1、辽宁省丹东市东港市2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中英语试题一、单项选择1下面哪一个单词的重音在第二个音节上?ApercentBInternetCseriousDculture2下面句子四个选项中，哪个可以连读？Its always interesting to watch other people show their talents. ABCDAABBCCDD3下面四个句子中哪一个句尾应该读升调？AWhats the best movie theatre?BDo you want to watch a game show?CWhos more hard-working at schoo
2、l?DI bought something special in New York City.4What is _ river in China? The Yangtze River (长江).AlongBlongerCmuch longerDthe longest5Believe in yourself! Your dream will come true _ you put your heart into it.Aso thatBalthoughCas long asDas soon as6The two boys _ with each other about a basketball
3、just now.AfightBfoughtCare fightingDwill fight7_ do you go to the movies?Hardly ever.AHow oftenBHow oldCHow manyDHow much8Mulan _ like a boy and took her fathers place to fight the enemy.Amade upBdressed upCgot upDput up9The dumplings are _ than the noodles, I think.Avery niceBthe most deliciousCmuc
4、h deliciousDmuch more delicious10What do you think of talk shows? They are very interesting. I _ them.AloveBdont mindCdont likeDcant stand二、阅读理解What do you talk about when you plan a trip? Most people would answer that it is the choice of the place. But I think whom to travel with might be the most
5、important. A survey (调查) among American children shows that Mom is the top pick for a vacation pal (伙伴). So, talk about it with your classmates: Do you like mother-kid trips or do you like travelling with your best friend? Kids top picks for vacation palsMom27%Best friend25%Dad13%Brother or sister8%
6、Pet7%From: Holiday Inn Resort Survey of 200 US children aged 6-1711What does the writer think is the most important to plan a trip?AWhy to travel.BWhen to travel.CHow to travel.DWhom to travel with.12According to the survey, who is the best travel pal?ABrother or sister.BFather.CMother.DBest friend.
7、13In the survey, _ children want Dad to be their travel pal.A16B26C50D5414In which part of the magazine can we read the text?AArtBTravel.CScience.DHistory.Sharon wanted to make some money. She was only 15 years old, so she couldnt drive, deliver food (送外卖) or get a job at a store, but she could baby
8、sit kids on weekends. Her neighbor Mrs. Brown had two kids. Both Mr. and Mrs. Brown were always so busy that they hardly went out at night. But they still went out once or twice a month. There were other high school girls looking after their kids before, so why couldnt Sharon do it? One day Sharon w
9、ent to Mrs. Browns home and told her what she wanted to do. Mrs. Brown was surprised at first, but she didnt seem to be against (反对) the idea. Sharon tried to sound helpful. Sharon said she lived next door, and it would be so convenient. Mrs. Brown said shed tell her if she needed her. One Saturday
10、night, Mrs. Brown went to Sharons house and asked her for help. Sharon watched the kids, Peter and Michelle, that night. Peter was only seven months old, so he could only drink milk. Michelle was 12 years old. Sharon sang songs for Peter, and he fell asleep soon. Sharon helped Michelle with her home
11、work and read stories to her. It was very interesting. Mr. and Mrs. Brown went back two hours later. They were very happy to see everything was OK. They paid Sharon for her work and thanked her. It seemed they might ask her the next time. For Sharon, it was a nice experience (经历) and a great way to
12、make some money.15What could 15-year-old Sharon do to make some money on weekends?ADrive a car.BGet a job at a store.CLook after kids.DDeliver food.16The underlined word “convenient” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_”.AnoisyBeasyCseriousDdangerous17How long did Sharon look after the kids for Mrs. Bro
13、wn that night?AMore than two hours.BOver three hours.CLess than half an hour.DLess than two hours.18What does this text mainly talk about?AThe kids of Sharons neighbors.BThe ways of finding a good job.CSharons ways to make some money.DSharons first experience of looking after kids.A businessman was
14、growing old. He called all the young men in his company together. He said, “I am going to give each of you a seed (种 子) today. I want you to plant the seed. I will choose the next chief executive officer (CEO) according to your plants.”Jim got a seed. He went home happily and planted the seed in a p
15、ot (罐子) carefully. Every day, he watered it. After about three weeks, other men began to talk about their seeds and plants. Jim was a little sad because nothing had happened since he planted the seed in the pot. He just kept watering the seed every day. He tried to make the seed grow, but he still f
16、ailed. A year later, all the young men brought their plants to the businessman. Jim put his empty pot on the floor and other men laughed. The businessman asked what had happened to the seed. Jim told him the story about it. The businessman said to the other young men, “Jim is the next CEO.”“How coul
17、d he be the CEO?” the others asked. Then the businessman said, “One year ago, I gave you all boiled seeds. It was impossible for them to grow. The young man was the only one with honesty (诚实) to bring me a pot with my seed in it.”19From Paragraph 1 we can know that a businessman wanted to _.Aplay a
18、jokeBplant the seedsCchoose the next CEODget some good plants20Which is the right order (顺序) of Jims story? Other men laughed at him. Jim watered the seed every day. The businessman told the truth. Jim got a seed and planted it in a pot. Jim was a little sad because the seed didnt grow.ABCD21What di
19、d Jim get at last?AThe seed.BThe pot.CThe plant.DThe job of the CEO.22What can we learn from the text?AEveryone can become the CEO.BHonesty is very important to us.CIts impolite to laugh at other people.DJim is the cleverest man in the company.Do you want to live a happier life? Try laughing for no
20、reason. Thats how many people start their day at Laughter Yoga (瑜伽) Clubs around the world, and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one of the best ways to stay healthy. The first Laughter Yoga Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr. Madan Kataria. “Young children laug
21、h about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day,” says Dr. Kataria. “Everyone is naturally good at laughing. We want people to feel happy with their lives.”A study at the UCLA School of Medicine in California shows that laughter reduces stress (减缓压力) and is very good for the heart
22、. Laughter Yoga is used in many hospitals for the illness treatment (疾病治疗) and it is also practiced in schools, factories and old peoples homes. So what is Laughter Yoga? I went to my nearest Laughter Yoga Club to find out. I was quite nervous about it. I didnt like the idea of laughing with others.
23、 First, our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say, “Ho ho ho, ha ha ha.” He said our bodies cant tell the difference between fake laughter and real laughter, so they both work. After ten minutes everybody in the room was laughing for real! We did different kinds of laughter exercises an
24、d finally I was surprised by how relaxed I felt. So if youre sad (伤心的) about something, just start laughing. As Dr. Kataria says, “When you laugh, you change, and when you change, the world around you changes.”23How does the writer begin the text?ABy telling a story.BBy giving an example.CBy asking
25、a question.DBy listing (列出) numbers.24What does “it” in paragraph 3 refer to (指代)?ALaughter.BThe study.CIllness treatment.DLaughter Yoga.25How did the writer feel in his Laughter Yoga Club experience? a. Nervous.b. Surprised. c. Sad d. Relaxed.AabdBabcCacdDbcd26Whats the writers purpose (目的) in writ
26、ing the text?ATo ask us to join Laughter Yoga Club.BTo show us different ways of laughing.CTo advise us to laugh for a happier lifeDTo tell us different kinds of Laughter Yoga Clubs.阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。Why do we call the forefinger shizhi? In Chinese, shi means (意思是) “food” 27 A
27、 long time ago, everyone in China ate with their hands. At that time, people often used their forefingers to taste food, such as soup. Theyd quickly dip (浸入) their forefingers into the soup. 28 Thats why the forefinger became known as the “food finger”. 29 Perhaps because it is more flexible (灵活的) a
28、nd easier to use than other fingers. There is a Chinese idiom (习语) shizhi dadong. It means that ones forefinger is “jumping”. A story says that during the Spring and Autumn Period (春秋时期), there lived a man named Gongzi Song. He liked eating very much. 30 Now we use this idiom to show how excited we
29、get when we see tasty food coming our way.Aso shizhi means “food finger (手指)”.BWhy did everyone eat with their hands at that time?.CBut why did people choose the forefinger to do this?DThen, theyd put the finger into their mouth and taste it.EEvery time his forefinger was “jumping”, he would eat a d
30、elicious dish next.三、完形填空Animals are important for us. Some people see animals as their friends, and some even like keeping a cat or a(an) 31 at home because theyre cute. After bringing them home, animals can 32 with people for a longtime. The writer of the National Academy of Sciences finds that do
31、gs enjoy looking at peoples eyes. Thats why many people feel dogs are so lovely when they look at dogs big 33 . Some scientists also find that animals can understand people because they can learn about the feelings quickly and 34 . When people are sad, animals can not only know it at once but also m
32、ake people feel warm and 35 .We should be friendly to animals. Animals need home, food and drink. So we need to 36 them those things. Learning to 37 animals at home helps children become kind. We should also notice the situation of animals. The bad news is that many animals dont have 38 land (土地) to
33、 live in because the cities are getting bigger and bigger. So we should 39 them when they are in trouble. Its time for us to do something. Setting up nature parks is a good 40 . Lets find more ways to help them.31AkidBumbrellaCflowerDdog32AcompeteBstayCtalkDfeed33AnosesBmouthsCeyesDears34AwidelyBhea
34、lthilyChardlyDsmartly35AhappyBworriedCinterestedDbored36AtellBteachCgiveDpost37Alook upBlook afterClook atDlook for38AenoughBmagicCfamousDsimilar39AhelpBforgetCshowDleave40AstoryBwayCquestionDmenu四、短文填空阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词，或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺连贯。Do people have great breakfasts? Many scientists think
35、breakfast is 41 (much) important one of the three meals. We did a survey about it on the website (网站). And 14,594 people answered 42 (we) questions. The survey had simple questions, such 43 “How often do you eat breakfast?”, “Do you eat breakfast 44 (quick)?” and “What do you have for breakfast?” It
36、 had difficult questions, too, like “Do you think breakfast is 45 important meal for you? Why?” And “How do you feel without having breakfast?”From the 46 (result) of the survey, we knew that many office workers didnt have breakfast, 47 they knew it was important. Only 34% of them took time to eat t
37、he 48 (one) meal of the day. And many mothers said that they wanted their children 49 (have) a good breakfast, but they were too busy getting ready for school to have breakfast. The survey also showed that about 77% of the young kids 50 (eat) breakfast every day, but only 50% of the middle school st
38、udents and 36% of the high school students did so.五、任务型阅读阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。Dear Alice, I hope youre well. Im on vacation in London with my friend Mary. We arrived by plane on Monday morning and took a taxi to our hotel. I went for a walk in Hyde Park but Mary didnt come with me because she was tired.
39、Then on Tuesday we saw the clock, Big Ben, and Buckingham Palace. Queen Elizabeth lives in the Palace, but we didnt see her! I bought some presents but Mary didnt buy anything! The next day we visited the British Museum and had dinner in a Chinese restaurant! On Thursday morning we relaxed. Then we
40、went to Tower Bridge on the River Thames and looked at the city. Its very big! Finally today I did some shopping and Mary listened to a concert in the park. I came back to the hotel and read the newspaper. I took lots of photos and Im sending (发送) them with this e-mail to you! Tomorrow morning were
41、going to fly home. It was a short vacation, but it was great! Say hello to your mum and dad. Love, Tara51How did Tara and Mary go to London for a vacation? 52What did Tara and Mary do on Wednesday? 53How many days did Tara and Mary stay in London? 54Do you like taking a trip on your vacation? Why? W
42、rite 25 words or more. 六、书面表达55假设你是李辉。你将参加校报“英语园地”栏目举办的“我的朋友我来谈”征文比赛，请结合自己实际和要点提示，写一篇短文介绍一下你和你的朋友。要点如下：(1)外貌、性格、爱好等方面的异同；(2)发生在你们之间的一件令你难忘的事；(3)你的交友观。 注意：(1)词数为70左右；(2)可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；(3)文章的开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数；(4)文中不能出现真实姓名及学校名称。 Good morning, ladies and gentlemen! Today my speech topic is “My friend and I”. _Thats all for my speech. Thank you!试卷第9页，共10页
