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当阳市2024~2025学年度第二学期期末学业质量监测 八年级英语试题 （本试卷共51小题，满分90分，考试时间100分钟。） 注意事项： 本试卷分试题卷和答题卡两部分，请将答案写在答题卡上每题对应的答题区域内，写在试题卷上无效。 考试结束，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。祝大家考试顺利！ 笔试部分 (90分） 一、完形填空 （共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Did you know Han Xin in Qin Dynasty? He was from a ___1___ family and often had nothing to eat. He used to go fishing but almost ___2___ no fish. He was always hungry. One day, Han Xin was fishing by the river. An old washerwoman ___3___ that the boy was very thin and looked hungry. She gave him a bowl of ___4___. “Thank you so much,” said Han Xin as he bowed down (鞠躬) to the old woman. From then on, every time Han Xin met the old woman, she would give him some rice. So Han Xin ___5___ went hungry. He was very thankful and promised he would find a way to ___6___ the woman some day. “You don’t have to promise so much when you have ___7___,” she said. “I give you rice because I feel ___8___ that you don’t have anything to eat. I don’t need you to repay me. If you are a real man, you will find a way to feed ___9___.” Han Xin kept the old woman’s words in his mind. When Han Xin ___10___ up, he went into the army and became a general (将军). He did many good things and ___11___ many people. People all thought he was a great man. Han Xin never ___12___ the old washerwoman. He went back to the village and took her to his palace. He bowed down to her to give her a bowl ___13___ gold. But the old woman didn’t ___14___ it. “Thank you for the gold,” she said. “You have already paid me back by becoming a strong and kind man.” The Chinese idiom (成语) “A single meal repaid with a thousand in gold.” comes from this story. It teaches us that we should always help others without getting anything in ___15___. And we should also forever remember the help from someone else. 1. A. rich B. strong C. poor D. busy 2. A. cheated B. raised C. borrowed D. caught 3. A. saw B. protected C. heard D. introduced 4. A. gold B. rice C. water D. milk 5 A. always B. often C. sometimes D. never 6. A. talk about B. pay back C. learn from D. think about 7. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything 8. A. sorry B. happy C. tired D. angry 9. A. himself B. herself C. myself D. yourself 10. A. came B. stood C. grew D. picked 11. A. helped B. hurt C. troubled D. controlled 12. A. remembered B. advised C. invited D. forgot 13. A. short of B. full of C. instead of D. made of 14. A. sell B. take C. collect D. refuse 15. A. silence B. surprise C. return D. excitement 【答案】1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. A 9. D 10. C 11. A 12. D 13. B 14. B 15. C 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述韩信少时贫苦受漂母赠饭，后功成名就回报的故事，体现知恩图报的美德。 【1题详解】 句意：他出身于一个贫穷的家庭，常常没东西吃。 rich富有的；strong强壮的；poor贫穷的；busy忙碌的。根据“often had nothing to eat”，可知家庭贫穷，“poor”符合语境。故选C。 【2题详解】 句意：他过去常去钓鱼，可几乎钓不到鱼。 cheated欺骗；raised养育，筹集；borrowed借；caught抓住，钓到。根据“He used to go fishing but almost ... no fish.”可知，“catch fish”是“捕鱼”固定搭配，这里说钓鱼的结果，用“caught”。故选D。 【3题详解】 句意：一位老洗衣妇看见这孩子瘦巴巴的，一脸饥饿相。 saw看见；protected保护；heard听见；introduced介绍。根据“An old washerwoman ... that the boy was very thin and looked hungry.”可知，视觉观察最合理，后文“给饭”基于所见。故选A。 【4题详解】 句意：她给了他一碗米饭。 gold金子；rice大米，米饭；water水；milk牛奶。根据“She gave him a bowl of ...”可知，后文多次提到“rice”且为古代常见救济食物。故选B。 【5题详解】 句意：所以韩信再也没饿过肚子。 always总是；often经常；sometimes有时；never从不。根据“So Han Xin ... went hungry.”可知，因为老妇人总给米饭，所以“不再”挨饿。故选D。 【6题详解】 句意：他满心感激，承诺总有一天会想办法报答这位妇人。 talk about谈论；pay back偿还，报答；learn from向……学习；think about思考，考虑。根据“He was very thankful and promised he would find a way to ... the woman some day.”可知，受助后想报答，“pay back”有“偿还；报答”之意。故选B。 【7题详解】 句意：“你身无分文的时候，不必许下这么重的承诺，” 她说。 nothing没有什么；anything任何事物（常用于否定、疑问）；something某事，某物；everything一切。根据“You don’t have to promise so much when you have ....”可知，老妇人说韩信没东西吃时不用承诺太多，“nothing”符合。故选A。 【8题详解】 句意：我给你米饭，是因为心疼你一无所有、没东西吃。 sorry抱歉的，难过的；happy开心的；tired疲惫的；angry生气的。根据“I give you rice because I feel ... that you don’t have anything to eat.”可知，看到孩子没吃的，老妇人会“难过”。故选A。 【9题详解】 句意：要是你是个有出息的人，自会找到养活自己的法子。 himself他自己；herself她自己；myself我自己；yourself你自己。根据“If you are a real man, you will find a way to feed ...”可知，老妇人对韩信说的话，用 “yourself”。故选D。 【10题详解】 句意：韩信长大后，投身行伍，成了一名将军。 came来（come的过去式）；stood站立（stand的过去式）；grew成长（grow的过去式）；picked采摘（pick的过去式）。根据“When Han Xin ... up, he went into the army and became a general (将军).”可知，“grow up”是“长大”固定短语，“grew”是“grow”的过去式。故选C。 【11题详解】 句意：他做了不少好事，帮助了很多人。 helped帮助（help的过去式）；hurt伤害（hurt的过去式/过去分词）；troubled使烦恼（trouble的过去式）；controlled控制（control的过去式）。根据“He did many good things and ... many people.”可知，做好事就是“帮助”人。故选A。 【12题详解】 句意：韩信始终没忘记那位老洗衣妇。 remembered记得（remember的过去式）；advised建议（advise的过去式）；invited邀请（invite的过去式）；forgot忘记（forget的过去式）。根据“Han Xin never ... the old washerwoman.”可知，后文说他回去找老妇人，所以是没“忘记”。故选D。 【13题详解】 句意：他回到故乡，把老妇人接到自己的府邸，向她鞠躬行礼，还递上一碗装满金子的碗。 short of短缺；full of充满；instead of代替；made of由……制成。根据“He bowed down to her to give her a bowl ... gold.”可知，“a bowl full of...”是“一碗装满……” ，符合报恩送金的语境。故选B。 【14题详解】 句意：可老妇人没有接受。 sell卖；take拿，接受；collect收集；refuse拒绝。根据“But the old woman didn’t ... it.”可知，老妇人觉得韩信成为优秀的人就是回报，所以不“接受”金子。故选B。 【15题详解】 句意：它告诉我们，帮忙他人时别想着回报。 silence沉默；surprise惊喜；return回报，返回；excitement兴奋。根据“It teaches us that we should always help others without getting anything in ...”可知，“in return”是“作为回报”，符合助人不图回报的道理。故选C。 二、阅读理解 （共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分） 第一节 （共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读三篇短文，从每小题所给的A 、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个与短文内容相符的最佳选项。 A Tai Chi is a soft exercise from China. It uses slow movements, deep breathing, and peaceful thinking together. It helps join your mind and body. It comes from old Chinese traditions like fighting exercises (格斗术) and self-defense (自卫术). In 2020, UNESCO put it on a special list of important world traditions. People don’t know exactly when Tai Chi started. Around the 13th century, an old Chinese teacher named Zhang Sanfeng might have made it. He studied different fighting exercises. But the Tai Chi we know today started later. Now, people mostly use it for health. Groups who like sports have changed it a little for shows and competitions. It became popular outside China in the 1900s. By the late 1950s, people in Europe and North America started doing it. Today, many people learn Tai Chi from books, online videos and classes. Places like the China Cultural Center in New Zealand use TikTok and YouTube to teach it to more people. Tai Chi is famous for making people feel better. It helps you balance better, move easily and get stronger. It also makes you feel less worried or sad. What’s more, it is safe for everyone—young and old while doing Tai Chi, especially for older people or people who are not well. In China, Tai Chi is very important. People do it as exercise, art and quiet thinking. It shows the Chinese idea of balance of yin and yang. Now, people everywhere do Tai Chi as well as learn about Chinese ideas. 16. What is Tai Chi mainly used for today? A. For fights. B. For shows. C. For health. D. For competitions. 17. What does Tai Chi show the Chinese idea of? A. Important exercise in life. B. Balance of yin and yang. C. Communications with others. D. Traditional customs from ancient China. 18. Why might Tai Chi be good for older people? A. It uses slow movements. B. It teaches fighting skills well. C. It needs very fast movements. D. It can help to learn self-defense. 19. How do people learn Tai Chi today? A. Only from old Chinese books. B. Through online videos and classes. C. By watching sports competitions only. D. By traveling to Europe and North America. 20. Which part of newspaper is the passage probably from? A. Movie review. B. Social news. C. Travel plan. D. Sports and games. 【答案】16. C 17. B 18. A 19. B 20. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了太极的起源、发展、作用以及人们学习太极的方式等内容。 【16题详解】 细节理解题。根据“But the Tai Chi we know today started later. Now, people mostly use it for health.”可知，如今太极主要用于养生保健。故选C。 【17题详解】 细节理解题。根据“It shows the Chinese idea of balance of yin and yang.”可知，太极体现了中国人阴阳平衡的理念。故选B。 【18题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Tai Chi is a soft exercise from China. It uses slow movements, deep breathing, and peaceful thinking together.”和“What’s more, it is safe for everyone...especially for older people or people who are not well.”可知，太极动作缓慢，对老年人安全有益，所以适合老年人。故选A。 【19题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Today, many people learn Tai Chi from books, online videos and classes.”可知，人们如今通过在线视频和课程等学习太极。故选B。 【20题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文可知，文章围绕太极这一体育运动展开，介绍其起源、作用、学习方式等，所以可能来自报纸的“体育与运动”板块。故选D。 B This May Day, I volunteered at Shanghai’s famous Yuyuan Garden while others relaxed. It was my first time to volunteer abroad. My job was simple: giving directions (方向) to visitors. I worked with a classmate and two kind Chinese aunts. They taught me important things. One aunt said, “Speak slowly. When giving directions, use your whole hand, not one finger (手指).” I learned that pointing with one finger is not a good way in China. At first, visitors didn’t ask me questions. Maybe they thought I couldn’t speak Chinese. So, I smiled and said in Chinese: “Welcome, How can I help you?” People were surprised when I spoke Chinese well. One family from Shaanxi drew my eyes. Their little son shouted “Waiguoren”. The father looked unsure, but an aunt encouraged him: “He’s our foreign volunteer friend. He speaks Chinese.” The father then talked with me. We didn’t just talk about the garden, we shared our cultures. He asked why many Africans eat with hands, not chopsticks (筷子). I explained some traditional foods like fufu are easier to eat by hand. He asked if I could use chopsticks. “Yes,” I said, “but it took years to learn!” We both laughed. I asked about his hometown, Shaanxi. His face lit up brightly. He told me Shaanxi is important in Chinese history. It’s home to Xi’an, an ancient city with the Terracotta Army and special noodles called biangbiang. His son practiced English words with me excitedly. That day showed me how a smile and openness build bridges between cultures. Volunteering taught me more about China than I expected. Every visitor shared different foods and traditions. To students: Your lessons aren’t just in books. Stepping outside China offers wonderful experiences—you just need to ask and search. Real-life moments teach you things classrooms never can. 21. What was the writer’s main job at Yuyuan Garden? A. Selling tickets to visitors from different countries. B. Helping visitors find their way around the garden. C. Cleaning the information desk with his classmate. D. Learning Chinese history from the kind Chinese aunts. 22. What important rule about giving directions did the writer learn? A. Visitors like directions given very quickly. B. Speaking Chinese is better than speaking English. C. Using your whole hand is much better than one finger. D. Directions should only be given inside the desk. 23. What did the writer and the father from Shaanxi mainly talk about? A. Their different cultures and traditions. B. The best places to buy gifts in Shanghai. C. The writer’s difficulties learning Chinese. D. The history of the Terracotta Army in facts. 24. What is the main lesson the writer learned from this experience? A. Volunteering is very tiring but makes good money. B. Chinese aunts are the best teachers for foreigners. C. It is very necessary to speak Chinese well when volunteering. D. Being friendly and open helps people understand different cultures. 25. What advice does the writer want to share with us? A. Foreign visitors must learn to enjoy Chinese culture completely. B. Using chopsticks in a right way is an important skill for living in China. C. Real learning happens not only in books but also through searching the world. D. Students should always choose volunteering over studying in their free time. 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者在五一假期期间在上海豫园做志愿者的经历，通过与游客的互动，学习到了中国文化，并强调了开放和友好的态度在跨文化交流中的重要性。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第1段“My job was simple: giving directions to visitors.”可知，作者的主要工作是为游客提供方向指引。故选B。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第2段“When giving directions, use your whole hand, not one finger.”可知，作者学到的规则是用整只手而非单指。故选C。 【23题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第5段“We didn’t just talk about the garden, we shared our cultures.”可知，对话主题是文化和传统。故选A。 【24题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章第7段“That day showed me how a smile and openness build bridges between cultures.”可知，作者学到的核心是友好和开放促进文化理解。故选D。 【25题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Your lessons aren’t just in books… Real-life moments teach you things classrooms never can.”可知，作者建议通过实践探索学习。故选C。 C In Dongming, Shandong, students in a classroom are excited. Han Ruirui, a heritage inheritor (非遗传承人), shows them how to stick seeds (粘贴种子) on wood. Soon, seeds like black beans and yellow corn make up Nezha—a hero from Chinese stories. This art is called Dongming Grain Painting (东明粮画). It began over 1,700 years ago when farmers celebrated harvests (丰收). Making grain art takes time and care. Artists use more than 200 kinds of seeds. They clean them so they last long. Then they stick, press, and set seeds to show animals, flowers, or mountains. Han made special natural glue so the art won’t break. “It looks easy, but every seed needs work!” a student said. Each painting carries good wishes for full harvests and peaceful life. Han once worked in big cities but came home in 2013. “This art belongs to the Yellow River land,” he says. To save the tradition, he made over 500 easy-to-make sets for schools and taught villagers—including people with special needs. Now his art goes to many countries, mixing old wisdom (智慧) with new ideas. Grain painting is not just seeds—it’s history in pictures. It shows us how simple things from nature can become beautiful art. “Seeds in earth grow food, seeds on paper grow stories.” says Han Ruirui. 26. Why did farmers make grain paintings many years ago? A. To get better prices for local crops. B. To introduce more jobs in small villages. C. To celebrate harvests and peaceful lives. D. To create new kinds of seeds from mountains. 27. What do artists often do to keep grain paintings for a long time? A. They must draw pictures on wood first B. They often use over 200 kinds of seeds C. They set seeds into animal shapes D. They clean and treat the seeds carefully 28. What did Han Ruirui do to save the tradition of Dongming Grain Painting? A. He sold over 500 grain paintings to foreign countries. B. He created easy-to-make sets for schools and taught villagers. C. He invented a new type of glue to make the art last longer. D. He wrote some books about the history of grain painting. 29. What can we learn from Han Ruirui’s words from Paragraph 4? A. Seeds have nothing to do with history. B. Pictures of history are easy to make. C. The art form carries historical meaning. D. Grain paintings are made only with old seeds. 30. What is the best title for this passage? A. A Traditional Art with Seeds B. An Old Wisdom with New Ideas C. A Chinese Harvest Celebration D. A Famous Person in Shandong Province 【答案】26. C 27. D 28. B 29. C 30. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了山东东明粮画这一传统艺术的起源、制作工艺和传承人韩瑞瑞为保护这项非遗所做的努力，展现了自然与艺术的结合以及传统智慧的现代传承。 【26题详解】 细节理解题。根据“It began over 1,700 years ago when farmers celebrated harvests (丰收).”可知，农民制作粮画是为了庆祝丰收。故选C。 【27题详解】 细节理解题。根据“They clean them so they last long”可知，艺术家们通过仔细清洁和处理种子来使粮画保存更久。故选D。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据“To save the tradition, he made over 500 easy-to-make sets for schools and taught villagers”可知，韩瑞瑞通过制作简易套装和教授村民来传承这项传统艺术。故选B。 【29题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Grain painting is not just seeds—it’s history in pictures”和韩瑞瑞的话“Seeds in earth grow food, seeds on paper grow stories”可知，这种艺术形式承载着历史意义。故选C。 【30题详解】 最佳标题题。全文围绕东明粮画这一传统艺术展开，介绍了其历史、制作工艺和传承意义。故选A。 第二节 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读短文，从下面所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯。选项中有一项为多余选项。 Robots are everywhere now. You see them making cars in factories, bringing food in restaurants, and even helping doctors in hospitals. ___31___ The truth is mixed. A study says that by 2025 machines may do over half of everyday tasks—like putting together products or reading papers. ___32___ And robot arms could pack things faster than people. But don’t worry. Experts think robots will also create new jobs. ___33___ while robots deal with boring tasks. Think about nurses: if a robot checks medical scans, the nurse has more time to talk with patients (病人). ___34___ Schools now teach students skills robots can’t copy easily: solving surprise problems, designing (设计) art, or explaining difficult ideas. As MIT scientist Rodney Brooks said: “Robots help us work better, but they don’t replace human hearts.” In your life, you might work together with robots. You could teach them, fix them, or use them to learn about oceans and space. ___35___ A. Future jobs will change, not go away. B. Some people ask: Will robots take jobs from humans? C. For example, self-driving cars might need no drivers, D. Therefore, all factory workers will lose their jobs in the next ten years. E. Remember: technology is a tool--humans decide how it shapes our world. F. In fact, people will focus on creative work like art and teamwork. 【答案】31. B 32. C 33. F 34. A 35. E 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讨论了机器人在现代生活中的广泛应用及其对人类工作的影响，同时指出机器人不会完全取代人类，而是会创造新的工作机会。 【31题详解】 根据文章第1段“Robots are everywhere now… even helping doctors in hospitals.”可知，此处应引入人们对机器人是否会取代人类工作的疑问。选项B“有些人问：机器人会抢走人类的工作吗？”符合语境。故选B。 【32题详解】 根据文章第2段“machines may do over half of everyday tasks… robot arms could pack things faster than people”可知，此处需举例说明机器人替代人类的具体场景。选项C“例如，自动驾驶汽车可能不需要司机”符合语境。故选C。 【33题详解】 根据文章第3段“Experts think robots will also create new jobs… while robots deal with boring tasks”可知，人类将转向机器人难以替代的创造性工作。选项F“事实上，人们将专注于艺术和团队合作等创造性工作”符合语境。故选F。 【34题详解】 根据文章第4段“Schools now teach students skills robots can’t copy easily… Robots help us work better”可知，未来工作形式会变化而非消失。选项A“未来的工作会变化，而非消失”符合语境。故选A。 【35题详解】 根据文章最后一段“you might work together with robots… learn about oceans and space”可知，此处需总结技术工具的本质。选项E“记住：技术是工具，人类决定它如何塑造世界”符合语境。故选E。 三、短文填空 （共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读短文，从方框中选出正确的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。 smell driver keep smoke safe until strong careful ride advice How can we students keep ourselves safe? Here is some ___36___. ★ On your way home or to school. Wait for the green traffic light, and look left and right before you cross the road. If you see a car coming, don’t cross ___37___ it really stops. Besides, dress in bright colors, so ___38___ can see you clearly. ★ At school. When students around you begin to push, try holding onto something, or stay in a ___39___ corner. Cover your head with both hands if you fall down in a crowded place. ★ When there’s a fire. ___40___ calm (冷静的) and leave quickly. Use a piece of wet cloth to cover your mouth and nose so that you don’t breathe in heavy ___41___. If your clothes catch fire, drop to the ground and move from side to side to put out the fire. ★ For eating. Wash fruits like apples or grapes ___42___ before you eat them. Check the end date and if your food looks or ___43___ bad, don’t eat it. ★ For ___44___ on the escalator (自动扶梯). Hold onto the handrails (扶手) and stand on the right side of the escalator because the right arm is much ____45____. It is dangerous to run up and down on it because you may get hurt. 【答案】36. advice 37. until 38. drivers 39. safe 40. Keep 41. smoke 42. carefully 43. smells 44. riding 45. stronger 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了学生在不同场合如何保持自身安全的一些建议。 【36题详解】 句意：这里有一些建议。根据“How can we students keep ourselves safe? Here is some...”可知，后文是关于学生保障自身安全的建议。advice意为“建议”，不可数名词。故填advice。 【37题详解】 句意：如果你看到一辆汽车驶来，直到它真正停下才能过马路。not...until...意为“直到……才……”，符合语境。故填until。 【38题详解】 句意：此外，穿鲜艳的颜色，这样司机们能清楚地看到你。根据“If you see a car coming, don’t cross...it really stops. Besides, dress in bright colors, so...can see you clearly.”可知，此处指穿鲜艳的衣服，过马路时，司机可以清楚地看到你。driver意为“司机”，可数名词，此处需要复数形式表示泛指。故填drivers。 【39题详解】 句意：当你周围的同学开始推挤时，试着抓住什么东西，或者待在一个安全的角落。根据“When students around you begin to push, try holding onto something, or stay in a...corner.”可知，空处需填一个形容词，作定语修饰名词corner。safe“安全的”，符合语境。故填safe。 【40题详解】 句意：保持冷静并迅速离开。keep calm是固定短语，意为“保持冷静”，此句是祈使句，用动词原形开头，首字母要大写。故填Keep。 【41题详解】 句意：用一块湿布捂住口鼻，这样你就不会吸入浓烟。根据“When there’s a fire.”可知，火灾时会有浓烟，smoke“烟”，不可数名词，heavy smoke表示“浓烟”。故填smoke。 【42题详解】 句意：在吃像苹果或葡萄这类水果之前，要仔细清洗。根据“Wash fruits like apples or grapes...before you eat them.”可知，空处需填一个副词，修饰动词wash。careful的副词carefully“仔细地”，符合语境。故填carefully。 【43题详解】 句意：检查保质期，如果你的食物看起来或闻起来变质了，就不要吃。根据“if your food looks or...bad”可知，空处需填一个感官动词，smell“闻起来”，符合题意，此处用三单形式。故填smells。 【44题详解】 句意：关于乘坐自动扶梯。ride意为“乘坐”，ride on the escalator表示“乘坐自动扶梯”，介词for后用动词ing形式。故填riding。 【45题详解】 句意：握住扶手，站在自动扶梯的右侧，因为右臂力量要大得多。根据“the right arm is much...”可知，空处需填一个形容词比较级，strong“强壮的”，其比较级为stronger，符合题意。故填stronger。 四、读写结合 （共两节，满分25分） 第一节 任务型阅读 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读短文，用英文填空或回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）。 My first job was a waiter. I did it when I first left school, just to make money. It was fun, but it was very hard work. I had to work long hours and I was always on my feet. I had to remember the customers (顾客) orders. It wasn’t very challenging, but that was all my work. And I didn’t get paid on holidays. So, in the end I got bored and gave up the job. A few days later, I got another job as a shop assistant in a bookshop. I really enjoyed that because I like books and I like talking to people about them. After a few months, I was raised to the shop manager (经理). That was great. I got on-the-job training about management, and I was happy because I was starting a new journey—well, I thought I was. After two years, the bookstore closed because there wasn’t enough business (生意). Now I have got a few more years’ experience, and I work as a management adviser. The pay is fantastic and the work is quite interesting. I guess you can say I’m successful. Will I still be here five years from now? Who knows? Anything could happen in the next few years. 46. The passage mainly talks about the writer’s ____46____. (不超过2词) 47-49. Fill in the form according to the passage. The Writer’s Jobs The Writer’s feelings about the jobs The reasons for feelings A waiter It was fun but hard work. ____47____. (请列举2项，不超过15词) ____48____ (不超过3词) She enjoyed it. She likes books and talking to people about them. A management adviser She is ____49____ with it (仅限1词) The pay is fantastic and the work is quite interesting. 50. Do you think the writer is successful? What can you learn from her? ____________________________________50____________________________________. (不超过20词) 【答案】46. work experience 47 She had to work long hours. She was always on her feet./ She had to remember the customers’ orders. She didn’t get paid on holidays. 48. A shop assistant 49. happy/ pleased/ satisfied 50. Yes. I should be full of hope for the future./ When I face challenges, I should never give up./ The journey and the experience are treasures in life. 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者从第一份工作到现在的职业经历和感受。 【46题详解】 根据“My first job was a waiter.”，“A few days later, I got another job as a shop assistant in a bookshop.”和“I work as a management adviser.”及结合文章内容可知，文章围绕作者的工作经历展开。故填work experience。 【47题详解】 根据“I had to work long hours and I was always on my feet. I had to remember the customers (顾客) orders.”和“And I didn’t get paid on holidays.”可知，作者认为第一份工作很辛苦是因为：工作时间长，总是站着，还得记住顾客的订单，而且假期没有工资。故填She had to work long hours. She was always on her feet./ She had to remember the customers orders. She didn’t get paid on holidays. 【48题详解】 根据“A few days later, I got another job as a shop assistant in a bookshop.”可知，作者的第二份工作是一家书店的店员。故填A shop assistant。 【49题详解】 根据“The pay is fantastic and the work is quite interesting. I guess you can say I’m successful.”可知，作者对管理顾问这份工作是满意的。故填happy/ pleased/ satisfied。 【50题详解】 开放性问题，言之有理即可。参考答案为Yes. I should be full of hope for the future./ When I face challenges, I should never give up./ The journey and the experience are treasures in life. 第二节 书面表达 （共1题，满分15分） 51. 假如你是李华，你们学校社团正在开展“健康用网周”活动，你参与了其中的一项挑战：在刚过去的周末24小时内不使用任何电子设备 （手机、电脑、平板）。请用英文记录你的经历、感受和收获，投稿至校英文报。 稿件内容： 1. What activities did you do without screens last weekend? 2. How did you feel during last weekend? 3. What have you learned from this experience? 稿件要求： （1）包含所有提示，可适当发挥； (2) 文中不得出现真实的人名和校名； (3) 词数80词左右。（开头已给出，不计入总词数） My Screen-Free Weekend Experience Last weekend, I took part in a school activity called “Screen-Free Weekend”. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 My Screen-Free Weekend Experience Last weekend, I took part in a school activity called “Screen-Free Weekend”. Let me tell you what I did without screens. To be honest, I felt bored at first. So, I went to the library with my friend. We spent the whole morning reading our favorite books there. It was quite enjoyable. On Sunday, my parents and I visited my grandparents in the countryside. We ate a big lunch together. The most exciting thing was that I learned to make zongzi with my grandma’s help. This experience taught me something valuable. I got a strong feeling of warmth and happiness when I was with my family and friends. I will use screens wisely and spend more time with my family and friends. 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇材料作文； ②时态：主要使用“一般过去时”； ③提示：写作要点已给出，考生应注意不要遗漏“信息提示”中的每一项提示，适当添加细节，并突出写作重点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，开头点明参与活动“无屏幕周末”，引出下文要讲述的经历； 第二步，中间分述周末两天的活动：周六和朋友去图书馆读书，周日和父母去乡下看望祖父母、一起吃午饭、学包粽子； 第三步，结尾表达这次经历的收获，以及今后会合理使用电子屏幕、多陪伴家人朋友的想法。 [亮点词汇] ①screen-free无屏幕的 ②enjoyable令人愉快的 ③valuable有价值的 ④wisely明智地 [高分句型] ①Last weekend, I took part in a school activity called “Screen-Free Weekend”. (过去分词短语作后置定语) ②I got a strong feeling of warmth and happiness when I was with my family and friends. (when引导的时间状语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 当阳市2024~2025学年度第二学期期末学业质量监测 八年级英语试题 （本试卷共51小题，满分90分，考试时间100分钟。） 注意事项： 本试卷分试题卷和答题卡两部分，请将答案写在答题卡上每题对应的答题区域内，写在试题卷上无效。 考试结束，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。祝大家考试顺利！ 笔试部分 (90分） 一、完形填空 （共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Did you know Han Xin in Qin Dynasty? He was from a ___1___ family and often had nothing to eat. He used to go fishing but almost ___2___ no fish. He was always hungry. One day, Han Xin was fishing by the river. An old washerwoman ___3___ that the boy was very thin and looked hungry. She gave him a bowl of ___4___. “Thank you so much,” said Han Xin as he bowed down (鞠躬) to the old woman. From then on, every time Han Xin met the old woman, she would give him some rice. So Han Xin ___5___ went hungry. He was very thankful and promised he would find a way to ___6___ the woman some day. “You don’t have to promise so much when you have ___7___,” she said. “I give you rice because I feel ___8___ that you don’t have anything to eat. I don’t need you to repay me. If you are a real man, you will find a way to feed ___9___.” Han Xin kept the old woman’s words in his mind. When Han Xin ___10___ up, he went into the army and became a general (将军). He did many good things and ___11___ many people. People all thought he was a great man. Han Xin never ___12___ the old washerwoman. He went back to the village and took her to his palace. He bowed down to her to give her a bowl ___13___ gold. But the old woman didn’t ___14___ it. “Thank you for the gold,” she said. “You have already paid me back by becoming a strong and kind man.” The Chinese idiom (成语) “A single meal repaid with a thousand in gold.” comes from this story. It teaches us that we should always help others without getting anything in ___15___. And we should also forever remember the help from someone else. 1. A. rich B. strong C. poor D. busy 2. A. cheated B. raised C. borrowed D. caught 3. A. saw B. protected C. heard D. introduced 4. A. gold B. rice C. water D. milk 5. A. always B. often C. sometimes D. never 6 A. talk about B. pay back C. learn from D. think about 7. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything 8. A. sorry B. happy C. tired D. angry 9. A. himself B. herself C. myself D. yourself 10. A. came B. stood C. grew D. picked 11. A. helped B. hurt C. troubled D. controlled 12. A. remembered B. advised C. invited D. forgot 13. A. short of B. full of C. instead of D. made of 14. A. sell B. take C. collect D. refuse 15. A. silence B. surprise C. return D. excitement 二、阅读理解 （共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分） 第一节 （共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读三篇短文，从每小题所给的A 、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个与短文内容相符的最佳选项。 A Tai Chi is a soft exercise from China. It uses slow movements, deep breathing, and peaceful thinking together. It helps join your mind and body. It comes from old Chinese traditions like fighting exercises (格斗术) and self-defense (自卫术). In 2020, UNESCO put it on a special list of important world traditions. People don’t know exactly when Tai Chi started. Around the 13th century, an old Chinese teacher named Zhang Sanfeng might have made it. He studied different fighting exercises. But the Tai Chi we know today started later. Now, people mostly use it for health. Groups who like sports have changed it a little for shows and competitions. It became popular outside China in the 1900s. By the late 1950s, people in Europe and North America started doing it. Today, many people learn Tai Chi from books, online videos and classes. Places like the China Cultural Center in New Zealand use TikTok and YouTube to teach it to more people. Tai Chi is famous for making people feel better. It helps you balance better, move easily and get stronger. It also makes you feel less worried or sad. What’s more, it is safe for everyone—young and old while doing Tai Chi, especially for older people or people who are not well. In China, Tai Chi is very important. People do it as exercise, art and quiet thinking. It shows the Chinese idea of balance of yin and yang. Now, people everywhere do Tai Chi as well as learn about Chinese ideas. 16 What is Tai Chi mainly used for today? A. For fights. B. For shows. C. For health. D. For competitions. 17. What does Tai Chi show the Chinese idea of? A. Important exercise in life. B. Balance of yin and yang. C. Communications with others. D. Traditional customs from ancient China. 18. Why might Tai Chi be good for older people? A. It uses slow movements. B. It teaches fighting skills well. C It needs very fast movements. D. It can help to learn self-defense. 19. How do people learn Tai Chi today? A. Only from old Chinese books. B. Through online videos and classes. C. By watching sports competitions only. D. By traveling to Europe and North America. 20. Which part of newspaper is the passage probably from? A. Movie review. B. Social news. C. Travel plan. D. Sports and games. B This May Day, I volunteered at Shanghai’s famous Yuyuan Garden while others relaxed. It was my first time to volunteer abroad. My job was simple: giving directions (方向) to visitors. I worked with a classmate and two kind Chinese aunts. They taught me important things. One aunt said, “Speak slowly. When giving directions, use your whole hand, not one finger (手指).” I learned that pointing with one finger is not a good way in China. At first, visitors didn’t ask me questions. Maybe they thought I couldn’t speak Chinese. So, I smiled and said in Chinese: “Welcome, How can I help you?” People were surprised when I spoke Chinese well. One family from Shaanxi drew my eyes. Their little son shouted “Waiguoren”. The father looked unsure, but an aunt encouraged him: “He’s our foreign volunteer friend. He speaks Chinese.” The father then talked with me. We didn’t just talk about the garden, we shared our cultures. He asked why many Africans eat with hands, not chopsticks (筷子). I explained some traditional foods like fufu are easier to eat by hand. He asked if I could use chopsticks. “Yes,” I said, “but it took years to learn!” We both laughed. I asked about his hometown, Shaanxi. His face lit up brightly. He told me Shaanxi is important in Chinese history. It’s home to Xi’an, an ancient city with the Terracotta Army and special noodles called biangbiang. His son practiced English words with me excitedly. That day showed me how a smile and openness build bridges between cultures. Volunteering taught me more about China than I expected. Every visitor shared different foods and traditions. To students: Your lessons aren’t just in books. Stepping outside China offers wonderful experiences—you just need to ask and search. Real-life moments teach you things classrooms never can. 21. What was the writer’s main job at Yuyuan Garden? A. Selling tickets to visitors from different countries. B. Helping visitors find their way around the garden. C. Cleaning the information desk with his classmate. D. Learning Chinese history from the kind Chinese aunts. 22. What important rule about giving directions did the writer learn? A. Visitors like directions given very quickly. B. Speaking Chinese is better than speaking English. C. Using your whole hand is much better than one finger. D. Directions should only be given inside the desk. 23. What did the writer and the father from Shaanxi mainly talk about? A. Their different cultures and traditions. B. The best places to buy gifts in Shanghai. C. The writer’s difficulties learning Chinese. D. The history of the Terracotta Army in facts. 24. What is the main lesson the writer learned from this experience? A. Volunteering is very tiring but makes good money. B. Chinese aunts are the best teachers for foreigners. C. It is very necessary to speak Chinese well when volunteering. D. Being friendly and open helps people understand different cultures. 25. What advice does the writer want to share with us? A. Foreign visitors must learn to enjoy Chinese culture completely. B Using chopsticks in a right way is an important skill for living in China. C. Real learning happens not only in books but also through searching the world. D. Students should always choose volunteering over studying in their free time. C In Dongming, Shandong, students in a classroom are excited. Han Ruirui, a heritage inheritor (非遗传承人), shows them how to stick seeds (粘贴种子) on wood. Soon, seeds like black beans and yellow corn make up Nezha—a hero from Chinese stories. This art is called Dongming Grain Painting (东明粮画). It began over 1,700 years ago when farmers celebrated harvests (丰收). Making grain art takes time and care. Artists use more than 200 kinds of seeds. They clean them so they last long. Then they stick, press, and set seeds to show animals, flowers, or mountains. Han made special natural glue so the art won’t break. “It looks easy, but every seed needs work!” a student said. Each painting carries good wishes for full harvests and peaceful life. Han once worked in big cities but came home in 2013. “This art belongs to the Yellow River land,” he says. To save the tradition, he made over 500 easy-to-make sets for schools and taught villagers—including people with special needs. Now his art goes to many countries, mixing old wisdom (智慧) with new ideas. Grain painting is not just seeds—it’s history in pictures. It shows us how simple things from nature can become beautiful art. “Seeds in earth grow food, seeds on paper grow stories.” says Han Ruirui. 26. Why did farmers make grain paintings many years ago? A. To get better prices for local crops. B. To introduce more jobs in small villages. C. To celebrate harvests and peaceful lives. D. To create new kinds of seeds from mountains. 27. What do artists often do to keep grain paintings for a long time? A. They must draw pictures on wood first B. They often use over 200 kinds of seeds C. They set seeds into animal shapes D. They clean and treat the seeds carefully 28. What did Han Ruirui do to save the tradition of Dongming Grain Painting? A. He sold over 500 grain paintings to foreign countries. B. He created easy-to-make sets for schools and taught villagers. C. He invented a new type of glue to make the art last longer. D. He wrote some books about the history of grain painting. 29. What can we learn from Han Ruirui’s words from Paragraph 4? A. Seeds have nothing to do with history. B. Pictures of history are easy to make. C. The art form carries historical meaning. D. Grain paintings are made only with old seeds. 30. What is the best title for this passage? A A Traditional Art with Seeds B. An Old Wisdom with New Ideas C. A Chinese Harvest Celebration D. A Famous Person in Shandong Province 第二节 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读短文，从下面所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯。选项中有一项为多余选项。 Robots are everywhere now. You see them making cars in factories, bringing food in restaurants, and even helping doctors in hospitals. ___31___ The truth is mixed. A study says that by 2025, machines may do over half of everyday tasks—like putting together products or reading papers. ___32___ And robot arms could pack things faster than people. But don’t worry. Experts think robots will also create new jobs. ___33___ while robots deal with boring tasks. Think about nurses: if a robot checks medical scans, the nurse has more time to talk with patients (病人). ___34___ Schools now teach students skills robots can’t copy easily: solving surprise problems, designing (设计) art, or explaining difficult ideas. As MIT scientist Rodney Brooks said: “Robots help us work better, but they don’t replace human hearts.” In your life, you might work together with robots. You could teach them, fix them, or use them to learn about oceans and space. ___35___ A. Future jobs will change, not go away. B. Some people ask: Will robots take jobs from humans? C. For example, self-driving cars might need no drivers, D. Therefore, all factory workers will lose their jobs in the next ten years. E. Remember: technology is a tool--humans decide how it shapes our world. F. In fact, people will focus on creative work like art and teamwork. 三、短文填空 （共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读短文，从方框中选出正确的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。 smell driver keep smoke safe until strong careful ride advice How can we students keep ourselves safe? Here is some ___36___. ★ On your way home or to school. Wait for the green traffic light, and look left and right before you cross the road. If you see a car coming, don’t cross ___37___ it really stops. Besides, dress in bright colors, so ___38___ can see you clearly. ★ At school. When students around you begin to push, try holding onto something, or stay in a ___39___ corner. Cover your head with both hands if you fall down in a crowded place. ★ When there’s a fire. ___40___ calm (冷静的) and leave quickly. Use a piece of wet cloth to cover your mouth and nose so that you don’t breathe in heavy ___41___. If your clothes catch fire, drop to the ground and move from side to side to put out the fire. ★ For eating. Wash fruits like apples or grapes ___42___ before you eat them. Check the end date and if your food looks or ___43___ bad, don’t eat it. ★ For ___44___ on the escalator (自动扶梯). Hold onto the handrails (扶手) and stand on the right side of the escalator because the right arm is much ____45____. It is dangerous to run up and down on it because you may get hurt. 四、读写结合 （共两节，满分25分） 第一节 任务型阅读 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读短文，用英文填空或回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）。 My first job was a waiter. I did it when I first left school, just to make money. It was fun, but it was very hard work. I had to work long hours and I was always on my feet. I had to remember the customers (顾客) orders. It wasn’t very challenging, but that was all my work. And I didn’t get paid on holidays. So, in the end I got bored and gave up the job. A few days later, I got another job as a shop assistant in a bookshop. I really enjoyed that because I like books and I like talking to people about them. After a few months, I was raised to the shop manager (经理). That was great. I got on-the-job training about management, and I was happy because I was starting a new journey—well, I thought I was. After two years, the bookstore closed because there wasn’t enough business (生意). Now I have got a few more years’ experience, and I work as a management adviser. The pay is fantastic and the work is quite interesting. I guess you can say I’m successful. Will I still be here five years from now? Who knows? Anything could happen in the next few years. 46. The passage mainly talks about the writer’s ____46____. (不超过2词) 47-49. Fill in the form according to the passage. The Writer’s Jobs The Writer’s feelings about the jobs The reasons for feelings A waiter It was fun but hard work. ____47____. (请列举2项，不超过15词) ____48____ (不超过3词) She enjoyed it. She likes books and talking to people about them. A management adviser She is ____49____ with it. (仅限1词) The pay is fantastic and the work is quite interesting. 50. Do you think the writer is successful? What can you learn from her? ____________________________________50____________________________________. (不超过20词) 第二节 书面表达 （共1题，满分15分） 51. 假如你是李华，你们学校社团正在开展“健康用网周”活动，你参与了其中的一项挑战：在刚过去的周末24小时内不使用任何电子设备 （手机、电脑、平板）。请用英文记录你的经历、感受和收获，投稿至校英文报。 稿件内容： 1. What activities did you do without screens last weekend? 2. How did you feel during last weekend? 3. What have you learned from this experience? 稿件要求： （1）包含所有提示，可适当发挥； (2) 文中不得出现真实的人名和校名； (3) 词数80词左右。（开头已给出，不计入总词数） My Screen-Free Weekend Experience Last weekend, I took part in a school activity called “Screen-Free Weekend”. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$