2024-2025學年江蘇省揚州市江都區(qū)華君外國語學校八年級上學期期中英語測試卷

2024—2025學年江蘇省揚州市江都區(qū)華君外國語學校八年級上學期期中英語測試卷

一、單項選擇(★★★)1.—Thereis________instructiononthisnewbottleofsalad.Canyoureaditforme?—OK!Oh,________instructionisthesameastheoldone.

A．a(chǎn),theB．a(chǎn)n,theC．the,anD．a(chǎn)n,an(★★★)2.Wecanputtheprefix“un-”before________togiveittheoppositemeaning.

A．politeB．a(chǎn)ctiveC．correctD．pleasant(★★★)3.Heistallerthan________inhisclass.Heisthetallestboy.

A．a(chǎn)nyotherboysB．a(chǎn)nyboyC．theotherboysD．theotherboy(★★★)4.Tomisa________boy.Heoftentellsfunnyjokesandmakesuslaugh.

A．helpfulB．humorousC．honestD．generous(★★★)5.Youcan________fourlightsintheflattomaketheroombrighter.

A．putupB．putoutC．putinD．puton(★★★)6.—Whichdoyoungpeoplelikebetter,musicorsports?—Both.Musicis________sports.

A．notaspopularasB．morepopularthanC．lesspopularthanD．a(chǎn)spopularas(★★★)7.You’dbetter________therenowbecausethetrafficisheavyintherushhour.

A．notdriveB．don’tdriveC．driveD．nottodrive(★★)8.Myparentsseldombuyanynewclothes________,buttheyaresogenerouswhentheyspendmoneyonme.

A．forthemB．withthemselvesC．formeD．forthemselves(★★★)9.—Mom,canIplaycomputergamesthisevening?—________yourhomeworkfirst,andthenwe’lltalkaboutit.

A．FinishB．FinishedC．FinishingD．Tofinish(★★)10.—WhataboutgoingtotheGreatWall?—________.

A．Idon’tthinksoB．IwillC．SoundsgoodD．That’sright二、完形填空(★★★)Iusuallytookabustoschool.Ifoundthatpeopleonthebuswere_______andneverhadatalkwithanyoneelse.Aboutoneyearago,anoldman________thebusandsaidloudlytothedriver,“Goodmorning!”Mostpeoplelookedup,wondering(想知道)why,andthebusdriverdidn’ttakeitseriously(認真地)andjustansweredina(an)________voice,“Mm-hmm.”Thenextdaythemangotonandagainhesaidinaloudvoice“Goodmorning”tothedriver.Another“Mm-hmm”.Bythefifthday,thedriverfinallyansweredhim________alittlehappy“Goodmorning”.Thenthemansaid,“MynameisBenny.”ThedrivertoldthemanthathewasSam.Thatwasthe________timeanyofusheardthedriver’snameandsoonpeoplebegantotalkwitheachotherandsayhellotoSamandBenny.SoonBenny________hishappy“Goodmorning”tothewholebus.Withinafewdays,his“Goodmorning”gotalotof“Goodmornings”andthewholebusseemedtobe________.“Bennytrulyshowedfriendshipamonguswithajust‘Goodmorning’,”Ithought.Thensuddenly,Bennystoppedshowingup.EveryonebegantoaskaboutBenny.Nooneknewwhattodoand________gotquietagain.So,lastweek,IstartedtoactlikeBennyandsay“Goodmorning”toeveryoneandthewholebuswasfullof________again.Hopefully,Bennycouldcomebacktoseehis“Goodmorning”mattered(重要)alot.Sometimesweseesomestrangerssomanytimesthatweknowtheirfaceswell,butweneverevensay________tothem.Bysayinghello,friendshipstartstogrowandsunshinecomestotheworldaroundus.11.A．politeB．noisyC．generousD．quiet12.A．gotoffB．gotawayC．gotonD．gotup13.A．warmB．coldC．happyD．a(chǎn)ngry14.A．inB．onC．withD．a(chǎn)t15.A．firstB．secondC．thirdD．last16.A．lentB．broughtC．tookD．passed17.A．morefriendlyB．moreexcitingC．worseD．moreboring18.A．BennyB．SamC．thewriterD．thewholebus19.A．sadnessB．joyC．a(chǎn)mazementD．surprise20.A．helloB．sorryC．goodbyeD．thanks(★★★)閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。Parentsareoftenamazedattheirchildren’sabilitytousetechnology.Afive-year-oldchildmay________findanduseappsonasmartphone.Aten-year-oldchildcanmoveup________thelevelsofavideogamewithoutdifficulty.Theirparentsmaythinktheirchildrenwereborngeniuses(天才)!Youmaynotbeborngeniuses.Butyourparentsare________iftheythinkyouaresmarterthanthem.Mostchildrenarebornsmarterthantheir________.IQtestshaveshownthatoverthelast100years,eachnewgeneration(一代人)hasbecomesmarterthanthe________ones.Thisriseinintelligence(智力)iscalledthe“FlynnEffect(效應(yīng))”.People________itafterJamesFlynn.FlynnisacollegeteacherinNewZealand.Hefirstnoticedthisin1980.Inhisstudy,hefoundeachnewgenerationwouldhavehigherIQscores.Whyarepeoplegetting________?Flynnandmanyotherpeoplebelievetechnologyisoneoftheanswers.Newtechnologieshavefurtherdevelopedourbrains(大腦).Theyhavemadeusthinkbetter,________wemaybebetteratworkingoutsomeproblemsthanourparents.Sometimeswecaneven________allthehardtaskswhenplayinggames.Butbeingsmartdoesn’tmeanyouarefullofwisdom(智慧).Ahighscoreonacomputergamewillnothelpyouworkouttheproblemsinlife.Wisdomcomeswith________andexperience(經(jīng)驗).Forthat;somesmartkidswillturntotheoldergenerationforhelpwhentheyaredoinghouseworklikegardeningorcooking.21.A．easilyB．luckilyC．politelyD．slowly22.A．a(chǎn)crossB．a(chǎn)longC．throughD．towards23.A．wrongB．rightC．surprisedD．worried24.A．brothersB．sistersC．parentsD．cousins25.A．smallerB．biggerC．youngerD．older26.A．namedB．decidedC．hopedD．matched27.A．smarterB．busierC．shierD．taller28.A．becauseB．soC．orD．but29.A．changeB．completeC．checkD．collect30.A．secretB．senseC．a(chǎn)ctionD．a(chǎn)ge三、閱讀理解(★★★)Lastyear,somegroupsofstudentsintheircommunitymadeasurveyaboutfreetimeactivities.Thefollowingdiagrams(圖表)showsomeresultsofit.

Diagram1:Hoursforpeopleofdifferentageswhosearch(搜索)theInternetinaweek.Diagram2:Differentdayspeoplegotothelibrary.Diagram3:Differentprogramspeoplelike.31.Peopleaged________spendthemosttimesearchingtheInterneteveryweek.

A．7-16B．17-30C．31-55D．over5632.HowmanypeoplegotothelibraryonMonday?

A．About20%.B．About60%.C．Over80%.D．Morethan40%.33.Thethreediagramsshowustheresultsofasurveyabout________.

A．whatpeopledoeverydayB．people’sdifferenthabitsC．people’sdifferentlifestyles(生活方式）D．howpeoplespendtheirfreetime(★★★)SongofTomorrowTomorrowandTomorrowagainOHowmanytomorrowsarethen?Ifwewaitalwaysforanotherday,Invain,ourlifewillpassaway.Makenodelay(推遲)indoinganything,Oryou’llgrowold,whenautumncomesafterspring!Ifyouwatchwaterfloweastwardsatdawn(拂曉).Andseeatdusk(黃昏)thesungodown,Evenahundredyearsold,youcan’tbefreefromsorrow(悲傷).Whydon’tyoulistentomySongofTomorrow?SongofTomorrowisquitewell-knowninChina,especiallythefirstfourlines.Manypeople,evenchildrencanrecitethem.However,nooneknowswhowrotethepoem.SomesayitwasaMingDynasty(1368-1644)poet.OtherssaythepoemappearedduringtheQingDynasty(1644-1911).Thereareevendifferentversions(版本)ofthepoem.Butthisdoesn’tloseitskeymessage—Donotwastetimeorlife.Thelanguageissimpleinthispoem.Thepoetusestheword“tomorrow”manytimestosendthepoem’smessage:Don’tdelaywhatshouldbedonetoday.Therearemanypeoplewhothinkorthemselvesasprocrastinators(有拖延癥的人).Theycomfort(安慰)themselvesbysaying“Afterall,tomorrowisanotherday!”ButthesepeoplewoulddowelliftheyrememberthepoemSongofTomorrow.34.What’sthemainideaofthefirstparagraphunderthepoem?

A．Theintroductionofthepoem.B．ThehistoryofMingDynasty.C．Theexperience(經(jīng)歷)ofthewriter.D．Thewriterofthepoem.35.Whydoesthepoetuse“tomorrow”manytimesinthepoem?

A．Itshowstheimportanceoftomorrow.B．Ittellsusnottodelaytoday’sworkfortomorrow.C．Itshowsthesimplenessofthelanguage.D．Ittellsus“Tomorrowisanotherday”.36.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”refertointhelastparagraph?

A．Poets.B．Poems.C．Messages.D．Procrastinators.37.Inwhichpartofthemagazinecanyoureadthispassage?

A．Sports.B．Medicine.C．Culture.D．Health.(★★★)Mygrandmotherwasagreatoldlady.Foranoldladylivingalone,itwastimeforhertoleaveherfarm.WhenIwasa10-year-oldboy,shecametostaywithusinthetown.Forthefirstfewmonths,Grandmotherseemedlonelyandoutofplace.Shecouldn’tstandtrafficnoisesandmissedthepeaceandquietoflifeinthecountryside.However,sheslowlyacceptedthatshewouldspendtherestofherlifewithusinalittletownfarfromherchildhoodfarm.Whenthewarmspringwindsbegantoblow,Grandmaannounced(宣布)thatshewasgoingtoplantasmallgarden.Whenmyfathersaidthatwehadnoneedtogrowfood,sheanswered,“Iknow,butIhavealwaysgrownagardeninmyfarm.AndIamsurethatI’mgoingtoplantonehere.”Then.GrandmaaskedmeifIwouldhelpherpreparethelandforplantingandIhappilyagreed.Intheearlyspring,shetaughtmehowtostartsmallseeds(種子)inboxesinside.Icarefullywateredthemeveryday.Soon,littlegreenleavescameout.Whenthedaysgotwarm,wemovedtheseedlings(秧苗)tothesmallgarden.Wheneverythingwasplantedinaclearorder,mygrandmotherandIstoodbackandlookedlovinglyatthenewlyplantedgarden.“Inamonth,wewillhavefreshcarrotstoeat.”saidGrandmothercheerfully.“Andafewweeksafterthat,wewillhaveplentyoffreshvegetablesforoursuppertable.”O(jiān)fcourse,justlikewhatmyfathersaid,wedidnotneedthefoodfromGrandmother’sgarden.____▲____Whentheautumnarrived,wegotplentyofthefood.Grandmothermadesurewealwayshadsomethingfreshonthesuppertable.NowI’mlivingonmyown,Istillrememberthosewonderfulmealswithfreshvegetablesandourhappiness.38.WhydidGrandmaplantagardeninthetown?

A．Becauseshedecidedtomakemoney.B．Becausesheplannedtohelpthefamily.C．Becauseshemissedherlifeinthefarm.D．Becauseshewantedtolearngardening.39.Whichisthecorrectorderofplantingagarden?①Waitforleavestocomeout.②Plantsmallseedsintotheboxes.③Movetheseedlingstothegarden.④Watertheseedsintheboxescarefully.

A．④①③②B．④③①②C．②④①③D．②③④①40.Whichcanbethebesttobeputinto____▲____inparagraph5?

A．SoIaskedmygrandmatostopplantingvegetables.B．ButIwasgladtospenddayslookingafterourplants.C．Sowedidn’tplantanyvegetablesmoreaftersummer.D．ButIhadtohelpmygrandmabecauseshewaslooold.41.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．TheGiftofGardeningB．LifeintheTownC．Grandma’sOldFarmD．MyGarden,MyDream(★★★★)①Memoryistheability(能力)torememberthings.Agoodmemorycanhelpusdobetterinschool,suchaslanguage-learning.Afewpeoplearebornwithamazingmemories,butmostpeopleneedtoimprovetheirmemoriesbypractising.Herearesomesecrets(秘密)aboutmemories.②Wecanstillrememberthingshappenedinourchildhood(童年)butnotthoselastweek.Infact,ifthethingshavestrongconnectionswithourfeelingsinourmind,wecanrememberthemlonger.Whenthingshappenforthefirsttime,childrenoftenhavestrongfeelings.Also,parentstellustheinterestingorfunnystoriesfromourchildhoodagainandagain.Asaresult,werememberthemmuchbetter.③It’snaturalforcommonpeopletoforgetthenewwordswhichtheylearntyesterday.HermannEbbinghauswroteabookcalledMemoryandshowedafamousforgettingcarve.Accordingtohim,thequickestloss(失去)ofmemoryhappensduringthefirsttwodaysafterlearning.Thatmeansgoingoverwhatwe’velearnedduringthistimecanhelpusverywelltoremembertheinformation.④A15-year-oldsometimesforgetsthings,butthatdoesn’tmeanhisorhermemoryisgettingworse.Ourmemorygetsthetopattheageof25.Atthatpoint,wecanrememberover12,000piecesofinformationinaminute.Butafterthisage,thebrain(大腦)startstogetsmaller.Bymiddleage,ourmemoryismuchworsethanwhenwewereyoung.42.Whyisiteasiertorememberthingsinourchildhood?a.Becausetheywerespecial.b.Becausewegotstrongfeelingsfromthem.c.Becausetheywerehelpful.d.Becauseweheardthemmanytimes.

A．a(chǎn)dB．bdC．a(chǎn)cD．bc43.WhichistherightpictureforHermannEbbinghaus’sforgettingcurve?

A．B．C．D．44.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A．Apersonhashisorherbestmemoryattheageof25.B．Afifteen-year-old’smemoryisworsethanamiddle-agedman’s.C．Aperson’smemorygetsworseonlybecausethebraingetssmaller.D．Achildusuallyremembersover12,000piecesofinformationinaminute.45.Howisthepassageorganized?

A．B．C．D．四、短文填空(★★★)語篇填空Mymumisgoodatcooking.Asalittlegirl,Iwasalways46(interest)inwatchingmymumcookmeals.ButmyparentsthoughtIwastooyoungtocookby47(I),soIdidn’thaveachance(機會)totrycooking.LastSaturday,itwasraining48(heavy).Itwas49(possible)forustogooutonsuchadayandIfeltquiteunhappy.ThenMumgotanidea.She50(計劃)toletmetrycookingwithher.Ithoughtitcouldbefunandcouldn’twait51(have)atry.SoIsaidOK.With52(smile)eyesonherface,mymum53(建議)metobecarefulwitheverything.Iwalkedintothekitchenanddecidedtomakechickenandrice.Iputtwobowlsofriceintothericecookerand54(添加)somewater.Afterthat,Ibegantowashonionsandpotatoes.Mymumhandedtheknifetomeandaskedme55(cut)themup.Itwasdifficultat56(one),butImadeit.ThenIputthechicken,theonionsandpotatoes,andsomesauceintothepot(鍋).Onehour57(late),thericeandthechickenwereboth58(finish).Ijustcouldn’tbelieveImadeit!I59(quick)broughtthefoodtothetable.Myparentsandwerealreadysitingthere,waitingformymeal.Theytriedthefoodandsaiditwasprettygood.Ifeltitwasoneof60(happy)momentsinmylife.五、任務(wù)型閱讀(★★★)閱讀表達In1674,Iwasbornonmyfather’ssmallfarminNottinghamshire,England.Iwasthethirdoffivesons.Mychildhoodwasveryhappy.Ilikedgoingtoschoolandlearningnewthings.ButIoftendaydreamedaboutgoingtosea.Oneday,Fatherasked,“Lemuel,haveyouthoughtaboutyourfuture?Ithinkyouwouldbeagooddoctor.”Iwantedtopleasehim,soIsaid,“Yes,Father.I’llgotoCambridgeUniversityandstudymedicine.”ButasIspoke,Iwasthinking,“Atuniversity,Icanalsolearnthingsthatwillbeusefultoasailor.”Afterseveralyearsofstudy,Ibecameadoctor.Notlongafter,Iaskedmysweetheart,Mary,tomarryme.Beforelong,wehadchildren,aboyandagirl.Theygaveusgreatjoy.Ienjoyedbeingadoctorforthefirstfewyears.ButthenIbecamebored,andideasoftravelfilledmymind.Iimaginedgoingtofar-offplacesandseeingwonderfulnewthings.“Mary,”Isaidoneday,“Ineedmoreadventuresinmylife.Thecaptainofashipabouttosailhasofferedmeajobastheship’sdoctor.Idon’tknowhowlongthejourneywilltake,butIpromiseIwillreturn.AndwhenIdo,I’lltellyouandthechildrenallaboutmyadventures.”Soin1699,IsetsailontheAntelopefromBristol.ThatcityisalargeandveryoldportinthesouthwestofEngland.Thecaptainwasagoodmanandhadsailedagreatdeal!“Welcomeaboard.DoctorGulliver,”hesaid,“Firstwe’llbesailingdowntheAtlanticOceanandaroundthecoastofAfrica.Thenwe’llsailthroughtheIndianOceantotheSouthSeas.”O(jiān)urjourneywentwelluntilonemorning,somewherenearTasmaniaintheSouthPacificOcean.“Idon’tlikethelookofthoseclouds,”thecaptainsaid,“Ithinkastormiscoming.”Withinanhour,abigstormbegan.Thesearoseingreat,angrywavesmuchtallerthantheAntelope.Thewind,nowasstrongasahurricane,madeaterriblesound.“Thewindisblowingtheshipoffcourse!”shoutedthecaptain.“Lookout!”—AdaptedfromGulliver’sTravels閱讀短文，回答下面5個問題。(每題答案不超過7個詞)61.WhydidGulliveragreetobeadoctor?_________________________________62.WhatwasGulliver’sjobontheship?_________________________________63.HowoldwasGulliverwhenhefirststartedhisadventuretothesea?_________________________________64.DidthejourneygowellaftertheyarrivednearTasmania?_________________________________65.WhatdoyouthinkofGulliveraccordingtothepassage?_________________________________六、短文填空(★★★)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及首字母提示，在下文空格處填入適當?shù)脑~使短文完整，每空一詞。Thenextdaywasalsocoldandgrey.Afterthebreakfast,MrBrookearrivedwiththecarriageanditwastimeforMrsMarchtol66.Shekissedherd67onebyoneandsaid,“Keepbusy,mydears,andneverlosehope!”“Yes,Mother.”“Meg,lookafteryoursisters.Ifyouneedhelp,askHannahorMrLaurence.Jo,bepatientandcheerful,andwritetomeoften.BethandAmy,helpwiththeh68andbeobedient.”“Yes,Mother!Don’tworry!”Shegotintothecarriageandopenedthewindow.“Goodbye,mydears!”Shecalledasitdroveaway.Thegirlswavedtheirhandscheerfullyuntilthecarriageturnedthecorner.Then,withs69facesandheavyhearts,theywen