广东省深圳福田区石厦学校2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

2024—2025学年第一学期八年级期中考试 英语试卷 第一部分 选择题（50分） Ⅰ.完形填空（10分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应字母编号涂黑。（本部分共10小题，每小题1分） A long time ago, there was a king who had many kinds of animals, but he did not have a great horse. So he ordered his men to go and find the ____1____ horse in his country. They searched for months, but they returned without ____2____. One day, a man named Zan ____3____ a very fast horse in another country. He asked to travel there, and the king agreed. ____4____, when he arrived, he learned that the horse had died. But Zan had an idea. He bought the horse’s ____5____ for five hundred pieces of silver. When Zan returned, the king was very angry. “You paid five hundred pieces of silver for this?” the king shouted. “What ____6____ is it to me? I want a living horse, you fool.” “Please be patient, my king,” the man said. “When people hear how much you paid for the head of a dead horse, they will think you will pay a huge amount for a ____7____ one! People from other countries will bring their horses to you!” That’s just what happened. ____8____, lots of people started bringing their fast horses to the king. The king was happy, and he soon found exactly the horse he wanted. In the end, Zan’s clever plan ____9____ to be successful. The king gave him a ____10____ position in the court as a prize. 1. A. oldest B. fastest C. largest D. prettiest 2. A. success B. trust C. luck D. trouble 3. A. heard through B. heard about C. heard from D. heard out 4. A. Luckily B. Hopefully C. Sadly D. Calmly 5. A. leg B. feet C. head D. body 6. A. harm B. success C. problem D. use 7. A. healthy B. famous C. living D. strong 8. A. Long before B. Sooner or later C. At present D. Shortly after 9. A. seemed B. proved C. realized D. promised 10. A. less comfortable B. higher C. less important D. safer Ⅱ.阅读理解（共40分） 第一节阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应字母编号涂黑。共15题，每小题1.5分） A In November, our school went to iFLYTEK for a study tour to get a deeper understanding of artificial intelligence (AI). The teacher first introduced some common knowledge and real-world uses of AI. For example, it beat humans in some difficult chess games. And ChatGPT could pass math exams with high scores. However, most students questioned the ability of AI. Some classmates even said, “I don’t think AI can do things better than humans in many ways.” But after visiting, we came to believe that AI may be able to do things that humans may not expect. Then we experienced iFLYTEK’s Starfire model. To test its uses we suggested a Chinese writing topic about happiness that we had been thinking about for a long time. At first, Starfire gave us an ordinary article, so we weren’t happy with it. One student said, “This article has no standout things. It should be more detailed.” After many suggestions and tries, the AI’s final article was really good. And it won our applause (掌声). After that, the teacher introduced digital (数字的) humans to us, which amazed us most. The digital humans can not only talk naturally, but also use real human body languages and make facial expressions. They do this with the help of special technology (技术) that reads humans’ faces and copies humans’ moves. And it makes them seem real. We all saw the power of AI in different fields, but we also realized that it still has a long way to go. As AI technology continues to develop, it will surely meet with new difficulties. 11. Why did our school have the study tour? A. To know AI more. B. To question the ability of AI. C. To pass the exams. D. To introduce knowledge of AI. 12. What did some students think about AI at first? A. AI can do everything better than humans. B. AI can’t do things better than humans in a lot of ways. C. AI may be able to do things that humans may not expect. D. AI is useless and the ability of AI should be questioned. 13. What does the underlined word “standout” probably mean? A. Boring. B. Excellent. C. Short. D. Difficult. 14. What can we infer (推断) from the passage? A. AI needs further development. B. AI will take away humans’ jobs. C. Students believe that AI is perfect. D. Students will beat AI successfully. 15. What is the structure of the text? A. B. C. D. B “City bu city” is a hot word created by foreign blogger Baobaoxiong. It is used to ask if a place feels like a big, fashionable city. Thanks to China’s visa-free transit policy（过境免签政策）, many foreigners, including Baobaoxiong, are visiting China and sharing their travel videos online. This policy started in 2013 and firstly allowed travelers from 54 countries to stay for 72 hours in seven main cities. Now, travelers can stay for 144 hours in 41 places across 19 provincial（省级的）areas. According to the National Immigration Administration of China（国家移民管理局）, the number of foreigners entering China through this policy rose by 266 percent in the first season of this year compared to the same period last year. Irish YouTube Luke said, “This is the whole reason why we decided to come to China—we wanted to see exactly what it’s like for ourselves.” He found Chengdu “pretty good, beautiful, and modern”, which was very different from what he had heard about China from Western media. A new media account called Yuyuantantian, part of China Media Group, looked at 100 travel videos made by foreigners. They found that foreigners used to visit famous spots like the Palace Museum and the Great Wall. Now, they prefer everyday activities like shopping at markets, riding shared bikes, and joining square dancing in parks. These activities give foreigners a closer look at daily life in China. 16. What makes the 2024 visa-free policy better than the 2013 policy? A. Longer stay and lower cost. B. More activities and lower cost. C. More traveling places and lower cost. D. Longer stay and more traveling places. 17. What does “this” in paragraph 3 refer to? A. We decided to come to China. B. China’s visa-free transit policy. C. Chengdu is pretty good, beautiful, and modern. D. We wanted to see exactly what it’s like for ourselves. 18. Why did Luke decide to travel to China? A. To shoot videos about China. B. To find the best city in China. C. To see what China is really like. D. To show the world the real China. 19. According to Yuyuantantian, how does the change in foreigners’ travel choices help? A. It corrects Western media’s false reports. B. It supports the development of countryside. C. It helps the world understand the real China. D. It reduces the pressure on famous tourist spots. 20. Where can we probably read the article? A. In a newspaper. B. In an advertisement. C. In a science magazine. D. In an encyclopedia. C The pirates (海盗) and I moved for the treasure (宝藏). I was tied up, following Silver, who held the map. “There are three tall trees in the right place. The treasure must be there! Go ahead” Then he turned to me, “Jim, don’t dream to run away!” Just then, a high shaking voice began to sing, “Fifteen men on the dead man’s body …” The pirates all began trembling (颤抖). The colour went from their six faces, and they looked at each other like scared children. “It sounds like Flint!” Someone cried “No!” Silver managed to shout out the words, “There’s no ghost.” Then the voice came again, “Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest (胸膛)…” “Those were Flint’s last words before he died,” cried one of the pirates. “I’m here to get the treasure,” shouted Silver, “and I was never afraid of Flint in his life and I’ll face him dead.” His words calmed the others. “Yes, that’s right,” one of them said. The high shaking voice disappeared on the sea. All the men were happy again and began to walk on. We reached the first tall tree, but it was the wrong one. So was the second. The third was not far away. The pirates hurried to get their hands on the treasure which lay somewhere under the tree. Silver turned his eyes on me with a deadly look. I could read his thoughts—he hoped to take the treasure kill every honest man on the island and sail away. “Go ahead, boys!” Silver shouted and the men began to run. But no more than ten meters farther, they stopped. Before us was a large hole, not a new hole, because grass grew on the bottom. There was no treasure—the seven hundred thousand pounds had gone! 21 How many people went for the treasure? A. 6 B. 7 C. 14 D. 15 22. Why were the pirates scared when they heard the high shaking voice? A. Because they thought it was Flint’s ghost. B. Because they thought it was a police’s voice. C. Because they thought it was Silver’s angry shout. D. Because they thought it was the voice of a wild animal. 23. We can infer that Silver is a(n) ________ person. A. cold-hearted B. honest C. unconfident D. kind 24. Based on the story, what can we infer about the map that Silver held? A. It was stolen from Jim. B. It was completely correct. C. It was drawn by Flint himself. D. It might be drawn in a wrong way. 25. We can guess that at the end of the story, the pirates will ________. A. fight among themselves B. continue to search for Flint C. find the treasure somewhere else D. give up and leave the island quickly 第二节 （共5小题，每小题2分） 请阅读下面的短文，并从下列方框里的六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文的意思完整、连贯。 Have you ever noticed when waiting at the supermarket checkout counter (结账柜台), other lines always seem to be moving faster than yours? ____26____ It also gives out some advice on picking the fastest line. The US mathematician (数学家) Dan Meyer believes that a cart (手推车) full of things doesn’t tell the whole story. “Every person needs some time to say hello, pay, say goodbye and leave,” he said. And that time is about 41 seconds each person. Each product in the cart only takes 3 seconds. ____27____ But if there is only one person in front of you, with 50 items in the cart, the waiting time is 191 seconds. You do the math and you will find it’s smart to pick someone with a full cart. ____28____ For example, if they are elderly people, they are likely to move more slowly. Getting to know the items in the customers’ (顾客) carts is also important. For example, four bottles of the same milk will go faster than four different products. ____29____ According to the US science writer Robert Samuel, around 90 percent of people are right-handed. That means they may choose lines on the right. ____30____ Remember to tell your mother these skills, and you will successfully have a quick meal. A. Another wise way is going left. B. It’s important to know who the customers are. C. Some people are truly faster and some people are slow. D. So moving to the left will give you a better chance of finding a faster line. E. Now a report by the New York Times does research on the math and psychology (心理学) of living. F. This means if there are five people in front of you, each with 10 items in their carts, the waiting time will be 355 seconds. 第三节 信息匹配 下面的材料A～F 分别介绍了《永乐大典》六个分卷内容。请根据 Fiona，Ben，Henry，Bobby以及Maggie的描述，选择最适合他们阅读的分卷（volume）。 ____31____ Fiona is a kind girl. She wants to learn more and be a doctor to help others. ____32____ Ben’s favorite subject is Geography. He likes travelling very much. ____33____ Henry is interested in Chinese opera and that is why he comes to China. ____34____ Bobby has a green thumb. He likes reading books about farming and planting. ____35____ Maggie likes Chinese poems. She wants to find some poems about mountains and rivers. A. Volume 14219 offers people fantastic information about mountains and rivers. There are lots of pictures. It is a must-read book to those who love Geography. B. Volume 13965 brings you something about different kinds of opera in different periods of China. You can understand more about the Chinese opera. C. Volume 2130 is a perfect guide to Chinese ancient medicine! It is full of practical medical skills and ways to help the sick people. D. Some volumes about dance will lead you to the dancing world. There you can get to know the development of famous dances in history. E. In the volume about Farming, you will discover how people use the 24 solar terms for farming. The wisdom of ancient Chinese people in agriculture is truly amazing. F. From Volume 2272 to Volume 2274, you can get a general idea about the poems. You can find poems on different themes such as nature, love and family. 第二部分 非选择题（25分） 语法填空（共10分） 阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中所给词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡规定的位置上。 Many of you should hear of the book Tiangong Kaiwu. It is one of the ____36____ (great) encyclopedias written in the 17th century. But how much do you know about its ____37____ (intelligence) writer, Song Yingxing? Song was a great scientist. He ____38____ (bear) in 1587 and had a happy childhood. He and his brother Song Yingsheng went to school together. Song won the ____39____ (three) place in the provincial Imperial Exam (省级科举考试). Later, they took the national Imperial Exam, but they both failed. Song worked ____40____ a teacher for many years. Meanwhile, he took part in the national Imperial Exam for another four times. ____41____ (lucky), he never got success. ____42____, he learned about the technologies that were used in different fields on his repeated trips to take the exams. His wide knowledge made him finish writing Tiangong Kaiwu in ____43____ 1630s. The book covers more than 130 technologies, ____44____ (include) many pictures to help with the understanding of the text. The book became popular soon after it came out. In Song’s final years, he wrote many articles and poems against (反对) the new king. The king was so angry ____45____ he burned all of Song’s works. But Tiangong Kaiwu had already spread to many other countries. Ⅴ.书面表达（共15分） 46. 发明改变世界，科技创造未来。各类发明给生活带来了许多变化和便利。你校英语社团正在开展线上国际交流活动，其公众号计划做关于“发明改变生活”的系列推送。请你以“A Great Invention”为题写一篇80词左右的文章给公众号投稿，从智能手机、电脑、高速铁路中选择一项经典的发明作为推荐。内容包括： 1.你推荐的发明是什么； 2.它的用途或功能； 3.你为什么推荐它（至少2个原因）。 参考词汇：高速铁路high-speed railway推荐recommend功能function A Great Invention With the development of society, many great inventions appear around us. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2024—2025学年第一学期八年级期中考试 英语试卷 第一部分 选择题（50分） Ⅰ.完形填空（10分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应字母编号涂黑。（本部分共10小题，每小题1分） 【1~10题答案】 【答案】1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. C 6. D 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. B Ⅱ.阅读理解（共40分） 第一节阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应字母编号涂黑。共15题，每小题1.5分） A 【11~15题答案】 【答案】11. A 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. B B 【16~20题答案】 【答案】16. D 17. B 18. C 19. C 20. A C 【21~25题答案】 【答案】21. B 22. A 23. A 24. D 25. A 第二节 （共5小题，每小题2分） 【26~30题答案】 【答案】26. E 27. F 28. B 29. A 30. D 第三节 信息匹配 【31~35题答案】 【答案】31. C 32. A 33. B 34. E 35. F 第二部分 非选择题（25分） 语法填空（共10分） 【36~45题答案】 【答案】36. greatest 37. intelligent 38. was born 39. third 40. as 41. Unluckily 42. However 43. the 44. including 45 that Ⅴ.书面表达（共15分） 【46题答案】 【答案】 范文： A Great Invention With the development of society, many great inventions appear around us. I would like to recommend the smartphone as one of the most useful inventions. The smartphone has many powerful functions. We can use it to make calls, send messages, search for information, and do online shopping. It is like a small computer that we can carry everywhere. I recommend it for two main reasons. First, it makes our life much more convenient. Second, it helps us learn anytime and anywhere. The smartphone really makes our world smaller and our life better. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $