2024-2025學(xué)年浙江省溫州市二十三中、三中、四中八年級(jí)上學(xué)期期中考試英語(yǔ)試卷

2024—2025學(xué)年浙江省溫州市二十三中、三中、四中八年級(jí)上學(xué)期期中考試英語(yǔ)試卷

一、完形填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文掌握大意，然后從每小題所給的A、B、C、D4個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。Oneday,alittleboyaskedhisfather,“Whatdoestheword‘great’mean?Whoaregreatpeopleandhowdotheybecomegreat?”Thefatheraskedtheboytobringtwoyoung________home.Thenhetoldhimtoplantoneoftheminsidethehouseandtheotheroutsidethehouse.Theboydidashisfather________.Thefatheraskedhisson,“Myboy,whichofthetwotreesdoyouthinkwillbe________?”Theboyanswered,“Theoneinsidethehousewillbesafer________itwillgrowbigger.Butthetreeoutsidethehouseisnotsafeatall.Noonewillbethereto________it.Andanimalsmayeatit.”Thefathersmiledandsaid,“Let’swaitand________.Wewillknowtheansweroneday.”Thentheboyleftforstudyandafterfour________hecameback.Hesaidtohisfather,“Look,________happenstothisyoungtreeinsidethehouseanditissafe.”Whentheboywentoutside,hewasvery________toseeaverybigtree.Theboycouldn’tbelievehiseyes.Hecouldn’t________howtheyoungtreeoutsidewasabletogrowmuchbiggerthantheoneinsidethehouse.“Thetreeoutsidethehouse________manydifficulties!”Thefathertoldhisson________thetreeoutsidewasbigger.“Thetreeinsidewassafe.Itdidn’tfaceweatherchanges,anditdidn’tget________sunlight,soitdidn’tbecomebig.”Hereistheanswertothequestionaboutbeing________:Tobecomeagreatperson,onemustmeetmany________andtrytosolve(解決)them.Onlyafterthatheorsheisabletobecomegreat.1.A．dogsB．flowersC．treesD．cats2.A．a(chǎn)llowedB．thoughtC．showedD．said3.A．prettierB．biggerC．smallerD．greener4.A．butB．orC．soD．because5.A．lookafterB．payforC．lookatD．waitfor6.A．jumpB．callC．seeD．sing7.A．hoursB．weeksC．daysD．years8.A．somethingB．a(chǎn)nythingC．everythingD．nothing9.A．excitedB．boredC．pleasedD．surprised10.A．decideB．understandC．rememberD．choose11.A．compareB．missC．keepD．face12.A．howB．whereC．whenD．why13.A．lessB．slowC．enoughD．poor14.A．shortB．greatC．safeD．clever15.A．facesB．difficultiesC．countriesD．ways二、閱讀理解(★★★)Basketball,runningandswimmingarepopulareventsattheOlympics.Buttherearealsosomeeventsthatarenotaspopular.Someareevenverystrange.Let’sseeifyouhaveanyknowledgeaboutthefollowingevents.

Tug-of-war

Thiseventstartedin1900andlefttheOlympicsin1920.Theteamwinsiftheypulltheropepastacertainpointfirst.Interestingly,morethanoneteamfromacountrycanenterinthisevent.Thismakesitpossibleforonecountrytowinseveralmedals.Ropeclimbing

ItfirstappearedasanOlympicsportin1896.Theclimberwhospendstheshortesttimereachingthetopisthewinner.Theropeusedtobe15meterslong.Yearslater,itwasshortenedto8meters,forsomereason.After1932,therewasnoropeclimbingattheOlympics.Racewalking

Inracewalking,walkershavetowintheracebywalking.Tomakesurethattheydon’trun,racewalkersmusthaveonefootonthegroundatalltimes.RacewalkinghasbeenanOlympicsportsince1904.Menenter20-kilometerand50-kilometerraces;womenonlyrace20kilometers.16.WhichofthefollowingeventslefttheOlympicin1920?

A．Ropeclimbing.B．Basketball.C．Tug-of-war.D．Racewalking.17.Howlongwastheropeinropeclimbingin1896?

A．8meterslong.B．15meterslong.C．20meterslong.D．50meterslong.18.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．OnlyoneteamfromacountrycanenterTug-ofwar.B．Ropeclimbingfirstappearedinthe1932Olympics.C．Womeninracewalkingcanenterthe50-kilometerrace.D．RacewalkingisstillaneventattheOlympicGamestoday.(★★★)“Travellingbysubwayismuchfaster.Notonlydoesittakemeafewminutestogettomyoffice,butalsoIdon’tworryaboutthetrafficjam,”atravellersaid.Alotofpeopleliketakingthesubway.Itisakindofpopularwayandmakesourdailylifeeasier.Ithasthreeadvantages.First,it’sfast.Thesubwaycanrunabout80kilometresinanhour.It’smuchfasterthanridingabikeortakingabus.Second,it’spunctual.Itcanhelpyougetsomewhereontime.Don’tworryabouttheweather.Itcanarriveontimeevenifitisrainingorsnowing.Duringtherushhour(交通高峰期),thereisasubwayeveryfiveminutes.Youdon’tneedtowaitforhours.Finally,itiscomfortable.Itisverycomfortableforpassengerstotakethesubway.Youcanfindaplacetositorstandhereandthere.Youdon’tfeelcoldinwinterorhotinsummerbecauseoftheairconditioners(空調(diào)).Itcancarrymanypeople.Ithinkmostofthepeoplelikeit.Youwillhaveagoodtimetotakethesubway.19.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“punctual”?

A．Notlateorearly.B．Reallyfarfromus.C．Neverontime.D．Reallyclosetous.20.Howoftendoesthesubwaycomeduringtherushhour?

A．Onceaday.B．Fivetimesaday.C．Onceeveryfivehours.D．Onceeveryfiveminutes.21.What’sthethirdadvantageofsubwayinthepassage?

A．It’sapopularwayinourdailylife.B．Itcanrunabout80kilometersinanhour.C．Itcan’tarriveontimewhenitisrainingorsnowing.D．It’sverycomfortabletotakethesubway.22.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Subway:apopularwayfortravelling.B．Atravelleronthesubway.C．Thetimeandspeed(速度)ofthesubway.D．Differentwaysfortravelling.(★★★)ZhiNongwasaphotographerwhowasborninasmalltowninYunnanProvince.Whenhewasyoung,hemovedtoKunmingwithhismother.Feelinglikeacaged(籠中的)birdinthebigcity,hewasboredwiththebusyandnoisycitylifeandwantedtoclosetothenature.Hischancesooncame.In1983,behelpedmakeamovieaboutbirds.Whathedidbeforeledhimtotakephotosofflyingbirds.Inthe1980s,theInternetwasnotthatpopularinChinaandcameraswereexpensive.Heborrowedacameraandbegantostudyhowtouseit.Duringthattime,thelibraryhavefavouriteplacewherehefirstreadsomeandbegantostudyhowtouseit.Duringthattime,thelibrarybecamehisfavouriteplacewherebefirstreadsomemagazinesaboutnature.Itopenedadoortonatureforhim.In1992,aresearchprogrammewassetuptoprotectakindofunusualmonkeyswhichonlyliveinChina.Usually,thehomeofthesemonkeyshashalf-a-year-longwinters.ItbroughtalotofdifficultiestoZhiNong’swork,butheneverstopped.“Ididn’tseethemonkeysinthewilduntilIwentintothemountainsthethirdtime.”saidZhiNong.Hewentintothesnowmountainssixtimesjusttogetgreatphotographsofthemonkeys.Threeyearslater,hisworkswoninternationalprizes.PeoplearoundtheworldbegantonoticetheprotectionofwildanimalsinChina.AndheisthefirstChinesewinneroftheWorldWildlifePhotographeroftheYear.Inordertocallup(號(hào)召)morepeopletoprotectwildlifewithcameras,hestarted“ChinaWildlifePhotographyTrainingCamp”.Hehopesthatmoreyoungpeoplewilljoininforthenatureprotection.23.WhatcanwelearnaboutZhiNongfromParagraph1?

A．Hefeltlikeafreebird.B．Hewashappywiththecitylife.C．HewasborninKunming.D．Hewouldliketoliveinthenature.24.WhichistherightorderofZhiNong’sstory?a.Hewonsomeprizesintheworld.b.Hejoinedinmakingamovie.c.Hetooksomepicturesofmonkeys.d.Hesetupacamptoteachphotographers.

A．a(chǎn)-b-c-dB．b-c-a-dC．b-c-d-aD．d-a-b-c25.Whywasitdifficulttotakephotosofthemonkeys?

A．Themonkeysdidn’tliveinChina.B．There’snomonkeyinwinter.C．It’shardtomeetmonkeysinwinter.D．Themonkeysdidn’tlikesnow.26.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．APhotographer’sWayofProtectingNatureB．AfamousMagazineaboutNatureC．DifficultiesofTakingWildlifePhotosD．WorldAttentiontoAnimalProtection(★★★)Alotofanimalstravelfromoneplacetoanother.Wecallthismigration.InAfrica,largeanimals,likeelephantsandzebras,migratetofindfoodandwater.Theyusuallyfollowthesamewayseveryyear.Alotofbirdsmigratetofindfoodandbetterweather,too.Theyareusuallybirdsthateatinsects.TheyspendthesummerinnorthernEurope,becausetherearelotsofinsectsthere.Inthewintertherearen'tanyinsects,sothebirdsflysouthtosouthernEuropeandAfrica.Someinsectsmigrate,too.InNorthAmerica,millionsofmonarchbutterfliesflysouthtospendthewinterinMexico,CaliforniaandFlorida,whereit'swarmer.Theytravel50-65kmeachdayandtheytravelabout1,125km.Somefishmigratetobreed(繁殖).Salmon(鮭魚)canswimover20,000kmintheirlife.TheyareborninriversinIreland,ScotlandandotherplacesinnorthernEurope.TheyoungfishswimdowntherivertotheseaandintotheAtlanticOcean.Theyliveintheoceanuntiltheyareadults.Thentheyreturntotheriverwheretheywereborn.Theylaytheireggsintheriverandthentheyusuallydie.Salmondothis,becausetheireggsaresaferintheriver.Otherfishcan'teatthem.Arcticterns(北極燕鷗)travelthefurthestwhentheymigrate.TheyspendthesummerintheArctic,butwhenwintercomestheyflytotheAntarctic,becauseit'ssummerthere.ThenextyeartheyflybacktotheArcticagain.Inoneyearthesesmallbirdstravel36,000kmfromoneendoftheearthtotheotherandbackagain.Nobodyknowshowtheydoit.27.Accordingtothepassage,monarchbutterfliesinNorthAmericamigrateto_________.

A．findinsectsB．lookforwaterC．findbetterweatherD．produceyoung28.Adultsalmonswimbacktotheriverbecause________.

A．theywon'tbeeatenbyotherbigfishB．theywanttolayeggsinasaferplaceC．theyaregettingreadytodiethereD．theywanttogowheretheygrewup29.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutanimals'migration?

A．ElephantsinAfricausuallytravelthesamewayeachyear.B．MostbirdsflytosouthernEuropeandAfricainsummer.C．Someinsectstravel1,125kmeachday.D．Salmonswim20,000kmeachyear.30.TheexampleofArcticternsinthelastparagraphisusedmainlytoshow_________.

A．thedistanceofmigrationB．thepurposeofmigrationC．thedirectionofmigrationD．thetimeofmigration三、任務(wù)型閱讀(★★★)Agoodbookcanteachyoualot.Itcanopenyoureyesandcleanupyourminds.Ifyouwanttogetintoagoodreadinghabit,herearesomewaystodevelopit.PlanyourtimeYoushouldgiveyourselfatleasthalfanhourinallforreadingeveryday.Whentimeisset,nothingcanchangeit.ReadwhatyoulikeStartyourreadingwiththebooksyoulike.Ifyouthinkthebookisinteresting,chooseit.Itwillbringyoumorepleasureandmakethereadingeasierforyou.FindaquietplaceFindaplaceinyourhomewhereyoucansitcomfortably.Whenyoureadabook,keepawayfromtelevision,computer,musicorevennoisyfamilymembers.HavealibrarydayHavealibrarycard,andreadasmanygoodbooksaspossibleinthelibrary.You’dbettergotothelibraryonceaweek.Blog(博客)itOneofthebestwaystodevelopagoodreadinghabitistowriteyourideasaboutthebooksyoureadonit,soyourfriendscanreaditandtalkaboutitontheInternetfreely.Ifyoudon’thaveone,createone.

WaystoDevelopaGoodReadingHabitPlanyourtimeReadatleastthirty31everyday.Don’tchangeyourreadingtimewhenitisset.ReadwhatyoulikeChooseabookyouare32in.FindaquietplaceFindaplaceinyourhomewitha33chairandmakesurethereisn’tanynoise.HavealibrarydayKeepalibrarycardandreadmoregoodbooks.Gotothelibraryevery34.BlogitWriteyourideasontheblogand35themwithfriendsonline.四、短文填空(★★★)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和所給中文提示，用單詞的正確形式完成以下短文。PanZhanleisanamealltheChineseknownow.ThissummerhemadehistoryatParis2024OlympicGamesandbroughtoneofthe36(最令人激動(dòng)的)momentsforpeopleallovertheworld.Also,itwasthebestgiftforhis37(第二十個(gè))birthday.PanwasborninWenzhou.Alarge38(人口)inthiscityareswimmers.Pan’sgrandfatherisoneofthem.Panlikedswimmingatanearlyageandoftenhadswimmingmatcheswith39(同學(xué))insummerholiday.Nobodyatthattimebelievedthatthesmallboywillbenamed“ChineseFlyingFish”oneday.In2018,hewenttoZhejiangProvincialswimmingteamand40(練習(xí))swimminghardeveryday.However,hehadabigproblematthattime—Hewasnottallenoughasaswimmer.“Maybeitisbetterforyoutostopswimming.”someone41(建議).Onceagain,hisgrandfatherhelpedhim.Hiscoacheshelpedhimalotin42(訓(xùn)練).Later,in2023,hegotagoldmedalinAsianGames.Fromthenon,Panlearnedthatswimmingasmuchas43(可能的)mightnotbedifficult.Tounderstanditwillbealong44(旅程)tobecomearealswimmerandnevergiveupisthemostimportantthing.Nowthe20-year-oldmanisstillworkingforhisdream.“Iam45(相當(dāng))pleasedtomaketheworldrecord.Butitiscertainlynottheend.”(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，或填入括號(hào)中所給單詞的正確形式。Itwaslastwinter.MywifeElla,ourlittledogFloopyandIweredrivinghome.WehadaholidaywithourparentsinCambridge.Wehadtospendeighthours46(drive)home.Floopywasnothappybecauseshehadtostayinthecarallday.Shejumpedhereandthere.“Putherinthebackseatandgivehersomething47(drink).”IsaidtoElla.Justthenshejumpedonmyrightarmandtherewasbigbangatonce.Ourcarcrashedintoatruckinfrontandcaughtfire.Amomentlater,thepolicearrivedandtheygotusoutof48car.“Oh,poorFloopyisstillinthecar!”Ellacriedandranbacktotheburningcarbeforethepolicecouldstop49(she).SheopenedthedoorbutfoundFloopywasn’tthere.Whileshewasrunningbacktous,