), people could see the ANYmal robot picking its way slowly through the garden and walking up to the stairs (楼梯). Finally, the robot dog rang the doorbell with one of its legs and placed the package onto the front porch (门廊). After finishing all the tasks, ANYmal even did a little dance as a bonus (奖励、奖金) for itself. Will robot dogs take the place of human deliverers in the future? Let’s wait and see. 41. What’s the name of the robot dog? ____________________________________________________________ 42. Where did the German company named Continental show ANYmal? ____________________________________________________________ 43. Why did the company work with the Swiss company ANYbotics? ____________________________________________________________ 44. Do you think robot dogs will get popular? Why or why not? (Write 30 words or more) ____________________________________________________________ 六、书面表达（满分10分） 45. 书面表达 假如你是你校“环保俱乐部(Protecting the Environment Club)”的志愿者刘静，上周末你参加了该俱乐部组织的志愿者活动，你想把此事分享给你的笔友Jim。请你根据下表提示写一封电子邮件，向Jim介绍本次活动的情况，并谈谈你对志愿者工作的看法。 时间 地点 活动 星期六 养老院 洗衣服、打扫房间、给老人唱歌 星期日 人民公园 修理自行车、收音机 第三小学 辅导孩子写作业，给他们讲故事 要求：80词左右，电子邮件的格式及开头已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Jim, I am a volunteer in Protecting the Environment Club of my school._______________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Liu Jing 2025年5月 八年级英语期中质量监测试卷 笔试部分 第一部分 选择题（共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。 A 【1~4题答案】 【答案】1. A 2. D 3. C 4. B B 【5~8题答案】 【答案】5. C 6. D 7. B 8. B C 【9~12题答案】 【答案】9. D 10. C 11. A 12. B D 【13~16题答案】 【答案】13. A 14. A 15. B 16. D 第二节 阅读短文，从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。 【17~20题答案】 【答案】17. C 18. E 19. B 20. D 二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分） 【21~30题答案】 【答案】21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. A 28. D 29. A 30. C 笔试部分 第二部分 非选择题（共30分） 三、语篇填空（共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分） 【31~40题答案】 【答案】31. really 32. with 33. greater 34. The 35. shapes 36. stood 37. to become 38. So 39. Being 40. myself 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。 Let’s hope you’re not afraid of dogs, as robot dogs may soon be used to deliver (递送) your packages (包裹) in the future. 【41~44题答案】 【答案】41. The name of the robot dog is ANYmal. 42. The German company named Continental showed ANYmal at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, USA. 43. Because they wanted to dream about the future of package delivery. 44. Yes, I think so. They will get popular because they can independently handle package delivery, navigate complex environments like gardens and stairs, reduce human labor, and their cute actions may also make people accept them more easily, fitting the needs of future logistics. 六、书面表达（满分10分） 【45题答案】 【答案】Dear Jim, I am a volunteer in Protecting the Environment Club of my school.Last weekend, I did some volunteer work with other volunteers. On Saturday, we went to the old people’s home to help wash clothes and clean rooms. We also sang songs to the old people to make them happy. On Sunday we went to the People’s Park to fix up bikes and radios. Also, we went to No. 3 Primary School to help the children with their homework and tell them stories. I think volunteering is meaningful because it makes us happy. Yours, Liu Jing 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$