山东省泰安市肥城市2024-2025学年八年级上学期1月期末考试英语试题

2024～2025学年度上学期期末考试

八年级英语试题

本试卷分四部分，共12页。总分150分。考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：

1. 答题前，请考生仔细阅读答题卡上的注意事项，并务必按照相关要求作答。

2. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分  听力

(一) 听句子，选择适当的应答语。每个句子读两遍。

1. A. It’s heavy.    B. Yes, an elephant.    C. 320 cm.

2. A. In the countryside.    B. It’s relaxing.    C. Taylor Swift.

3. A. Teenagers’ life.    B. At eight o’clock.    C. It’s popular.

4 A. It was expensive.    B. From his grandpa.    C. For three years.

5. A. Yes, tomorrow.    B. No, I haven’t.    C. A scary story.

(二) 听五段对话，选择正确答案。每段对话读两遍。你将有20秒钟的时间阅读下面5个小题。

6. What will Gary give away?

A. The football T-shirt.    B. The toy bear.    C. The old magazine.

7. Which building has been in the city for 6 years?

A. The museum.    B. The library.    C. The cinema.

8. What did Joe’s sister sell yesterday?

A. Her toy car.    B. Her old sweater.    C. Her sports shoes.

9. Which place is opposite the cinema?

A. The town museum.    B. The hospital.    C. The park.

10. When did the man buy the bread maker?

A. In 2009.    B. In 2014.    C. In 2019.

(三) 听两段长对话，选择正确答案，每段对话读两遍。听每段对话前你将有10秒钟的时间阅读对应的3个小题。

听第一段对话，回答11～13小题。

11. How many kinds of animals are there in the zoo at least?

A. 206.    B. 216.    C. 260.

12. What was the mother panda doing when Kevin saw her?

A. Playing in the water.    B. Lying on the ground.    C. Eating bamboo.

13. How will the girl go to the zoo probably?

A. By taxi.    B. By bus.    C. By bike.

听第二段对话，回答14～16小题。

14. Who did Eric go to Beijing with last summer?

A. His mother.    B. His father.    C. His brother.

15. How far was the Palace Museum away from the hotel?

A. Six kilometers.    B. Seven kilometers.    C. Eight kilometers.

16. What did Eric do on the second day in Beijing?

A. He visited a university.    B. He climbed a hill.    C. He went to the Bird’s Nest.

(四) 听短文，回答下面4个问题，选择正确答案，短文读两遍。你将有20秒钟的时间阅读下面4个小题。

17. Who did Jane go to the museum with for the first time?

A. Her father.    B. Her brother.    C. Her friend.

18. When did Jane arrive at the museum last Sunday?

A. At 8:00 a.m.    B. At 8:40 a.m.    C. At 9:20 a.m.

19. What did Jane see on the top floor of the museum?

A. Unusual stones.    B. Silk clothes.    C. Beautiful paintings.

20. What did Jane do before leaving the museum?

A. She helped a kid.    B. She took photos.    C. She went shopping.

(五) 听短文，根据短文内容填表格。短文读两遍。你将有20秒钟的时间阅读下面表格。答题完毕后，请将答案填写在答题纸相应位置。

Three places Sally likes best
The history museum	The government ________ it in 2005. Sally likes the ________ of the Chinese buildings in it.
The sports park	Sally likes to go there in ________. It is a ________ place.
The tea house	Sally went there with her grandpa. The ________ music there was good.

第二部分  完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出能填入短文相应空白处的最佳选项。

It has been a long winter here in the mountains of my home. Strong winds, heavy snows, and cold rains have hit us and trees. And today ____1____ I looked at the broken branches (树枝) in my yard, it brought back memories of another long winter several years ago.

A foot of snow had fallen. Broken branches were ____2____. I was driving home and suddenly ____3____ a large branch break off a tree and fall across the road. It was big enough to wreck (毁坏) my car if I didn’t ____4____ in time. So, I stopped my car at the roadside and hit my emergency flashers (紧急闪光灯). Luckily,

there were no other ____5____ there yet. But I knew that it would only be a matter of time before one hit into that branch and it might ____6____ someone or even cause a death.

I quickly got out of my car and tried to ____7____ the branch to the roadside. It was a lot ____8____ than I thought it would be. But with all my strength (力气), I started to move it. Little by little, I moved it off the ____9____.

Just as I did, though, a little red car drove past so fast, hit a pool of water on the road, and splashed (泼溅) water on my trousers. I was not ____10____ at all. Instead, I looked at the road and smiled—I saved someone’s life just then.

1. A. if B. when C. although

2. A. nowhere B. anywhere C. everywhere

3. A. imagined B. thought C. saw

4. A. stop B. return C. finish

5. A. trees B. houses C. cars

6. A. wait B. hurt C. miss

7. A. move B. follow C. show

8. A. longer B. heavier C. thicker

9. A. water B. yard C. road

10. A. scared B. angry C. tired

第三部分  阅读理解

第一节  阅读下列短文，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

When I was 13, I told my father that I wanted to learn to play the guitar. He then took me to have guitar lessons. After a few weeks, my teacher told Dad that I had a talent for music. Later, I got a beautiful guitar from my father.

Years later, I went to college. I needed money for my studies, so I sold my guitar. For the following years, when I remembered the guitar, I felt guilty. Because my father bought it for me by working very hard. I also remembered how much joy my practicing and playing had given him.

After I finished college I got a job, but it had nothing to do with music. One day, Dad was sick and had to stay in the hospital. When he saw a man playing the guitar, he was happy. I got the idea of bringing happiness to him by playing the guitar for him. A few days later, I took the bus to Thompson Pawnbrokers to see their guitars. A worker there showed me a guitar. Much to my surprise, the guitar was the one I used to have!

I brought the guitar to the hospital. Before I told Dad how I got the guitar, I showed it to him and asked, “Do