上海市闵行区七宝第二中学2024-2025学年八年级下学期期中英语试卷

2024学年第二学期期中考试八年级英语试卷

考生注意：1.本卷满分100分，答题时间90分钟。

2.所有答案务必写在答题纸上，写在试卷上不给分。

Part 1 Listening（第一部分 听力） （共25分）

I. Listening Comprehension（听力理解）

A. Listen and choose the right picture.（根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）:（共5分）

1. __________   2.__________   3.__________   4.__________   5.__________

B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear.（根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）：（共7分）

6. A. Rainy.    B. Sunny.    C. Cloudy.    D. Windy.

7. A. At 7:15.    B. At 7:30. now.    C. At 7:45.    D. At 8:20.

8. A. In the market.    B. In an ice-cream shop    C. In a fish shop.    D. In a restaurant.

9. A. Reader and librarian.    B. Customer and assistant.    C. Manager and clerk.    D. Editor and writer.

10 A. To make the neighborhood cleaner.    B. To help protect the environment.

C. To get praise from others.        D. To follow the school rules.

11. A. Weekend plan.    B. Magazine articles.    C. Camping trip.    D. Chemistry test.

12. A. Jane found the exam quite easy.    B. The exam was difficult for Jane.

C. The exam paper had only one page.    D. Jane finished the exam in one hour.

C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false.（判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）：（共5分）

13. Jack's father, an engineer, was sent to work in a university last summer.

14. Father decided to take Jack with him because it was the school holiday.

15. Although Jack couldn't even speak the language of the country, he was keen at first.

16. Jack found out that the town was founded in 1971 by some scientists and artists.

17. From the passage, we learn that Jack was amazed by this place and began to like it.

D. Listen to the dialogue and complete the sentences.（听对话，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词）：（共8分）

18. Mr. Zhang talks with Betty about how to____________________ in an interview.

19. After the stories are written, Mr. Zhang as well as the__________ will read the stories and find mistakes.

20. The layout design is about arranging the text, pictures and headlines on the pages in a____________ way.

21. Finally, Mr. Zhang will____________________ everything again before it goes to the printing factory.

Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar

（第二部分 语音、词汇和语法）（共41分）

II. Choose the best answer.（选择最恰当的答案）:（共15分）

1. Tim noticed that ________ “I” was missing in the word “pollution” on the blackboard.

A. a B. an C. the D. /

2. They were so excited because their class had got ________ first prize in the sports meeting.

A. another B. other C. the other D. others

3. The book is useful because it gives us ________ advice on how to improve sleep.

A. few B. little C. many D. much

4. The old man sat up and looked ________ at the person who woke him up.

A. lonely B. angrily C. lovely D. friendly

5. Deepseek always gives wonderful ideas to keep people ________.

A. excite B. exciting C. excited D. excitement

6. —________ I park my car here for a while?

—No, you mustn’t. Do you see the sign “NO PARKING”?

A. Would B. Need C. Must D. May

7. You can protect yourself ________ wearing this mask in the sandstorm.

A. from B. against C. for D. by

8. Listen! Who ________ Faye Wong’s The World Gave It to Me in the music room?

A. sings B. will sing C. is singing D. sang

9. Last weekend, Peter ________ his finger by accident when he was cooking lunch.

A. burns B. burnt C. was burning D. is burning

10. We should consider ________ the museum on our next trip.

A. visit B. to visit C. visiting D. visited

11. The police officer warned the children not ________ near the busy road.

A play B. to play C. playing D. played

12. Andrew still doesn’t know how to solve this Maths problem, ________ you’d better explain it again.

A. for B. or C. but D. so

13. Lisa didn’t notice the mistake she made at all ________ she read the article once again.

A. until B. while C. since D. after

14. Our grandparents hardly have a meal in the restaurant，___________？

A. haven't they B. do they C. have they D. don't they

15. Could you please tell me __________?

A. why were you in such a hurry B. what you had exactly done

C. what is the matter D. when we would begin our next meeting

III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each one can only be used once.（将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词或词组只能填一次）；（共8分）

将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词或词组只能填一次。

A. breathe    B. passage    C. average    D. precious    E. magic

In our fast-paced world, we often forget to slow down. We are too busy to appreciate the ____16____ things around us. Last weekend, tired of my busy schedule, I decided to visit the city park—a place I hadn’t explored since childhood. I discovered something wonderful.

Between two old oak trees was a narrow ____17____ covered with fallen leaves. Curious, I stepped into this hidden corridor. As I walked through it, I noticed tiny mushrooms decorating the tree trunks like fairy umbrellas—the ____18____ of the forest that most hurried visitors ignore. The air smelled fresh, making it easier to ____19____ deeply.

A. increase    B. ordinary    C. connect    D. invisible    E. daily

It was something I rarely do in my ____20____ life filled with homework and screens. Suddenly, a squirrel ran past me, stopping to examine an acorn (橡果). It reminded me that even small creatures could understand the value of simple treasures. I sat on a bench and began drawing the scene in my sketchbook (素描本), feeling how nature helps us ____21____ with our inner peace.

Before leaving, I noticed a sign: “The real secret to happiness? Look closely—magic hides in plain (朴素的) sight.” Nature’s quiet moments ____22____ our ability to appreciate the small wonders around us. That day taught me that wonder exists not in special events, but in everyday moments we consider too ____23____ to notice.

IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子）：（共6分）