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濉溪县2024— 2025学年度第一学期期末质量检测 八年级英语试卷 （时间：120分钟满分：120分） 第一部分 听力（共四大题，满分20分） I．短对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 你将听到五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 1. Who is Sandy waiting for? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. B. C. 【答案】C 【解析】 原文】M: Sandy, what are you doing here? W: I’m waiting for my friend. Look! She is coming. The girl with glasses. 2. What is Linda’s favorite TV show? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. B. C. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】M: Hi, Linda. What’s your favorite TV show? W: My favorite TV show is CCTV News because I can learn about what are happening in the world. 3. What are they talking about? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. A farm. B. A factory. C. A river. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: Look at that river. It’s so dirty that there are no fish. M: Yes. It’s polluted too much. 4. What does Sam want to be when he grows up? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. A pianist. B. An engineer. C. A singer. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: Sam, you play the piano very well. Do you want to be an pianist? M: No. I want to be an engineer when I grow up. 5. Who did Tom go to the beach with last weekend? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. His uncle. B. His parents. C. His friend. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】M: What did you do last weekend, Mary? W: I went to the cinema with my parents. What about you, Tom? M: I went to the beach with my uncle. Ⅱ．长对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 你将听到两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答问题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. What’s the matter with the woman? A. She has a fever. B. She has a headache. C. She coughs a lot. 7. What advice does the man give the woman? A. Stop exercising. B. Stop drinking. C. Stop smoking. 【答案】6. C 7. C 【解析】 【原文】W: Good morning, doctor. I’m not feeling well. M: Let me look you over. What’s wrong with you? W: I cough all day and all night and my throat hurts. M: Do you stay up late? W: No, never. But I smoke a lot. M: That’s the problem. Stop smoking and take these pills once a day. And then you’ll be better soon. 听下面一段对话，回答问题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. What kind of juice does the woman want? A. Strawberry juice. B. Orange juice. C. Apple juice. 9. How much does the woman need to pay? A. ¥30. B. ¥20. C. ¥10. 10. Where does the woman want to go? A. To a hotel. B. To a market. C. To a restaurant. 【答案】8. B 9. B 10. A 【解析】 【原文】M: Can I help you? W: Yes, please. I want to have some juice. M: We have apple juice, strawberry juice and orange juice. What kind of juice would you like? W: I’d like orange juice. How much is it? M: Ten yuan for one glass. W: I want two glasses, please. Here is twenty yuan. M: All right. There you go. W: Thanks. Is there a hotel near here? M: Yes, there’s one on Forum Road. Go along the street. Turn right at the first crossing. You will see it. W: Thank you. Ⅲ．短文理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个小题。请根据短文内容，在每小题所给的A、 B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. How old is Peter? A. 16 years old. B. 13 years old. C. 30 years old. 12. What is he interested in doing? A. Making more money. B. Finding a good job. C. Reading books. 13. Why did he want to look for a job? A. Because he wanted to buy some books. B. Because he wanted to make a lot of money. C. Because he wanted to work as a successful man. 14. What is Peter’s first job? A. To buy newspapers. B. To send newspapers. C. To sell newspapers. 15. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Peter can get 3 dollars an hour now. B. Peter can get 5 dollars an hour now. C. Peter can get 8 dollars an hour now. 【答案】11. B 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. A 【解析】 【原文】Peter is thirteen. He is interested in reading. He studies in a school near his house. But because his family is very poor, he can’t buy any books. One day, he had a good idea. He thought he could find a job and then he could make some money. A week later, he got his first job. He would send newspapers every morning. The boss told him, “You will get three dollars an hour now and next year you will make five dollars an hour.” “That’s wonderful,” Peter answered. “I will see you next year.” Ⅳ，信息转换（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容，写出下面表格中所缺的单词，每空仅填一词。短文读两遍。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 About the square dancing Introduction ◇It’s ___16___ among the old people. ◇They often dance in the open air. Lin Tao’s idea ◇The square dance makes his mother more ___17___ and healthier. ◇Many people don’t like it because it makes too much ____18____. Wang Bao’s idea ◇Square dancing is a good way to ____19____. ◇Dancing at the ____20____ place helps solve the problem. 【答案】16. popular 17. outgoing 18. noise 19. exercise 20. right 【解析】 【原文】The square dance or sometimes we called “Guang chang wu” is quite popular among the old people in China. When the night falls, we can see them dancing in the open air. Do you like it or not? Different people have different ideas. Lin Tao, a Chinese student says, “My mother enjoys square dancing very much. She is becoming more outgoing and healthier after dancing every evening. I really think it’s helpful and meaningful.” But many people don’t like square dance because it makes too much noise and it’s not good for other people’s life. Wang Bao, another student says, “It’s a good way of doing exercise and they are having a good time while they are doing it. I hope they can go on with it. About the noise problem, we can solve it by dancing in right places at the right time.” 第二部分 语言知识运用（共三大题，满分35分） V.单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填人空白处的最佳选项。 21. —The students often help clean up the city park. —Sometimes small things can make a ________. A. living B. difficulty C. wish D. difference 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——学生们经常帮助清理城市公园。——有时小事情能产生影响。 考查名词辨析。living生计；difficulty困难；wish愿望；difference影响，差异。根据前句“The students often help clean up the city park.”可知，学生经常做公益好事，结合“Sometimes small things can make a...”可知，此句表示“小事情也能带来积极影响”，固定搭配make a difference“产生影响”符合句意。故选D。 22. —Were you the last one to go to school today? —________ not. I’m always the first one because I want more time to study. A. Finally B. Usually C. Exactly D. Certainly 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你今天是不是最后一个去学校的？——当然不是。我总是第一个，因为我想有更多时间学习。 考查副词辨析。Finally终于；Usually通常；Exactly确切地；Certainly当然。根据答语“I’m always the first one because I want more time to study.”可知，回答者强烈否定自己是最后一个去学校的人，需用表示肯定否定的副词“certainly not”(当然不是)来强调。故选D。 23. Not only robots but also AI ________ do a lot of work for us in the future. A. is going B. are going C. is going to D. are going to 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：不仅机器人而且人工智能将来会为我们做很多工作。 考查主谓一致和一般将来时。根据“Not only robots but also AI...do a lot of work for us in the future.”可知，not only A but also B结构中的谓语动词形式需与B保持一致。AI被视为单数名词，因此谓语动词需用单数形式，根据时间状语“in the future”可知，此处应用一般将来时。故选C。 24. I have but thanks for the police because they often help people get out of trouble. A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. something 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：我对警察只有感谢，因为他们经常帮助人们摆脱困境。 考查代词辨析。anything任何事；everything一切；nothing没有东西；something某事。根据句子结构，“but”表示转折，结合上下文，“have nothing but”是固定搭配，意为“只有……”，强调“只有感谢”这一含义，符合逻辑。故选C。 25. The children jumped happily when they saw the funny monkeys ________ in the film. A. travel B. happen C. reach D. appear 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：当孩子们看到电影中出现的滑稽猴子时，他们高兴地跳了起来。 考查动词辨析。travel旅行；happen发生；reach到达；appear出现。根据“when they saw the funny monkeys...in the film.”可知是指滑稽的猴子出现在电影中，故选D。 26. Jack is busy preparing for the English test. So he has to ________ the invitation to the party. A. turn on B. turn off C. turn down D. turn up 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：杰克正忙于准备英语考试，因此他不得不拒绝派对邀请。 考查短语动词辨析。turn on打开；turn off关闭；turn down拒绝；turn up出现。根据“Jack is busy preparing for the English test”可知，杰克忙于准备英语考试，所以他拒绝参加派对。故选C。 27. It’s ________ to start eating before the elders when having dinner together. A. possible B. impossible C. polite D. impolite 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：一起吃饭时，在长辈之前开始吃饭是不礼貌的。 考查形容词辨析。possible可能的；impossible不可能的；polite礼貌的；impolite不礼貌的。根据“start eating before the elders when having dinner together”可知，在长辈前先吃饭是不符合礼仪的行为，“impolite”符合语义逻辑。故选D。 28. —Home is ________ place wherever you go. —I can’t agree more. East or west, home is the best. A. warmer B. the warmer C. warmest D. the warmest 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——无论你去哪里，家都是最温暖的地方。——我完全同意。金窝银窝，不如自家的狗窝。 考查形容词最高级。根据“wherever you go”以及“East or west, home is the best.”可知，这里是在将家和其他地方进行比较，表达家是所有地方中最温暖的，所以要用形容词“warm”的最高级形式，“warm”的最高级是“warmest”，且最高级前通常要加定冠词“the”。故选D。 29. I plan to practice ________ the piano every night because I hope ________ a musician one day. A. play; to be B. playing; am C. playing; to be D. to play; am 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：我计划每天晚上练习弹钢琴，因为我希望有一天成为一名音乐家。 考查非谓语动词用法。根据“I plan to practice...the piano every night”可知，practice doing sth.“练习做某事”，接动名词作宾语，排除AD选项；根据“because I hope...a musician one day.”可知，hope to do sth.“希望做某事”，后接动词不定式作宾语。故选C。 30. —Hi, Susan. How was your trip to Beijing? — ________. I really enjoyed myself. A. That’s too bad B. Pretty good C. Great idea D. No problem 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——嗨，Susan。你的北京之旅怎么样？——相当好。我真的很开心。 考查情景交际。That’s too bad太糟糕了；Pretty good相当好；Great idea好主意；No problem没问题。根据答语“I really enjoyed myself.”可知，旅行是愉快的，因此空处需填入表示积极评价的回应。故选B。 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。 A Have you ever asked yourself why we go to school? You will probably ____31____ we go to learn languages, history, science and all ____32____ subjects. That is quite ____33____, but why do we learn these things? We come to school to prepare ourselves for our future work and life. Nearly everything we study at school has some practical use in our life, but is that the ____34____ reason that we go to school? There is ____35____ in education than just learning facts. We go to school to learn ____36____ to study so that when we leave school, we can go on learning. If a man really knows how to learn, he will always be successful. Because whenever he has to do ____37____ new, he will quickly teach himself to do it in the best way. However, the uneducated person isn’t usually able to do it ____38____, so the purpose (目的) of school is not only just ____39____ languages, history, science, etc., but also to master (掌握) the ____40____ to learn. 31. A. speak B. say C. talk D. tell 32. A. each B. another C. other D. others 33. A. true B. real C. good D. wrong 34. A. best B. only C. just D. last 35. A. many B. much C. more D. most 36. A. what B. how C. when D. where 37. A. wherever B. something C. nothing D. everything 38. A. well B. worst C. badly D. worse 39. A. learn B. to learn C. teach D. to teach 40. A. subjects B. time C. ways D. knowledge 【答案】31. B 32. C 33. A 34. B 35. C 36. B 37. B 38. A 39. B 40. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文，主要探讨了上学的目的——不仅是学习知识，更是学会如何学习，为未来的工作和生活做准备。 【31题详解】 句意：你可能会说我们去学习语言、历史、科学以及所有其他科目。 speak说 (语言)；say说出(具体内容)；talk交谈；tell告诉。根据空后“we go to learn languages...”是具体内容，可知用say。故选B。 【32题详解】 句意：你可能会说我们去学习语言、历史、科学以及所有其他科目。 each每个；another另一个 (三者及以上)；other其他的 (后接名词)；others其他的 (后不接名词)。此处修饰名词subjects，用other。故选C。 【33题详解】 句意：那是相当正确的，但我们为什么要学这些东西呢？ true正确的；real真实的；good好的；wrong错误的。根据后文“but why do we learn these things”的转折，可知前文说的“学习科目”是正确的说法。故选A。 【34题详解】 句意：我们在学校学的几乎所有东西在生活中都有实际用途，但这是我们上学的唯一原因吗？ best最好的；only唯一的；just仅仅；last最后的。根据后文“There is... in education than just learning facts”可知，此处是问“这是唯一原因吗”。故选B。 【35题详解】 句意：教育不仅仅是学习事实。 many许多 (接可数名词)；much许多 (接不可数名词)；more更多 (用于比较级)；most最多 (用于最高级)。根据“than”可知，用比较级more，“more than”表示“不仅仅”。故选C。 【36题详解】 句意：我们上学是为了学习如何学习，这样当我们离开学校时，我们可以继续学习。 what什么；how如何；when何时；where哪里。根据后文“so that when we leave school, we can go on learning”和“how to learn”可知，是学习“如何学习”。故选B。 【37题详解】 句意：因为每当必须做新事情时，他总能快速自学，并以最佳方式完成。 wherever无论哪里；something某事；nothing没什么；everything一切。根据“new”可知，是“新的某事”，用something。故选B。 【38题详解】 句意：然而，没受过教育的人通常做不好这件事。 well好地 (副词)；worst最坏的 (最高级)；badly糟糕地 (副词)；worse更坏的 (比较级)。根据“he will quickly teach himself to do it in the best way”的对比，可知没受过教育的人“做不好”，用well修饰动词do。故选A。 【39题详解】 句意：所以学校的目的不仅仅是学习语言、历史、科学等，还要掌握学习的方法。 learn学习 (动词原形)；to learn学习 (不定式)；teach教 (动词原形)；to teach教 (不定式)。根据“the purpose of school is not only just...”可知，用“to do”结构表示目的，且此处是“学习科目”，用to learn。故选B。 【40题详解】 句意：所以学校的目的不仅仅是学习语言、历史、科学等，还要掌握学习的方法。 subjects科目；time时间；ways方法；knowledge知识。根据前文“learn how to study”可知，是学习“方法”。故选C。 B Ben is a middle school student. He lives with his parents in a small town. One Sunday morning, Ben got up early and set out to climb a ____41____ not far away from his house. Although his parents felt a little worried about him since it was his first time to go climbing alone, they ____42____ to let him try. Finally as the ____43____ was going down and it was getting dark, little Ben came back home, with tears in his eyes. “What’s the matter, Ben? How’s your trip?” his mother asked. “I failed. ____44____ the mountain is very high and the way is full of stones, I still went ahead. But I was ____45____ and it was so late that I had to come back,” Ben cried. “It doesn’t matter. You are only 14 years old after all. You will have another ____46____,” His mother said. “But standing at the top of the mountain is my dream!” Ben said. His father came over and asked, “Did you feel the beauty of nature?” “Yes. The blue sky, the white clouds, the green trees and the colorful flowers made a nice picture,” Ben answered. “That’s enough!” His father smiled and said, “Please remember, my son, most of the time, achieving what you ____47____ is not the most important thing. Although you didn’t ____48____ the top of the mountain, you got a lot on the way.” It is true that not every work will end with ____49____, and not every dream will ____50____. The most beautiful scenery (风景) is on the way. 41. A. hill B. tree C. stairs D. mountain 42. A. decided B. disliked C. deleted D. disagreed 43. A. moon B. star C. sun D. cloud 44. A. Until B. Although C. Unless D. Because 45. A. tired B. excited C. bored D. surprised 46. A. choice B. chance C. crowd D. culture 47. A. excuse B. enjoy C. experience D. expect 48. A. go B. get C. reach D. arrive 49. A. dream B. smile C. success D. failure 50. A. come across B. come on C. come out D. come true 【答案】41. D 42. A 43. C 44. B 45. A 46. B 47. D 48. C 49. C 50. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了Ben第一次独自去爬山，虽然未能登顶，但在过程中欣赏到了美丽的自然风景，并从父亲的话中领悟到过程比结果更重要的道理。 【41题详解】 句意：一个星期天的早晨，Ben早早起床，出发去爬离他家不远的一座山。 hill小山；tree树；stairs楼梯；mountain山。根据下文“But standing at the top of the mountain is my dream!”可知，Ben去爬的是山。故选D。 【42题详解】 句意：虽然他的父母因为这是他第一次独自去爬山而有点儿担心他，但他们还是决定让他试试。 decided决定；disliked不喜欢；deleted删除；disagreed不同意。根据“Although his parents felt a little worried about him since it was his first time to go climbing alone, they…to let him try.”可知，尽管父母担心，但还是决定让他尝试。故选A。 【43题详解】 句意：最后，太阳下山，天渐渐黑了，小Ben回来了，眼里含着泪水。 moon月亮；star星星；sun太阳；cloud云。根据“Finally as the…was going down and it was getting dark”可知，天黑是因为太阳下山了。故选C。 【44题详解】 句意：虽然山很高，路上布满了石头，但我还是继续前进。 Until直到；Although虽然；Unless除非；Because因为。根据“…the mountain is very high and the way is full of stones, I still went ahead.”可知，前后句为让步关系，用although引导让步状语从句。故选B。 【45题详解】 句意：但是我累了，而且太晚了，以至于我不得不回来。 tired疲倦的；excited兴奋的；bored无聊的；surprised惊讶的。根据“But I was…and it was so late that I had to come back.”可知，Ben因为累了所以不得不回来。故选A。 【46题详解】 句意：你还会有机会的。 choice选择；chance机会；crowd人群；culture文化。根据“You are only 14 years old after all. You will have another…”可知，母亲安慰Ben他还年轻，以后还有机会。故选B。 【47题详解】 句意：请记住，我的儿子，大多数时候，实现你所期望的并不是最重要的事情。 excuse借口；enjoy享受；experience经历；expect期望。根据“achieving what you…is not the most important thing”可知，此处指实现你所期望的事情。故选D。 【48题详解】 句意：虽然你没有到达山顶，但你在路上收获了很多。 go去；get得到；reach到达；arrive到达。根据“Although you didn’t…the top of the mountain”可知，此处指到达山顶，用reach，后直接接宾语；arrive是不及物动词，后不可直接接宾语。故选C。 【49题详解】 句意：的确，不是每一项工作都会以成功告终，也不是每一个梦想都会实现。 dream梦想；smile微笑；success成功；failure失败。根据“not every work will end with…”可知，不是每一项工作都会以成功告终。故选C。 【50题详解】 句意：的确，不是每一项工作都会以成功告终，也不是每一个梦想都会实现。 come across偶遇；come on加油；come out出版；come true实现。根据“not every dream will…”可知，此处指梦想实现，用come true。故选D。 Ⅶ．补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 根据对话内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个其中有两个选项是多余的。 A: Hi, Kate! How was your New Year’s Day holiday? B: ____51____ A: ____52____ B: I went to Changbai Mountain with my parents. A: ____53____ B: We stayed there for three days. We also visited many wonderful places. A: Which is your favorite place? B: ____54____ When I was there, I lost myself in the beautiful scenery (景色). A: ____55____ B: Yes, I did lots of things, such as mountain climbing, boating and fishing. However,cooking eggs in the hot spring (温泉) is the most interesting one. A. Where did you go on vacation? B. How long did you stay there? C. Did you go shopping there? D. Oh, it was wonderful. E. Did you do anything interesting there? F. I like Tianchi Lake best. G. The weather was sunny, so we took lots of photos there. 【答案】51. D 52. A 53. B 54. F 55. E 【解析】 【导语】对话主要围绕Kate的新年假期活动展开，包括旅行地点、停留时间、最喜欢的景点以及有趣的活动。 【51题详解】 根据“How was your New Year’s Day holiday?...I went to Changbai Mountain...”可知，B需先对假期整体感受作出回应。选项D“哦，很棒。”符合语境。故选D。 【52题详解】 根据“I went to Changbai Mountain...”可知A询问的是假期去向。选项A“你去哪里度假了？”与下文直接对应。故选A。 【53题详解】 根据“We stayed there for three days...”可知A询问的是停留时间。选项B“你们在那里待了多久？”与B的回答对应。故选B。 【54题详解】 根据“Which is your favorite place?...When I was there, I lost myself…”可知B需明确回答最喜欢的景点。选项F“我最喜欢天池。”直接回答问题。故选F。 【55题详解】 根据“Yes, I did lots of things...”可知A询问的是是否参与有趣活动。选项E“你在那里做了什么有趣的事吗？”引出下文的具体活动描述。故选E。 第三部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分） 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分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。 A It is the year 2050. The dream of enjoying holidays in space has come true. Do you want to become a space traveler? Here, some middle school students share their ideas. I would love to go to space. From there, I can enjoy the beauty of the earth. I want to know what it’s like to live without gravity (重力). Maybe it will be fun to play golf in space. —Klaudia, Spain I don’t want to be a space traveler. For me, I only care about what I have on this planet, like my family, my school and my pets. I would like to work hard and try to do my best with what I’m doing now. —Anna, the US I’d love to! We learned about space in science class last week. It will be great to see all kinds of wonderful things that you can’t see on the earth. —Zainab, South Africa That will be cool. However, I will miss my family. Also, it takes a lot of training (训练) to become a space traveler. I don’t think I have time for that. And I don’t have enough money to pay for the trip. —Edward, the UK 56. Who would like to travel to space? A. Klaudia and Edward. B. Klaudia and Zainab. C. Zainab and Anna. D. Anna and Edward. 57. Which is TRUE according to the passage? A. Anna wants to play golf in space. B. Klaudia doesn’t want to go to space. C. Zainab has time to finish the training. D. Edward doesn’t have enough money to pay for a space trip. 58. Who will probably (很可能) be interested in reading this passage? A. Space scientists. B. Parents. C. Golf players. D. Students. 【答案】56. B 57. D 58. D 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了四位中学生对太空旅游的不同看法。 【56题详解】 细节理解题。根据Klaudia说的“I would love to go to space.”和Zainab说的“I’d love to!”可知，Klaudia和Zainab愿意去太空旅行。故选B。 【57题详解】 细节理解题。根据Edward说的“And I don’t have enough money to pay for the trip.”可知，Edward没有足够的钱来支付太空之旅，选项D的“Edward doesn’t have enough money to pay for a space trip.”符合题意。故选D。 【58题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文四位中学生分享了各自对太空旅行的看法，所以对这篇文章感兴趣是学生，选项D的“Students.”符合题意。故选D。 B Have you thought about what you will do in the future? Do you think dreams are important? In a small town, there lived a young boy named Alex. He had dreamed of becoming an astronaut when he was a child. His room was full of posters of rocket ships and he spent his nights looking up at the stars, imagining himself among them. However, as he grew older, people around him began to doubt his dream. They told him that becoming an astronaut is impossible for a boy from a small town. But Alex didn’t give up his dream. From then on, he worked hard at his studies. He read every book about space in his free time. He tried to make his dream come true. When he reached high school, an astronaut visited to give a talk. Alex had a chance to speak with him and learn more about how to become an astronaut. The astronaut was impressed by Alex’s passion (热情) and gave him advice on how to achieve his dream that was finally within reach of the stars. Years passed, and Alex’s hard work paid off. After Alex graduated, he was accepted into an astronaut training program. His dream was finally within reach. With a strong heart and a mind focused on learning, he had reached for the stars. 59. What was Alex’s dream when he was a child? A. To become a famous scientist. B. To become an astronaut. C. To travel around the world. D. To get into a top university. 60. What did Alex do about the others’ doubts? A. He felt very sad and gave up his dream. B. He got angry and argued with them. C. He asked them for advice about what to do. D. He stuck to his dream and kept working hard. 61. How did the astronaut help Alex? A. By taking him on a free trip to space. B. By showing him the real passion of an astronaut. C. By advising him on how to realize his dream. D. By providing him with money to go to university. 62. What is the main idea of this passage? A. Dream big and never let doubts hold you back. B. Idols play a key role in helping a person grow. C. Education is the only path to success. D. It’s acceptable not to have a big dream. 【答案】59. B 60. D 61. C 62. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了小镇男孩亚历克斯自儿时起就梦想成为宇航员，尽管周围人都质疑这个梦想的可行性，但他始终没有放弃，而是通过努力学习、查阅太空相关书籍坚持追逐梦想。高中时他得到一位宇航员的指点，最终成功入选宇航员训练项目。 【59题详解】 细节理解题。根据“He had dreamed of becoming an astronaut when he was a child.”可知，亚历克斯自儿时起就梦想成为宇航员。故选B。 【60题详解】 细节理解题。根据“But Alex didn’t give up his dream. From then on, he worked hard at his studies.”可知，面对周围人的质疑，亚历克斯没有放弃梦想，而是坚持努力学习。故选D。 【61题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The astronaut was impressed by Alex’s passion (热情) and gave him advice on how to achieve his dream that was finally within reach of the stars.”可知，宇航员被亚历克斯的热情打动，给了他如何实现梦想的建议。故选C。 【62题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章可知，文章讲述亚历克斯从小立志成为宇航员，面对他人质疑始终没有放弃，坚持努力学习，最终获得进入宇航员训练项目的机会。核心思想是“要敢于心怀远大梦想，不要被他人的质疑阻碍前进的脚步”。故选A。 C In Shanghai, a new ice cream shop has recently become famous for its new food: ice creams made from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). There are many different tastes for you to choose from. Workers there said they use ice cream as the main part and add a small quantity of herbal ingredients (草本成分) to improve the taste. The TCM ice cream has got popular online. The hashtag (话题标签) about it on Sina Weibo has got over 50 million views and 10,000 comments. Some people are not sure if these ice creams can mix with traditional Chinese medicine because they don’t know if they are good for health. However, others show their interest. “My last bit of guilt about eating ice cream has now gone away,” a Weibo user said. Today young people place more importance on health and cultural confidence. As a result, the mixture of traditional Chinese medicine with modern foods is becoming more and more popular in China. From herbal teas to these ice creams, traditional Chinese medicine is making its mark in our eating habits. 63. What is added to improve the taste? A. Ice cream. B. Herbal ingredients. C. Medicine. D. Mixture. 64. What does the underlined word “guilt” in Paragraph 4 mean? A. 满足感 B. 悲伤感 C. 负罪感 D. 幸福感 65. What can you infer (推测) from the passage? A. All the people place more importance on health. B. Everyone can find their favorite taste in the new ice cream shop. C. Eating more ice creams made from traditional Chinese medicine is good for health. D. Traditional Chinese medicine will probably be widely used in making foods in the future. 【答案】63. B 64. C 65. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了上海一家以传统中药为特色的冰淇淋店及其引发的社会反响。 【63题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Workers there said they use ice cream as the main part and add a small quantity of herbal ingredients to improve the taste.”可知，添加草药成分为了改善味道。故选B。 【64题详解】 词句猜测题。根据“Some people are not sure if these ice creams can mix with traditional Chinese medicine because they don’t know if they are good for health.”可知，有人担心中药冰淇淋的健康性；结合后文“My last bit of guilt about eating ice cream has now gone away”可知，“guilt”在此处应指因不健康饮食产生的自责情绪，选项C“负罪感”符合逻辑。故选C。 【65题详解】 推理判断题。根据“the mixture of traditional Chinese medicine with modern foods is becoming more and more popular in China. From herbal teas to these ice creams, traditional Chinese medicine is making its mark in our eating habits.”可知，中药与现代食品的结合日益流行，从凉茶到中药冰淇淋，中药正改变饮食习惯。由此推知，中药在未来可能会被广泛用于制作食物。故选D。 D Today cities are getting bigger and busier. This gives us challenges (挑战). How can we live more conveniently? Smart cities may help. A smart city can be a bit like a big, clever robot. It can “think” and make decisions to make everything work in a smart way! For example, the buildings can “talk” to computers to help save energy. And what makes all these things come true are different technologies. They work together to make a city smart. Internet of things Imagine when you are close to your home, your smartwatch tells your home to turn on the lights. Internet of things can help to do this. It connects everything to the Internet. It’s like having lots of little smart helpers. They “send messages” to things in the city and let them work together. Big data Big data works like the brain of the city. It helps the city make decisions. For example, data about cars running in the city tells us about traffic jams. 5G 5G provides high-speed wireless Internet. It makes the Internet of things possible. The speed of 5G can be up to 1.25 GB per second. We can download an 8 GB film in just a few seconds. Artificial intelligence (AI) AI helps to deal with the data (数据). More importantly, it learns from the data and becomes smarter. AI can work as a delivery man, a tour guide, or even help to design cars and make people work in a safe way. 66. How does the writer lead into the passage? A. By giving an example. B. By telling a story. C. By listing numbers. D. By asking a question. 67. How many things work together to make a city smart? A Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. 68. Which is TRUE according to the passage? A. The speed of 5G can only be 10 GB per second. B. Internet of things can help you turn on the lights at any time. C. Artificial intelligence learns from the data and becomes smarter. D. Data about cars running in the city helps us avoid the traffic accidents. 69. Which idea will the writer agree with? A. Technology will change our life. B. AI will take the place of human. C. 5G is the most important part in smart city. D. The smarter the city is, the happier people will be. 【答案】66. D 67. B 68. C 69. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了智慧城市的相关内容，提出智慧城市能让生活更便利，并具体说明物联网、大数据、5G、人工智能四种技术协同作用，助力打造智慧城市。 【66题详解】 细节理解题。根据“How can we live more conveniently? Smart cities may help.”可知，作者通过提出问题引出主题，故选D。 67题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Internet of things”、“Big data”、“5G”和“Artificial intelligence (AI)”可知，文中共提到四种技术打造智慧城市，故选B。 【68题详解】 细节理解题。根据“More importantly, it learns from the data and becomes smarter.”可知，更重要的是，人工智能从数据中学习并变得更智能，故选C。 【69题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章整体内容，围绕物联网、大数据、5G、人工智能技术打造智慧城市，让生活更便利展开，可推知作者认同科技将改变生活的观点，故选A。 E Nowadays, more and more people pay attention to health problems. Do you know how ancient people kept healthy? Baduanjin, also known as Eight Pieces of Brocade, is one of the best ways to stay healthy. Baduanjin originated as early as the Northern Song Dynasty. It has a history of more than 800 years. In the beginning, it was developed as a way to improve the physical health of soldiers (战士). Over time, it developed into a comprehensive (全面的) system of exercises practiced by soldiers and common people. Practice of Baduanjin can bring lots of health benefits. It can not only improve physical health and sleep, but also reduce stress. People of all ages can practice it without any special tools or experience. It doesn’t need much space and time, so people can perform it at home or in the park. There are eight movements in Baduanjin, each with a special focus. The Eight Pieces of Brocade has been handed down through the centuries as eight short, simple sentences. 70. Who was Baduanjin designed for at first? A. Soldiers. B. Common people. C. Artists. D. Old people. 71. Which is NOT the advantage of Baduanjin? A. It can help people sleep better. B. It can make people healthier. C. It can raise people’s stress level. D. It is easy to practice. 72 What may the passage talk about next? A. The history of Baduanjin. B. The advantages of Baduanjin. C. The introduction of Baduanjin. D. The movements of Baduanjin. 【答案】70. A 71. C 72. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了八段锦的历史、练习益处等。 【70题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段的“In the beginning, it was developed as a way to improve the physical health of soldiers.”可知，八段锦最初设计是帮助士兵强身健体的，选项A的“Soldiers.”符合题意。故选A。 【71题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段的“It can not only improve physical health and sleep, but also reduce stress.”可知，练习八段锦有助于减压，选项C的“它会增加人们压力水平。”不符合题意。故选C。 【72题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文可知，文章介绍了八段锦的历史、练习益处等，最后一段“There are eight movements in Baduanjin, each with a special focus.”提到了八段锦的动作，由此推知，后面会介绍八段锦的具体的动作，选项D的“八段锦的动作。”符合题意。故选D。 第二节阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）。 F Once upon a time, Tom and his best friend were traveling through a desert. At some point, they had an argument and Tom hit (击打) his friend in the face. His friend felt bad, but he didn’t say anything. Instead, he wrote in the sand, “Today, my best friend hit me in the face.” They kept on walking until they found an oasis (绿洲), where they decided to take a bath. Tom’s friend got stuck in the mud (泥潭), but Tom pulled him out. After he was safe, he wrote on a stone, “Today my best friend saved my life.” Tom asked in surprise, “Why did you write in the sand when I hurt you, but on a stone now?” His friend replied, “When someone hurts us, we should write it in the sand where winds of forgiveness (原谅) can blow it away. But when someone does something good for us, we must carve (雕刻) it in stone where no wind can ever erase (擦除) it.” 73. What were Tom and his best friend doing at the beginning of the story? (不超过10个词) __________________________________________________________ 74. Where did Tom’s friend get stuck? (不超过5个词) _______________________________________________________ 75. What can you learn from the story? (不超过15个词) _______________________________________________________ 【答案】73. They were traveling through the desert. 74. In the mud. 75. We should remember someone who does something good for us./We should forgive someone who hurts us. 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了汤姆和朋友在沙漠旅行时，因争执汤姆打伤朋友，朋友将这件事写在沙地上；后来汤姆救了陷入泥潭的朋友，朋友却将这件事刻在石头上。 【73题详解】 根据“Once upon a time, Tom and his best friend were traveling through a desert.”可知，从前，汤姆和他最好的朋友正在穿越一片沙漠。故填They were traveling through the desert. 【74题详解】 根据“Tom’s friend got stuck in the mud”可知，汤姆的朋友被困在泥潭中。故填In the mud. 【75题详解】 本题为开放性问题，答案不唯一，结合短文内容，合理作答即可。故填We should remember someone who does something good for us./We should forgive someone who hurts us. 第四部分 写（共两大题，满分25分） Ⅸ．单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。 76. There are many c________ (云) in the sky. It’s going to rain soon. 【答案】clouds##louds 【解析】 【详解】句意：天空中有许多云。很快就要下雨了。根据首字母与汉语提示可知，应填cloud“云”，名词，作主语，结合空前“many”可知，应用cloud的复数形式clouds。故填clouds。 77. My uncle i________ (发明) a new machine four months ago. 【答案】(i)nvented 【解析】 【详解】句意：我叔叔四个月前发明了一台新机器。invent“发明”，根据“four months ago”可知，时态为一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填(i)nvented。 78. Jay Chou is a great singer. He is having a c________ (演唱会) in Shanghai. 【答案】concert##oncert 【解析】 【详解】句意：周杰伦是一位很棒的歌手。他正在上海举办一场演唱会。“演唱会”常见英文表达为“concert”，根据“a”可知，此处用单数形式concert。故填concert。 79. It is t________ (传统的) to celebrate Chongyang Festival in China. 【答案】traditional##raditional 【解析】 【详解】句意：在中国，庆祝重阳节是一种传统。根据汉语及首字母提示可知，“传统的”对应的英文是traditional，为形容词，在句中作表语。故填traditional。 80. To be a singer, you need to have a good v________ (声音) and a lot of practice. 【答案】(v)oice 【解析】 【详解】句意：要成为一名歌手，你需要有一副好嗓子和大量的练习。“声音”voice，“a”后接单数。故填(v)oice。 X.书面表达（共1小题；满分20分） 81. 新的一年已经到来，为此，英语周报发起“遇见更好的自己”主题征文活动。假如你是李华，你将如何在2025年成为更好的自己呢？请根据以下要点，向英语周报投稿。 要点： （1）2024年你遇到了哪些方面的问题（学习、生活、健康等方面）？ （2）2025年你将如何提升自己? 要求： （1）短文必须包括所有要点，并适当发挥； （2）文中不得出现真实的人名和校名； （3）词数100 左右（首句已给出，不计入总词数）。 How time flies! Now we are in year 2025. Looking back to 2024， ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 How time flies! Now we are in year 2025. Looking back to 2024, I had some problems. My English was so poor that I failed the recent exam. I’m too fat because I don’t like exercising and I like eating junk food. I didn’t have many friends at school, so I was a little lonely. I often argued with my parents, because they were strict with me and didn’t allow me to do many things that I wanted to do. In the New Year, I want to be a better myself. First of all, I will keep exercising every day and eat more healthy vegetables and fruits. Second, I will spend more time on English, read some English articles and listen to the teacher in the class to improve my English. Third, I want to get along well with my classmates, give help to those who need help, and make friends of my own. Finally, when we encounter differences, I will calm down to communicate with my parents and tell them my thoughts and opinions. I believe that through hard work, I will be better and better in 2025. 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇材料作文； ②时态:时态以“一般现在时”和“一般将来时”为主； ③提示：写作要点已给出，考生应注意不要遗漏“信息提示”，适当增加细节，并突出写作重点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，承接作文开头，介绍2024年遇到了什么问题。 第二步，具体介绍2025年将如何提升自己。 第三步，书写结语，表达期望。 [亮点词汇] ①junk food垃圾食品 ②a little有点儿 ③argue with sb和某人争吵 [高分句型] ①My English was so poor that I failed the recent exam.(so...that引导的结果状语从句) ②I’m too fat because I don’t like exercising and I like eating junk food. (because引导原因状语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 濉溪县2024— 2025学年度第一学期期末质量检测 八年级英语试卷 （时间：120分钟满分：120分） 第一部分 听力（共四大题，满分20分） I．短对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 你将听到五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 1. Who is Sandy waiting for? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. B. C. 2. What is Linda’s favorite TV show? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. B. C. 3. What are they talking about? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. A farm. B. A factory. C. A river. 4. What does Sam want to be when he grows up? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. A pianist. B. An engineer. C. A singer. 5. Who did Tom go to the beach with last weekend? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A His uncle. B. His parents. C. His friend. Ⅱ．长对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 你将听到两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答问题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. What’s the matter with the woman? A. She has a fever. B. She has a headache. C. She coughs a lot. 7. What advice does the man give the woman? A. Stop exercising. B. Stop drinking. C. Stop smoking. 听下面一段对话，回答问题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. What kind of juice does the woman want? A. Strawberry juice. B. Orange juice. C. Apple juice. 9. How much does the woman need to pay? A. ¥30. B. ¥20. C. ¥10. 10. Where does the woman want to go? A. To a hotel. B. To a market. C. To a restaurant. Ⅲ．短文理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个小题。请根据短文内容，在每小题所给的A、 B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. How old is Peter? A. 16 years old. B. 13 years old. C. 30 years old. 12. What is he interested in doing? A. Making more money. B. Finding a good job. C. Reading books. 13. Why did he want to look for a job? A. Because he wanted to buy some books. B. Because he wanted to make a lot of money. C. Because he wanted to work as a successful man. 14. What is Peter’s first job? A. To buy newspapers. B. To send newspapers. C. To sell newspapers. 15. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Peter can get 3 dollars an hour now. B. Peter can get 5 dollars an hour now. C. Peter can get 8 dollars an hour now. Ⅳ，信息转换（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容，写出下面表格中所缺单词，每空仅填一词。短文读两遍。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 About the square dancing Introduction ◇It’s ___16___ among the old people. ◇They often dance in the open air. Lin Tao’s idea ◇The square dance makes his mother more ___17___ and healthier. ◇Many people don’t like it because it makes too much ____18____. Wang Bao’s idea ◇Square dancing is a good way to ____19____. ◇Dancing at the ____20____ place helps solve the problem. 第二部分 语言知识运用（共三大题，满分35分） V.单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填人空白处的最佳选项。 21. —The students often help clean up the city park. —Sometimes small things can make a ________. A. living B. difficulty C. wish D. difference 22. —Were you the last one to go to school today? —________ not. I’m always the first one because I want more time to study. A. Finally B. Usually C. Exactly D. Certainly 23. Not only robots but also AI ________ do a lot of work for us in the future. A. is going B. are going C. is going to D. are going to 24. I have but thanks for the police because they often help people get out of trouble. A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. something 25. The children jumped happily when they saw the funny monkeys ________ in the film. A. travel B. happen C. reach D. appear 26. Jack is busy preparing for the English test. So he has to ________ the invitation to the party. A. turn on B. turn off C. turn down D. turn up 27. It’s ________ to start eating before the elders when having dinner together. A. possible B. impossible C. polite D. impolite 28. —Home is ________ place wherever you go. —I can’t agree more. East or west, home is the best. A. warmer B. the warmer C. warmest D. the warmest 29. I plan to practice ________ the piano every night because I hope ________ a musician one day. A. play; to be B. playing; am C. playing; to be D. to play; am 30. —Hi, Susan. How was your trip to Beijing? — ________. I really enjoyed myself. A. That’s too bad B. Pretty good C. Great idea D. No problem 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。 A Have you ever asked yourself why we go to school? You will probably ____31____ we go to learn languages, history, science and all ____32____ subjects. That is quite ____33____, but why do we learn these things? We come to school to prepare ourselves for our future work and life. Nearly everything we study at school has some practical use in our life, but is that the ____34____ reason that we go to school? There is ____35____ in education than just learning facts. We go to school to learn ____36____ to study so that when we leave school, we can go on learning. If a man really knows how to learn, he will always be successful. Because whenever he has to do ____37____ new, he will quickly teach himself to do it in the best way. However, the uneducated person isn’t usually able to do it ____38____, so the purpose (目的) of school is not only just ____39____ languages, history, science, etc., but also to master (掌握) the ____40____ to learn. 31. A. speak B. say C. talk D. tell 32. A. each B. another C. other D. others 33. A. true B. real C. good D. wrong 34. A. best B. only C. just D. last 35. A. many B. much C. more D. most 36. A. what B. how C. when D. where 37. A. wherever B. something C. nothing D. everything 38. A. well B. worst C. badly D. worse 39. A. learn B. to learn C. teach D. to teach 40. A. subjects B. time C. ways D. knowledge B Ben is a middle school student. He lives with his parents in a small town. One Sunday morning, Ben got up early and set out to climb a ____41____ not far away from his house. Although his parents felt a little worried about him since it was his first time to go climbing alone, they ____42____ to let him try. Finally as the ____43____ was going down and it was getting dark, little Ben came back home, with tears in his eyes. “What’s the matter, Ben? How’s your trip?” his mother asked. “I failed. ____44____ the mountain is very high and the way is full of stones, I still went ahead. But I was ____45____ and it was so late that I had to come back,” Ben cried. “It doesn’t matter. You are only 14 years old after all. You will have another ____46____,” His mother said. “But standing at the top of the mountain is my dream!” Ben said. His father came over and asked, “Did you feel the beauty of nature?” “Yes. The blue sky, the white clouds, the green trees and the colorful flowers made a nice picture,” Ben answered. “That’s enough!” His father smiled and said, “Please remember, my son, most of the time, achieving what you ____47____ is not the most important thing. Although you didn’t ____48____ the top of the mountain, you got a lot on the way.” It is true that not every work will end with ____49____, and not every dream will ____50____. The most beautiful scenery (风景) is on the way. 41. A. hill B. tree C. stairs D. mountain 42. A. decided B. disliked C. deleted D. disagreed 43. A. moon B. star C. sun D. cloud 44. A. Until B. Although C. Unless D. Because 45. A. tired B. excited C. bored D. surprised 46. A. choice B. chance C. crowd D. culture 47. A. excuse B. enjoy C. experience D. expect 48. A. go B. get C. reach D. arrive 49. A. dream B. smile C. success D. failure 50. A. come across B. come on C. come out D. come true Ⅶ．补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 根据对话内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个其中有两个选项是多余的。 A: Hi, Kate! How was your New Year’s Day holiday? B: ____51____ A: ____52____ B: I went to Changbai Mountain with my parents. A: ____53____ B: We stayed there for three days. We also visited many wonderful places. A: Which is your favorite place? B: ____54____ When I was there, I lost myself in the beautiful scenery (景色). A: ____55____ B: Yes, I did lots of things, such as mountain climbing, boating and fishing. However,cooking eggs in the hot spring (温泉) is the most interesting one. A. Where did you go on vacation? B. How long did you stay there? C. Did you go shopping there? D. Oh, it was wonderful. E. Did you do anything interesting there? F. I like Tianchi Lake best. G. The weather was sunny, so we took lots of photos there. 第三部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分） 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分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。 A It is the year 2050. The dream of enjoying holidays in space has come true. Do you want to become a space traveler? Here, some middle school students share their ideas. I would love to go to space. From there, I can enjoy the beauty of the earth. I want to know what it’s like to live without gravity (重力). Maybe it will be fun to play golf in space. —Klaudia Spain I don’t want to be a space traveler. For me, I only care about what I have on this planet, like my family, my school and my pets. I would like to work hard and try to do my best with what I’m doing now. —Anna the US I’d love to! We learned about space in science class last week. It will be great to see all kinds of wonderful things that you can’t see on the earth. —Zainab, South Africa That will be cool. However, I will miss my family. Also, it takes a lot of training (训练) to become a space traveler. I don’t think I have time for that. And I don’t have enough money to pay for the trip. —Edward, the UK 56. Who would like to travel to space? A. Klaudia and Edward. B. Klaudia and Zainab. C. Zainab and Anna. D. Anna and Edward. 57. Which is TRUE according to the passage? A. Anna wants to play golf in space. B. Klaudia doesn’t want to go to space. C. Zainab has time to finish the training. D. Edward doesn’t have enough money to pay for a space trip. 58. Who will probably (很可能) be interested in reading this passage? A. Space scientists. B. Parents. C. Golf players. D. Students. B Have you thought about what you will do in the future? Do you think dreams are important? In a small town, there lived a young boy named Alex. He had dreamed of becoming an astronaut when he was a child. His room was full of posters of rocket ships and he spent his nights looking up at the stars, imagining himself among them. However, as he grew older, people around him began to doubt his dream. They told him that becoming an astronaut is impossible for a boy from a small town. But Alex didn’t give up his dream. From then on, he worked hard at his studies. He read every book about space in his free time. He tried to make his dream come true. When he reached high school, an astronaut visited to give a talk. Alex had a chance to speak with him and learn more about how to become an astronaut. The astronaut was impressed by Alex’s passion (热情) and gave him advice on how to achieve his dream that was finally within reach of the stars. Years passed, and Alex’s hard work paid off. After Alex graduated, he was accepted into an astronaut training program. His dream was finally within reach. With a strong heart and a mind focused on learning he had reached for the stars. 59. What was Alex’s dream when he was a child? A. To become a famous scientist. B. To become an astronaut. C. To travel around the world. D. To get into a top university. 60. What did Alex do about the others’ doubts? A. He felt very sad and gave up his dream. B. He got angry and argued with them. C. He asked them for advice about what to do. D. He stuck to his dream and kept working hard. 61. How did the astronaut help Alex? A. By taking him on a free trip to space. B. By showing him the real passion of an astronaut. C. By advising him on how to realize his dream. D. By providing him with money to go to university. 62. What is the main idea of this passage? A. Dream big and never let doubts hold you back. B. Idols play a key role in helping a person grow. C. Education is the only path to success. D. It’s acceptable not to have a big dream. C In Shanghai, a new ice cream shop has recently become famous for its new food: ice creams made from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). There are many different tastes for you to choose from. Workers there said they use ice cream as the main part and add a small quantity of herbal ingredients (草本成分) to improve the taste. The TCM ice cream has got popular online. The hashtag (话题标签) about it on Sina Weibo has got over 50 million views and 10,000 comments. Some people are not sure if these ice creams can mix with traditional Chinese medicine because they don’t know if they are good for health. However, others show their interest. “My last bit of guilt about eating ice cream has now gone away,” a Weibo user said. Today young people place more importance on health and cultural confidence. As a result, the mixture of traditional Chinese medicine with modern foods is becoming more and more popular in China. From herbal teas to these ice creams, traditional Chinese medicine is making its mark in our eating habits. 63. What is added to improve the taste? A. Ice cream. B. Herbal ingredients. C. Medicine. D. Mixture. 64. What does the underlined word “guilt” in Paragraph 4 mean? A. 满足感 B. 悲伤感 C. 负罪感 D. 幸福感 65. What can you infer (推测) from the passage? A. All the people place more importance on health. B. Everyone can find their favorite taste in the new ice cream shop. C. Eating more ice creams made from traditional Chinese medicine is good for health. D. Traditional Chinese medicine will probably be widely used in making foods in the future. D Today cities are getting bigger and busier. This gives us challenges (挑战). How can we live more conveniently? Smart cities may help. A smart city can be a bit like a big, clever robot. It can “think” and make decisions to make everything work in a smart way! For example, the buildings can “talk” to computers to help save energy. And what makes all these things come true are different technologies. They work together to make a city smart. Internet of things Imagine when you are close to your home, your smartwatch tells your home to turn on the lights. Internet of things can help to do this. It connects everything to the Internet. It’s like having lots of little smart helpers. They “send messages” to things in the city and let them work together. Big data Big data works like the brain of the city. It helps the city make decisions. For example, data about cars running in the city tells us about traffic jams. 5G 5G provides high-speed wireless Internet. It makes the Internet of things possible. The speed of 5G can be up to 1.25 GB per second. We can download an 8 GB film in just a few seconds. Artificial intelligence (AI) AI helps to deal with the data (数据). More importantly, it learns from the data and becomes smarter. AI can work as a delivery man, a tour guide, or even help to design cars and make people work in a safe way. 66. How does the writer lead into the passage? A. By giving an example. B. By telling a story. C. By listing numbers. D. By asking a question. 67. How many things work together to make a city smart? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. 68. Which is TRUE according to the passage? A. The speed of 5G can only be 10 GB per second. B. Internet of things can help you turn on the lights at any time. C. Artificial intelligence learns from the data and becomes smarter. D. Data about cars running in the city helps us avoid the traffic accidents. 69. Which idea will the writer agree with? A. Technology will change our life. B. AI will take the place of human. C. 5G is the most important part in smart city. D. The smarter the city is, the happier people will be. E Nowadays, more and more people pay attention to health problems. Do you know how ancient people kept healthy? Baduanjin, also known as Eight Pieces of Brocade, is one of the best ways to stay healthy. Baduanjin originated as early as the Northern Song Dynasty. It has a history of more than 800 years. In the beginning, it was developed as a way to improve the physical health of soldiers (战士). Over time, it developed into a comprehensive (全面的) system of exercises practiced by soldiers and common people. Practice of Baduanjin can bring lots of health benefits. It can not only improve physical health and sleep, but also reduce stress. People of all ages can practice it without any special tools or experience. It doesn’t need much space and time, so people can perform it at home or in the park. There are eight movements in Baduanjin, each with a special focus. The Eight Pieces of Brocade has been handed down through the centuries as eight short, simple sentences. 70. Who was Baduanjin designed for at first? A. Soldiers. B. Common people. C. Artists. D. Old people. 71. Which is NOT the advantage of Baduanjin? A. It can help people sleep better. B. It can make people healthier. C. It can raise people’s stress level. D. It is easy to practice. 72. What may the passage talk about next? A. The history of Baduanjin. B. The advantages of Baduanjin. C. The introduction of Baduanjin. D. The movements of Baduanjin. 第二节阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）。 F Once upon a time, Tom and his best friend were traveling through a desert. At some point, they had an argument and Tom hit (击打) his friend in the face. His friend felt bad, but he didn’t say anything. Instead, he wrote in the sand, “Today, my best friend hit me in the face.” They kept on walking until they found an oasis (绿洲), where they decided to take a bath. Tom’s friend got stuck in the mud (泥潭), but Tom pulled him out. After he was safe, he wrote on a stone, “Today my best friend saved my life.” Tom asked in surprise, “Why did you write in the sand when I hurt you, but on a stone now?” His friend replied, “When someone hurts us, we should write it in the sand where winds of forgiveness (原谅) can blow it away. But when someone does something good for us, we must carve (雕刻) it in stone where no wind can ever erase (擦除) it.” 73. What were Tom and his best friend doing at the beginning of the story? (不超过10个词) __________________________________________________________ 74. Where did Tom’s friend get stuck? (不超过5个词) _______________________________________________________ 75. What can you learn from the story? (不超过15个词) _______________________________________________________ 第四部分 写（共两大题，满分25分） Ⅸ．单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。 76. There are many c________ (云) in the sky. It’s going to rain soon. 77. My uncle i________ (发明) a new machine four months ago. 78. Jay Chou is a great singer. He is having a c________ (演唱会) in Shanghai. 79. It is t________ (传统的) to celebrate Chongyang Festival in China. 80. To be a singer, you need to have a good v________ (声音) and a lot of practice. X.书面表达（共1小题；满分20分） 81. 新的一年已经到来，为此，英语周报发起“遇见更好的自己”主题征文活动。假如你是李华，你将如何在2025年成为更好的自己呢？请根据以下要点，向英语周报投稿。 要点： （1）2024年你遇到了哪些方面的问题（学习、生活、健康等方面）？ （2）2025年你将如何提升自己? 要求： （1）短文必须包括所有要点，并适当发挥； （2）文中不得出现真实的人名和校名； （3）词数100 左右（首句已给出，不计入总词数）。 How time flies! Now we are in year 2025. Looking back to 2024， ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $听力考试现在开始一端对话理解，你将听到5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题请，在每小题所给的ABC3个选项中选出一个最佳选项，每段对话读两遍。One, Sandy, what are you doing here? I'm waiting for my friend. Look, he is coming. The girl with glasses. Sandy, what are you doing here? I'm waiting for my friend. Look, SHE is coming. The girl with . glasses too. Hi, Linda. What's your favorite TV show? My favorite TV show is C, C, TV news, because I can learn about what . are happening in the world. Hi, Linda. What's your favorite TV show? My . favorite TV show is CC, TV news, because I can learn about what are happening in the world. Three, look at that. River is so dirty that there are no fish. Yes, it's polluted too much. Three, look at the river. It's so dirty that . there are no fish. Yes, it's polluted too much. For sam, you play the piano very well. Do you want to be a pianist? No, I want to be an engineer when . I grow up for same, you play the piano very well. Do you want to be an est? No, I want to be an engineer when I grow up. Five, what did you do last weekend? Mary. I went to the cinema with my parents. What about you? Tom. I went to the beach with my uncle. What did did you last weekend? Mary. I went to the cinema with my parents. What about you, tom? I went to the beach with my uncle. 2、长对话理解，你将听到两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题请在每小题所给的ABC3个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍，听下面一段对话，回答第六、七题。Good morning, doctor. I'm not feeling well. Let me look you over. What's wrong with you? I call all day and all night, and my throat hurts. Do you stay . up late? No, never. But I smoke a lot. That's the problem. Stop smoking and take these pills once a day, and then you'll be Better soon. Good morning, doctor. I'm not feeling well. Let me look you over. What's wrong with you? I call all day and all night, and my throat hurts. Do you stay? update? No, never. But I smoke a lot. That's the problem. Stop smoking and take these pills once a day, and then you'll be Better soon. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题. can I help you? Yes, please. I want to have some juice. We have apple juice, strong berry juice and orange juice. What kind of juice would you like? I'd like orange juice. How much . is IT ten you want for one glass? I want two glasses, please. Here is twenty one. All right. where you go. thanks. Is there hotel near here? Yes, there is one on foreign mood. Go along the street. Turn right at the first crossing. you'll see IT. Thank you. Can I help you? Yes, please. I want to have some juice. We have apple juice, strawberry juice and orange juice. What kind of juice would you like? I'd like orange juice. How much . is IT ten you want for one glass? I want two glasses. please. Here is twenty. You on. All right, there you go. thanks. Is there a hotel near here? Yes, there is one on forever mode. Go along the street. Turn right at the first crossing. You'll see IT. Thank you. 3、短文理解。你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个小题请，根据短文内容，在每小题所给的ABC3个选项中选出一个最佳选项，短文读两遍。Peter is thirteen. He is interested in reading. He studies in the school nearest his house, but because his family is very poor, he can buy any books. One day, he had a good idea. He thought he could find a job, and then he could make some money. A week later, he got his first job. He would send newspapers every morning. The boss told them, you will get three dollars an hour now, and next year you'll make five dollars an hour. That's wonderful. Peter answered. I will see you next year. Peter is thirteen. He is interested in reading. He studies in a school near his house, but because his family is very poor, he can't buy any books. One day, he had a good idea. He thought he could find a job and then he could make some money. A week later, he got his first job. He would send newspapers every morning. The boss told him, you will get three dollars an hour now. In next year, you will make five dollars an hour. That's wonderful. Peter answered. I will see you next year. 4、信息转换，你将听到一篇短文，请根据短文内容写出下面表格中所缺的单词，每空只填一词，短文读两遍。The square dance, or sometimes we called the LG j. Wu, is quite popular among the old people in china. When the night falls, we can see them dancing in the OpenAIr. Do you like IT or not? Different people have different ideas in how a chinese student says my mother enjoy square dancing very much. SHE is becoming more outgoing and healthier after dancing every evening. I really think it's helpful and meaningful, but many people don't like square dance because IT makes too much noise and it's not good for other people's life. One bio, another student says it's a good way of doing exercise, and they are having a good time while they are doing IT. I hope they can go on with IT about the noise problem. We can solve IT by dancing in right places at the right time. The square dance, or sometimes we called you on chain uu, is quite popular among the old people in china. When the nights falls, we can see them dancing in the OpenAIr. Do you like IT or not? Different people have different ideas. Linton, a chinese student, says my mother square dancing very much. SHE is becoming more outgoing and healthier after dancing every evening. I really think it's helpful and meaningful, but many people don't like square dance because IT makes too much noise and it's not good for other people's life. One bio, another student, says, it's a good way of doing exercise, and they are having a good time while they are doing IT. I hope they can go on with IT about the noise problem. We can solve IT by dancing in right places at the right time. 听力考试到此结束。