2024-2025學(xué)年浙江省溫州市鹿城區(qū)八年級(jí)上學(xué)期11月期中考試英語(yǔ)試卷

2024—2025學(xué)年浙江省溫州市鹿城區(qū)八年級(jí)上學(xué)期11月期中考試英語(yǔ)試卷

一、閱讀理解(★★)

EnglishStudyAssessment(評(píng)價(jià))Grade:8Name:AmyTotal:35★Self-assessmentListeningskill:

◎Icanunderstandtheteacherandfinishthelisteningtasksinclass.(★★★★)Speakingskill:

◎IcanshowmyselfinEnglish.(★★★★)

◎Icananswerthequestionsloudlyandclearly.(★★★★)Readingskill:

◎Icanfindoutthemainideasofpassagesquickly.(★★★★)

◎IcanreadEnglishnewspapersandmagazinesfitforGrade8students.(★★★)Writingskill:

◎IcanwritesomethinginEnglishcorrectly,(★★★)

◎Icantrytowritepassagesaccordingtoexamples.(★★★★)Viewingskill:

◎IcanknowmoreaboutforeignculturesfromEnglishvideosorfilms.(★★)Groupassessment

AmycanhelpthegroupmembersalotwithEnglish.(★★★★)Englishteacherassessment

AmycantakeanactivepartinEnglishclassandgetgoodscores.(★★★)30-40★:Welldone!20-29★:Keepitup!

Fewerthan20★:Tryharder!Fewerthan10★:Justsoso!1.Howmanykindsofskillsareassessed?

A．Five.B．Six.C．Seven.D．Eight.2.WhichofthefollowingshouldAmyspendthemosttimepractising?

A．ListeningtoEnglishcarefully.B．SpeakingEnglishloudlyandclearly.C．ReadingEnglishnewspapersandmagazines.D．Watchingfilmsorvideosaboutforeigncultures.3.WhichassessmentisforAmy’sEnglishstudy?

A．Welldone!B．Keepitup!C．Tryharder!D．Justsoso!(★★★)Everyyear,morethanninemillionpeopleallovertheworldcometovisitLondon.Theygotothemuseumsandtheatres.Theylookatinterestingoldbuildingsorhaveadrinkinapark.Aquickandeasywaytogettodifferentplacesinthecityistotakeanundergroundtrain.Thetrainsrunalldayandmostofthenight.You’dbetternottaketheundergroundduringrushhoursbecausethetrainsaresocrowdedthatyoucanhardlymoveorfindaplacetosit.London’sfamousredbusesformabigpartofgettingaroundinLondon.AlthoughtheLondonUndergroundisthefastestandeasiestwayofgettingaroundLondon,thebusesplaytheirpartandareanexperienceyoushouldtryatleastonce.Bysittingonthetopdeck(層)ofthebus,youcangetagreatsightseeingexperienceofLondonaswell.Thebusestakeyoutomanyoftheinterestingplacesinthecityononejourney.Ittakesaboutoneandahalfhours,butyoucanendyourjourneyandgetoff(andonagain)atdifferentplacesyouwanttovisit.Londontaxisarecalled“blackcabs”.Mostofthemareblack,butsomearenot.Youcanstoponeifithasa“ForHire(供租用的)”signonit.Thedriversarefriendlyandhelpful.Inaword,Londonisabigandbeautifulcity—withlotstoseeanddo.WelcometoLondon.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“rushhours”inParagraph2mean?

A．Busytime.B．Pasttime.C．Freetime.D．Quiettime.5.HowcanyoutravelaroundLondonintheeasiestway?

A．Bycar.B．Bytaxi.C．Bybus.D．Byunderground.6.WhichcorrectlydescribestheredbusinLondon?

A．Youcangetonandoffonceinaday.B．Thejourneytakeslessthantwohours.C．Youcanstandupontheseconddeck.D．ItisthelongestwaytotravelinLondon.7.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．LivinginLondonB．WorkinginLondonC．TravellingAroundLondonD．DrivingAroundLondon(★★★)Aseveryoneknows,timemanagementisimportant.Themorewisely(明智地)wemanageourtime,thebetterourliveswillbe.Butdoyouknowhowtomanagetimewisely?Here’ssomeadvicethatmaybehelpfulforyou.First,it’simportanttomakeaschedule(計(jì)劃表).Writedownthethingsyouneedtodofortheday,suchasschoolwork,homework,andfreetimeactivities.Thishelpsyoukeepthingsclearandmakessureyou’vefinishedeverythingimportantthatday.Second,prioritize(把……區(qū)分優(yōu)先次序)yourplans.Startwiththemostimportantordifficultones,andthenmoveontotheeasierones.Thisway,youcanworkoutthebiggestthingsfirstandfeelpleasedwithwhatyouhavecompleted.Lastly,don’tletotherthingsgetinyourway.Focus(專(zhuān)注)ononethingatatime,andtrynottogetdistracted(分心)byTV,games,ortheInternet.Bystayingfocused,youcancompletethingsmorequicklyandbetter.Remember,timemanagementisaskillthatgetsbetterwithpractice.Keeptrying,andyou’llseegreatimprovements!8.Howcanyoumakeaschedule?

A．Makealistofimportantthingsyouneedtodo.B．Writedowneverythingimportantclearlyandwisely.C．Drawpicturesandcheckeverythingyouhavefinishedfortheday.D．Takenotesabouthowyoucancompletethemostimportantthings.9.Whydoesthewriteradviseyoutoprioritizetime?

A．Becauseimportantthingsareusuallythemostdifficult.B．Becausestartingwitheasierthingscanmakeyoucomfortable.C．Becausefinishingthemostimportantthingswillmakeyouhappy.D．Becausecompletingthemostimportantthingsfirstisnotsoeasy.10.Whichistherightwaytocompletehomeworkmorequickly?

A．Dotheeasiesthomeworkfirst.B．Dohomeworkascarefullyaspossible.C．Whendoinghomework,donothingelse.D．FocusontheInternetandgethelponit.11.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Howtoplanyourfreetime.B．Howtomanagetimewell.C．Howtodevelopplansbetter.D．Howtodohomeworkquickly.(★★★★)①Weknowthatwiththousandsofyearsofdeveloping,peoplearebecomingbetteratlanguages.Butatthesametime,languagecanalsoaffect(影響)usindifferentaspects(方面).②First,manystudiesonbilingual(雙語(yǔ))peopleshowthatwhenpeoplechangebetweentwolanguages,theymustthinkmoreactivelythanjustusingone,especiallyintheprefrontalcortex.Thispartattheveryfrontofourbrainisimportantforhandling(處理)information.Andbilingualslearnnewlanguagesfaster.Bilingualismmightmakethebrainstronger.Oneresearcherfoundthatlifelongbilingualsoftengetbrainillnesseslaterthanthosewhoknowonlyonelanguage.Anotherstudyshowsthatbilingualsgetwellsooner.③Languagecanalsoaffecthowweseetheworld.StudiesshowthatEnglishspeakersthinkoftimefrombacktofront.ButChinesespeakersthinkoftimeintheoppositeway.AstudyfoundthatGreekspeakerscouldfindoutdifferentcoloursofbluefasterandbetterthanEnglishspeakers.PeoplewhospeaklanguageslikeSpanishandFrenchmayconnectwordswithmenorwomentraits(性狀).④What’smore,languagemightshape(塑造)ourpersonality(個(gè)性).Bilingualssometimesdescribethesamepicturedifferentlydependingonthelanguagetheyuse.Studiesalsoshowthatbilingualchildrenarebetteratunderstandingothers’ideas.⑤Inshort,languageseemstohaveabiggeraffectonus.Themorelanguageswelearn,theclevererwemightbe.There’sstillalottolearn.12.Whatdowelearnabout“theprefrontalcortex”?

A．Itmakesourbrainstronger.B．It’safrontpartofourbrain.C．Itisnotgoodforourhealth.D．Itbringsillnessestopeople.13.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．ThewaySpanishpeoplethinkoftimeisdifferentfromothers.B．TheGreeksfeeldifferentbluesfasterandbetterthanEnglishmen.C．BothEnglishandChinesepeoplethinkoftimefrombacktofront.D．FrenchmenandJapanesepeopleconnectwordswithmenandwomentraits.14.Whichofthefollowingisthestructure(結(jié)構(gòu))ofthepassage?

A．B．C．D．15.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?

A．Totellhowtolearnlanguages.B．Tointroducetheprefrontalcortex.C．Toshowhowlanguagedeveloped.D．Tomakepeoplelearnlanguages.二、任務(wù)型閱讀(★★★)閱讀下面材料，從方框中所給的A—E五個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇正確的選項(xiàng)（其中一項(xiàng)是多余選項(xiàng)），將其序號(hào)填入第1至第4小題，并回答第5小題。A5-year-oldboynamedJackdidsomethingsurprising.HesetupalemonadestandtohelpthepeoplehitbythebigfiresinMaui,Hawaii.Hearinghisparentstalkingaboutthefiresonthenews,Jackfeltreallysad.16.Hegottheideaofstartingalemonadestandandgivingallthemoneytothepeoplewholosttheirhomesinthefires.Hismum,Polly,thoughtJackmightraiseatmost$100.17.Thestandraised$8,000injustoneday!Lemonadesoldforonedollareachcup,butmostpeoplegavemuchmore.Onlyinaweek,18,whichwasfarmorethantheyexpected.Jackwasveryhappy.HegaveallthemoneytotheMauiCommunityFundtohelpthepeoplewhoneededit.19.A.ButhedidalotbetterB.Jackraisedmorethan$17,000C.HewantedtodosomethingtohelpthemD.ManypeopleareworkingtogethertohelpE.Jackdidsomethingreallynicetohelpothers5.WhatdoyouthinkofJack?Why?（不超過(guò)15詞）20三、完形填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。Onemorning,Iwasontheundergroundgoingtowork.Avoicecamefromthespeaker(喇叭).Itsaid,“This______isShadyGrovePark.”Iheardalittlevoicerepeat(重復(fù))itandthenIlooked______.Ayounggirlsaiditagain,“Thisstopis...”______andslowly,andwithalittlerollofherhand,shesaiditoverandoveragain.Itwaslikeshewas______alittlechild.ThenIunderstood.Shewasn’tteachingachild.Shewasteachingher______!Ilistenedandheardthemother______someoneinEnglish.ShesaidthatshewasJapaneseandthatshewaslearning______fromherdaughter.ThemothercouldtalkinEnglish,butshe______hadalongwaytogo.BeingJapanese,shesaidthatshefounditnoteasyforherto______“th”and“t”clearly.Luckily,herdaughterwasverypatient(耐心的).Whenshe______gotthemright,herdaughtersmiledandgaveherahigh______.Atthenextstop,themothersaidthenameofthestopwith______pronunciation,“ThisstopistheRailroadStation.”Itwasalovelystartto______day.Allday,Ithoughtofthatgirlandhermotherandfelt______.Thegirlcouldspeakthreelanguages—Japanese,English,andSpanish.AndshecouldspeakEnglishaswellasnativespeakers!Witha(n)______,shetaughthermumEnglishverypatientlyalltheway.Mostspecial,however,wasthemother’swillingness(意愿)tolearnfromherdaughter.21.A．pictureB．stopC．trainD．a(chǎn)nswer22.A．outB．upC．inD．back23.A．ExcitedlyB．CarefullyC．SadlyD．Confidently24.A．teachingB．feedingC．catchingD．cheering25.A．cousinB．fatherC．motherD．daughter26.A．talktoB．singtoC．shoutatD．laughat27.A．JapaneseB．EnglishC．ChineseD．Spanish28.A．a(chǎn)lreadyB．onlyC．a(chǎn)lsoD．still29.A．spellB．practiseC．pronounceD．correct30.A．soonB．usuallyC．hardlyD．finally31.A．twoB．threeC．fourD．five32.A．funnyB．strangeC．wonderfulD．interesting33.A．herB．myC．ourD．its34.A．boringB．warmC．relaxedD．shy35.A．smileB．ideaC．helpD．suggestion四、選詞填空(★★)用方框中所給詞語(yǔ)的適當(dāng)形式填空。每詞限用一次。

practise,conversation,remember,mistake,goodEnglishisoneofthemainsubjectsinmiddleschoolsinChina.The36wayoflearningitisusingit.Youneedto37speakingEnglisheveryday.Don’tbeshywhenyouspeakEnglishinclass.It’salsoagoodideatostarta38withforeigners.Beforeyoubegin,youcansmileatthem.Anddon’tbeafraidofmaking39.It’squitenatural.40:UseEnglishorloseEnglish.Justtryandyouaresuretomakeprogresssoon.五、短文填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)括號(hào)內(nèi)所給漢語(yǔ)注釋寫(xiě)出單詞的正確形式。每空一詞。Thetheatreisanamazingplacewherestoriescometolife!Actorsand41(女演員)dressupandactoutdifferentcharacters,helpingusunderstandourselvesandothersbetter.It’s42(放松的)forustoleaveourschoolandhomeworkbehind.Itreallymakesus43(忘記)theunhappinessforamomentandworkbetterlater.Thetheatreisawindowtothepast.It’saspecialplacetolearnaboutthe44(社會(huì))anditschanges.Inthe45(第二十)century,thetheatrewasgettingmoreandmorepopular.Itwasa46(象征)ofhopeandchanges,becauseitwas47(對(duì)抗)badthingsanditshowedpeoplethattherewasalwaysawaytostandup.What’smore,thetheatrewasaplacewherepeoplecouldlearnabout48(普通的)lifestories.Itwasamirrortowhatwashappeningaroundus.However,ifwecloseoureyestothetheatre,wemay49(錯(cuò)過(guò))thefunitbringstous.So,let’skeepthe50(魔術(shù))ofthetheatrealiveandenjoythestoriesittells!(★★★)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。Mattisaprimaryschoolstudentwholovesplayingwithlittleanimals.Oneday,whenhewason51(he)waytoschool,hesawahomelesscatsitting52abox.Hetookitoutfromthebox.Itwasablack-and-whitecatwithbrighteyes.ThecatwassocutethatMattplayedwithit.ThelongerMattplayedwiththecat,the53(much)helikedit.Thelittlecatfollowedhimasheleftforschool.Mattthendecided54(take)thecattoschoolwithhim.Heputthecatinhisschoolbag55wenttoschoolhappily.AfterMattenteredtheclass,hetoldsome56(classmate)aboutthecat.Asheopenedtheschoolbagtoshowthem57cat,it