2024-2025学年八年级第二学期英语期末模拟卷（二）（译林版 含答案解析）

2024-2025学年八年级第二学期期末模拟

英语试卷（二）

注意事项：

1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2．回答第Ⅰ卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。

3．回答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

4．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分 完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

In my childhood, my mother spent her evening hours doing something for someone else． Sometimes she knitted (编织) hats for babies, and at other times, she cooked chicken soup for sick neighbors． So I wasn’t 1 when one evening my mother said she had taken on a new project．

“I am going to telephone seniors (老年人),” said my mother． “Every 2 ? But you don’t even know these people．” “It doesn’t matter,” she said． “What’s important is that I 3 ．” I was fifteen years old and couldn’t understand why my mother was willing to spend her evenings talking to 4 ． She had friends and my two older sisters to call if she felt lonely． “They will talk all the time on the phone． Some people didn’t even stop to catch breath．” I said．

My attitude (态度) didn’t stop my mother’s love for the project． That evening, I listened as she 5 the woman on the other line about her day and what she had eaten for dinner． When she finished the call, I said, “ 6 do you care whether (是否) she had cookies or rice pudding for dessert?” My mother said, “I’m the 7 person she talked to today．”

It took me more than thirty years to 8 understand the meaning of my mother’s words． Now, as my mother is nearly eighty, I find myself thinking about those nightly 9 she used to make． I am often the only person who telephones my mother, and sometimes I’m the only person she speaks to all day． I ask her what she cooked for dinner, but mostly I just listen as she describes a walk she took, or how her dog Lucky stole foods from the fridge． I 10 that my mother’s calls were lifelines, which made sure housebound seniors to keep in touch with the world． Without her, their world would have been empty．

1．A．excited B．surprised C．happy D．angry

2．A．night B．day C．weekend D．minute

3．A．help B．call C．talk D．listen

4．A．children B．friends C．strangers D．neighbors

5．A．asked B．told C．answered D．talked

6．A．Why B．What C．How D．When

7．A．usual B．past C．wrong D．only

8．A．luckily B．exactly C．quickly D．politely

9．A．mistakes B．dreams C．calls D．decisions

10．A．received B．remembered C．refused D．realized

第二部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Dear Linda,

Your brother sounds like a very selfish person． But I want to know what makes him act this way． Since he seems to be doing this on purpose, maybe the only way to do with the problem is to try to find the cause．

I think your brother is probably hurt in some ways． Perhaps he feels unsafe because he is not a full part of the family． He could be displeased with your mother’s love for the rest of you over him．

It is wrong to fight anger with anger though you think it is a need to help your mother． I suggest you try to help your brother by treating him with more care and love． It must be hard for him to grow up in a family where his sisters have their real mother but he doesn’t． Try to let him know that you care about him． With time he may come to know how lucky he is and start to treat you all with the same kindness that you give him．

Yours Truly,

Sue Clarke

11．From the letter we may know that ________．

A．the brother has no sisters in the family B．there are two mothers in the family

C．the family is not a full family D．the mother is the brother’s stepmother (继母)

12．Sue Clarke suggests Linda that ________．

A．she should treat her brother with more warmth

B．she should fight against her brother with anger

C．she should help her mother to deal with her brother

D．she should find the result of her brother’s action

13．Sue Clarke thinks Linda’s brother ________．

A．is a troublesome young man B．should have known Linda treats him with kindness

C．should be a foolish boy D．will feel very happy to live in such a family

B

I looked around the ship, and then, I found some long pieces of wood． I made a raft (木筏) by tying them together with ropes． Then I got the things that I wanted from the ship． There was a big box of food． I also took many sharp knives and other tools, the ship’s sails and seven guns．

There were some hills around me, so I decided to build myself a little house on one of them． After some time, I found a little cave (洞穴) in the side of a hill． In front of it, there was a good place to make a home． After a lot of hard work I had a very fine tent． The cave at the back of my tent was a good place to keep my food, so I called it my “kitchen”． The next day I thought about the possible dangers on the island． So I built a very strong fence (篱笆)． Making tents and building fences were hard． I need many tools to help me． So I decided to go back to the ship again, and get some more things．

I went back twelve times, but soon after my twelfth visit, there was another terrible storm．

The next morning, when I looked out at the sea, there was no ship．

When I saw that, I was very sad． “Why am I alive (活着), and why are all my friends dead?” I asked myself, “What will happen to me now, alone on this island without friends? How can I ever get away from here?”

Then I told myself that I was lucky—lucky to be alive, lucky to have food and tools and lucky to be young and strong． I said to myself, “I’m going to be on this island for a long time．” So on a long piece of wood I carve (雕刻) these words: I CAME HERE ON 30TH SEPTEMBER 1659． After that, I decided to carve the date each day．

— Adapted from Robinson Crusoe

14．Robinson got a lot of things inside the ship except ________．

A．guns B．food C．wood D．knives

15．Which is the correct order according to the story?

①He carved words on a piece of wood．

②He made a raft．

③He went back to the ship and got some more things．

④He made a tent in front of a cave．

A．②④③① B．②③④① C．④③②① D．④②③①

16．What is Robison Crusoe like according to the extract (节选)?

A．Patient and careful． B．Honest but hopeless．

C．Serious and helpless． D．Clever but careless．

17．The next part of the extract (节选) might be ________．

A．Robinson’s friends all came back to save him

B．Robinson lived on the island for some time before he got away

C．Robinson left the island with the ship right away

D．Robinson lived alone happily and forgot about the date

C

Three people were sitting around a table in a restaurant in Brazil． How much do you think each of them tipped?

The Briton asked, “It’s common to tip 10 percent, right?”

The American man cried, “Oh, I was planning to leave 20 percent!”

The Chinese woman asked, “What’s a tip ?”

Although it is not a tradition to tip in China, tipping is a big deal in the United States． There, it is common to tip about 15 to 20 percent of the bill．

Usually, people give tips to a waiter or waitress． The US tops the list of tipping-waiters and waitresses are expecting to get 15-20 percent of the bill． So if you order $100 in food, you are expected to pay your waiter at least $15, making your payment $115 in all．

Why is this? Many waiters and waitresses get paid below the US minimum wage (最低工资), and tips make up for that． Some states pay their servers only $2．13 per hour．

It is not just for waiters, either． Hotel workers, hairdressers and taxi drivers also expect tips．

Tipping is also popular in some Southeast Asian countries, like Indonesia and Thailand． However, in Japan, there is a no-tipping culture． If you try to give a waiter or waitress money, you may actually upset him or her．

18．What did the Chinese woman mean?

A．She didn’t want to give any tip． B．She believed tipping should be little．

C．She thought 20 percent was not enough． D．She didn’t know anything about tipping．

19．Why is tipping a big deal in the United States?

A．Because it is not a tradition for servers to get payment．

B．Because waiters and waitresses get very low wages．

C．Because the US sets a minimum wage for every person．

D．Because there are too many serving jobs in the US．

20．Which country does not have a culture of tipping?

A．Britain B．Indonesia C．Thailand D．Japan

21．What is the story mainly about?

A．How Americans eat out． B．Tipping culture worldwide．

C．Why high tips are expected． D．Shared service traditions．

D

A single researcher with a desktop computer can now make correct weather forecasts using a new AI method that is much faster and uses far less computing power than traditional systems．

At present, weather forecasts are made through many difficult steps, each taking hours． These systems need supercomputers and large teams of experts to develop and keep them working．

However, Aardvark Weather offers a new method by training AI to collect data from weather stations, satellites, weather balloons, ships, and planes around the world to make predictions． This promises improvements in forecast speed, correctness, and cost, according to research published in Nature by the University of Cambridge, the Alan Turing Institute, Microsoft Research, and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)．

Professor Richard Turner from the University of Cambridge explained that this new method can quickly create specialized forecasts for different industries or locations． For example, it could guess temperatures for farms in Africa or wind speeds for wind energy companies in Europe． Traditional weather systems require large teams and supercomputers to deal with data and create forecasting models, taking hours for just one forecast．

“This is a totally different method,” Turner said, adding that the model would finally be able to provide correct eight-day forecasts, compared to the present five-day limit, and offer more localized predictions．

Dr． Scott Hosking from the Alan Turing Institute said that this breakthrough could make weather forecasting available to more countries, especially developing countries． It will also help governments, emergency teams, and businesses that need weather predictions．

Dr． Anna Allen, the lead author of the paper, highlighted that this research could improve forecasts of natural disasters like hurricanes and wildfires, as well as problems like air quality and sea ice predictions．

Aardvark builds from research from Huawei, Google, and Microsoft, replacing a key step in the traditional method with AI, which makes forecasts faster and more correct． It is already in use at the ECMWF．

Researchers found that Aardvark only needs 10% of the data used by present systems, yet in some areas, it does better than the US National GFS forecasting system and matches the correctness of the US Weather Service．

22．What is the main advantage of the new AI weather prediction method?

A．It depends on supercomputers． B．It requires large teams of experts．

C．It predicts for longer periods of time． D．It works faster with less computing power．

23．What makes the new weather prediction model different from traditional systems?

A．It mainly predicts weather for developed countries．

B．It can hardly predict natural disasters and air quality．

C．It gathers data from different sources across the world．

D．It only pays attention to specific industries like agriculture．

24．What can we infer about the new weather prediction method?

A．It doesn’t need human effort． B．It is more expensive to use．

C．It requires less data to work． D．It doesn’t develop specialized forecasts．

25．What is the purpose of the article?

A．To describe weather forecasting history． B．To introduce a new AI weather model．

C．To criticize traditional weather systems． D．To explain the role of supercomputers．

第三部分 信息还原（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）

Reading is good for you． The more you read, the better you understand life． 26 Sometimes, people do want to read, but they can never seem to find the time． Well, my friends, the following suggestions are for you．

Think of reading as an enjoyment．

27 Science, history, film, art—whatever you want． If you’re interested in the book, you will want to pick it up and read it．

Have a goal (目标)．

Setting a goal can help you to read more． Some people set a goal for themselves like reading one book a week． In fact, sometimes it is difficult to finish it． You can start by reading a book a month or even a book every two months． 28

Just start．

Sometimes the thing which stops us from reading is our own mind． 29 Don’t think about it too much． Just do it． Once you start reading, it’s quite difficult to stop!

30

If you want to read and have decided to do, use every possible minute to read, on the bus or on the subway． You won’t regret (后悔) it, I promise!

Reading seems difficult at the beginning, but once you begin, you can find its value (价值)．

A．It all depends on you．

B．Read whenever you can．

C．Find a good place to read．

D．Read some interesting things．

E．However, most people don’t read．

F．You should work hard on your favorite subjects．

G．Our mind will make up all kinds of excuses not to do something．

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参考答案

1．B 2．A 3．D 4．C 5．A

【导语】本文主要讲述了在作者小时候，作者的妈妈会在晚上给老年人打电话，那时作者不明白妈妈为什么要这么做，直到多年后作者才意识到这些电话让老年人与世界保持联系，使他们不那么孤独。

1．句意：因此，当一天晚上我妈妈说她接手了一个新项目时，我并不感到惊讶。

excited兴奋的；surprised惊讶的；happy高兴的；angry生气的。根据上文“In my childhood, my mother spent her evening hours doing something for someone else．”可知，作者的妈妈常常利用晚上的时间为别人一些事，所以当她说她接手了一个新项目时，作者并不感到惊讶。故选B。

2．句意：每晚？

night夜晚；day白天；weekend周末；minute分钟。根据上文“my mother spent her evening hours doing something for someone else．”可知，作者的妈妈常常利用晚上的时间为别人一些事，所以空格处应填night与上文的evening呼应。故选A。

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