1、江苏省无锡市江阴市华士片区2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题一、听力选择1What does Daniel want to be when hes older? ABC2Where is Millie going? ABC3What does the man need for making paper roses? ABC4What does Helen like? ABC5What is the girls grandpa like? AHumorous.BBrave.CHelpful.6Where are they talking? AIn the classroom.BI
2、n the dining room.CIn the playground.7Where will Amy go before she goes home? ATo the Reading Club.BTo the library.CTo her friends home.8Whos Suzys friend? AJack.BSimon.CAmy.9Would the girl like to lend her new CD to the boy? AYes, she would like to.BNo, she wouldnt like to.CWe dont know.10What do w
3、e know about the bag? AIt is too heavy.BThere are some toys in it.CJane can carry it.听一段对话，回答小题。11What is Sarah like?AShe is pretty, honest and hard-working.BShe is pretty, cheerful and easy-going.CShe is pretty, friendly and polite.12What would she like to be in the future?AA youth worker.BA factor
4、y worker.CA social worker.听短文，回答小题。PlaceThe students will go to tomorrow.TransportThey will go there .WeatherIt will be tomorrow.13Athe Palace MuseumBthe Great WallCthe Summer Palace14Aby bikeBby carCby bus15AcloudyBrainyCsunny听短文，回答小题。16When will the open day be?AThis Friday.BThis Thursday.CThis We
5、dnesday.17At which gate should the parents arrive?AThe west gate.BThe north gate.CThe east gate.18Who will be with the parents all the way?AHeadmasters.BTeachers.CStudents.19What is the last activity of the open day?ALooking at class projects.BVisiting the library.CA wonderful show.20What does the s
6、peaker mainly talk about?AThe program (规划) for the open day.BThe people who will come during the open day.CThe things for students to do during the open day.二、单项选择21The film Octagonal八角笼中 is _ excellent one. What do you think of it?Its one of _ most meaningful films this year.Aa; theBan; aCthe, theD
7、an, the22Tomorrow is my grandmas birthday. I want to buy _ for her to make her happy.Aanything specialBsomething specialCspecial somethingDspecial anything23What is the _ of your excellent spoken English?Practice makes perfect! (熟能生巧)AplanBcourseCsenseDsecret24My father always waits for me _ the roa
8、d.Ain the end ofBby the endCin the endDat the end of25Mum _ a camera above the door of our house to record what happened.Aput upBput inCput onDput away26We should do more work with _ people and _ money.Amore . lessBless . fewerCfewer . lessDless . more27People in the UK say “autumn” while people in
9、the USA say “ _ ”.AyardBvacationCsoccerDfall28Look! It is raining _ it was in the morning.Youre right. Lets stay at home.Aas heavily asBas heavy asCheavier thanDless heavily as29The bus is coming. Lets _.Aget on itBget it onCget off itDget it off30Dont forget to bring your exercise books here, Lily.
10、_. I must remember to bring it here every time.AYes, I wontBYes, I dontCNo, I cantDSorry, I wont31Shanghai is bigger than _ in China. It is the biggest one in China.Aany cityBany other cityCall the citiesDmany cities32_? Its very colourful and interesting.AWhats your school likeBWhat does your schoo
11、l likeCWhat is your school look likeDHow does your school look like33 Its a pity that I can only live here for two days _. Why not stay for another day? I know you have three days off.Aat firstBat lastCat leastDat most34 Dad, Im afraid Physics is not as easy as I thought._! You can do it if you work
12、 harder.AWell doneBYoure welcomeCThanksDCome on三、完形填空It was many years ago. I was a young dad, sitting on the couch and reading a fairy tale to my little girl. She sat next to me with her head on my arm as I told the tale. When it came to the end, I finished 35 those famous words, “And they lived ha
13、ppily ever after.” As I looked over at her, I could see the 36 on her face and I never wanted it to end. The ending of the book was what I wanted for herlive happily ever after.Still, deep in my heart I knew this couldnt 37 be so. I knew there would be times when her heart was broken. I knew there w
14、ould be times when she 38 and I couldnt comfort her. I knew there would be times when all she felt was 39 . And I hoped that those 40 would be short and that she would have joy in her life more often. It took me a lot of years to understand that it is 41 to live happily ever after. You just have to
15、do it “one day at a time”. Happiness is 42 that you get at the end of your life journey. It doesnt depend on what life hands you. You can create it in your life choice by choice and day by day. The truth is that happiness 43 when you love. Love is a gift from God. It is love that mends broken hearts
16、. It is love that gives us 44 . Choose to “live happily ever after, one day at a time.”35AinBbyCthroughDwith36AsurpriseBfearCsmileDanger37AsometimesBseldomCoftenDalways38AlaughedBcriedCshoutedDsucceeded39AsadnessBjoyCsurpriseDlove40AthingsBfeelingsCtimesDmoods41ApossibleBunableCableDimpossible42Asom
17、ethingBanythingCnothingDeverything43AoverBendsCcomesDfinishes44AsadBhappyCworryDjoy四、阅读理解Are you thinking about what to do in your free time? Come and join usYouth Club! Join in lessons and activities. Its fun! For more information, call 34789256!LessonsActivitiesMondayFriday6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.Comput
18、er lessons for beginnersSaturday and Sunday 8: 00 a.m.9:00 p.m.Basketball and volleyball playgrounds openMonday and Wednesday 7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.Dance lessons for dancer loversYou can learn and enjoy wonderful dancesMondaySundaySwimming pool openTuesday, Thursday and Friday6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.Cooking l
19、essonsLearn to cook delicious dishes from all over ChinaThe second and last Saturdays of every month7:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m.Concert timeEnjoy Swedish rock (摇滚), American jazz and beautiful songs from different parts of the world!45On which of the following days cant you have computer lessons?AOn Monday.B
20、On Wednesday.COn Friday.DOn Sunday.46How often can you enjoy music in the club?ATwice a month.BTwice a week.CFour times a month.DFive days a week.47If you want to know the cost of the lessons, you can _ to get the information.Acall 34789256Bonly go to the clubCuse WeChatDsend an e-mailCan middle sch
21、ool students be “teachers”? How will they teach? Li Ziqi, a 13-year-old boy from Chengdu Xichuan Middle School, Sichuan, volunteered (志愿做) to teach school students in a village. Li joined a teaching activity in Xichang county, Sichuan, last summer. “I read the news that teachers were not enough in t
22、he village, so I wanted to give some classes to the kids there,” said Li. His parents helped him get in touch with the school. “My third-grade students have subjects like Chinese and English every day, so I wanted to teach them chess,” Li said. Li carefully gave 10 chess lessons with rules and real
23、games. “Chess can help with kids logical (逻辑的) thinking. They love the chess class very much,” said Li. “They now know that there are many ways of learning, not just learning from books. I feel so happy!”Before leaving, Li Ziqi visited his students homes. One father went to town to buy tea drinks fo
24、r him. “I was so moved by these people when I saw the drinks. I know it is a kind of expensive thing for the family,” Li said. Li also learned important life lessons. “The kids there live a hard life, but they are hopeful about the future. That helps me get over hard things in life,” Li said.48Why d
25、id Li go and teach at a village school?ABecause he wanted to be with children.BBecause it is a teaching activity of his school.CBecause the school doesnt have enough teachers.DBecause he likes the small village.49What does the word “that” refer to (指代) in the last paragraph?AThe kids are hopeful abo
26、ut the future.BThose poor kids need more books.CHe wants to be a teacher there.DThey give him many presents.50What is the story about?ALi Ziqis life in middle school.BLi Ziqis hometown.CLi Ziqis volunteer work.DLi Ziqis favorite children.One day, a student asks his teacher, “What is greed (贪婪)?” The
27、 teacher doesnt answer his question directly, but asks the student to walk through the chocolate factory next to their school and pick out the biggest chocolate bar he can find. But there is a rule: as he passes through the factory, he cannot turn back.The student goes to the chocolate factory. As h
28、e walks, he sees a large chocolate bar. He likes it, but thinks he may be able to find an even bigger one if he keeps going. He keeps walking and sees another chocolate bar. This one is a little bigger. But again, he thinks he can find an even bigger one if he keeps going. As he nears the end of the
29、 factory, he sees fewer chocolate bars, and none of them are as large as the earlier ones. He starts to regret his decision to keep going. Finally, he gives up. He goes back to his teacher empty-handed and explains what happens. The teacher tells him, “you like the first chocolate bar, but you keep
30、looking for a bigger one. And later, you realize that you give up the best chocolate bar because you think you can do better. That is called greed.”Sometimes, we let go of good things in our life because we think we can find something even better. You should learn to make your choices wisely.51How d
31、oes the teacher answer the students question?AHe gives his student the answer quickly.BHe helps his student understand it through experience.CHe doesnt know how to give the answer.DHe tells his student to stop asking questions.52What does the underlined (划线的) word “regret” in the passage mean?A庆幸B回想
32、C后悔D埋怨53What does the writer of the story wants to tell us?AWhere to teach students.BHow to understand difficult ideas.CWhen to give up in our lives.DWhat the meaning of greedy is.Take a look at your parents mobile phones. Can you see a small “5G” at the top? Do you know what it is? 5G means “5th ge
33、neration mobile network (第五代移动通信技术)”.Each mobile network generation is faster and more powerful than the one before it. In 1980s, with 1G, we made phone calls for the first time. Around ten years later, 2G let us send messages. Then in 2000s, using the Internet listening to music and sending emails
34、appeared in peoples life for 3G. Later, we could watch films and even buy things in 2010s with 4G. To our surprise, 5G is coming now.Do you have online classes at home? With 5G, you can have classes outside your home. The class can go as well as the ones you have at home. Students from poor areas ca
35、n have the chance to study just like you do.In some movies, you might see cars that can drive by themselvesyou tell them where you want to go, and they take you there as fast as possible. With 5G, cars like this may appear in our life. It makes self-driving cars safer. These cars can send messages t
36、o each other. They can also “talk” to traffic lights. 5G will make cars move even faster than human drivers.5G networks are about 100 times faster than 4G. This means you can download (下载) a movie in seconds using 5G, and makes your video calls clearer. Whats more, VR games will become more popular
37、with 5G. It will make the games feel even more real.All in all, 5G will change the way people live and make our life more comfortable and convenient than ever before. You wont have to wait too long to enjoy it. Now you can buy a new mobile phone to use 5G networks. 5G phones cost about 8,000 yuan ri
38、ght now. But experts say that about one and a half years later, the price could go down to around 2000 yuan. Why not try 5G?54The writer mentions _ in this passage.A1G appeared in 1990sB2G let us make calls for the first timeC3G made people start using the InternetD4G helps download a movie in secon
39、ds55From the passage, we can _ with 5G. have online classeshave self-driving carssee a doctor at home study bettermake video calls clearerABCD56To show how 5G changes our lives, the writer mainly _.Atells storiesBgives definitions (定义)Cgives numbersDgives examples57If we put this passage into three
40、parts, which of the following is best?A/B/C/D/五、单词拼写58They had a to see who could run the furthest. (竞赛)59Do you know the (高度) of the Eiffel Tower?60Mother often leaves it in the air for some time after she (混合) the flour and water.61Please let me know if you have time to _ (出席) tomorrows meeting.62
41、 (幸运的是), he didnt hurt himself in the car accident.63Sometimes Amy is too (patient) to wait for Sandy to go home together.64Zhang Yufei is one of the best （swim）in China and she swims very fast.65Keeping diaries in English is now part of my (day) life.66Daniel will go to Hongkong for (far) study.67A
42、t present there are many online courses and students can choose some to study by . (they)68Youd better (not eat) too much at a time.69Where is little Tom?He with his parents (cheer) for the team from China at the moment.70Finally, he (choose) to stay at home and look after his sick younger brother.7
43、1You cant keep (wait) here without doing anything.72John is crazy about football. Every time theres a football match, he cant wait (watch) it.73The dog wont bite people, so (not be) afraid of it.74Who can help us with our English if Mr. White (not be) here next week?75Did you hear Justin planned to
44、have a party after (win) the volleyball match?76My parents advised me (take) a course in DIY.77We should spend as much time as we can (practise) reading English.六、任务型阅读The sun bear is the smallest bear，with a body length of 48 to 60 inches. Sun bears prefer rainforests. They are believed to sleep in
45、 trees. The sun bear is not a big meat-eater. The sun bear often uses its long tongue(舌头) for eating termites(白蚁). The name sun bear comes from the pale circle on its chest (胸膛). They have short，black fur with a golden or white horseshoe shape on their chest. It is also known as “honey bear” because of its love for the sweet food.With only 600 t
