2024-2025学年第一学期八年级英语期末模拟试卷（2）（译林版 含答案解析）

2024-2025学年八年级第一学期期末模拟

英语试卷（二）

注意事项：

1．试卷满分100分，考试用时100分钟；答卷前，考生务必用黑色签字笔将准考证号、姓名、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。用2B 铅笔在“考场号”和“座位号”栏相应位置填涂考场号和座位号。将条形码粘贴在答题卡“条形码粘贴处”。

2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

3．非选择题必须用黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第I卷（客观题 共45分）

第一部分 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将选项填涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

Every year, wildfires burn millions of hectares of forest land, leaving many homes damaged and a lot of people homeless.     1    , smoke jumpers help to stop this. They are brave guardians (卫士) for us.

Smoke jumpers are a special type of firemen.     2     regular firemen, they work in a different way. They jump from planes into areas that are difficult to     3     by car or on foot, such as the middle of a mountain forest. They run to put out fires as fast as they can.

At a fire site (现场), smoke jumpers first check the land and     4     how to fight the fire. Their main purpose is to stop afire from spreading (扩散). Using basic tools such as shovels and axes, smoke jumpers     5     land of burnable materials, like dry grass and dead trees. They carry water with them, too, but only a little.

Most of smoke jumpers are men,     6     more women are joining them now. The most important things are your height and     7    . Smoke jumpers employed in the United States, for example, must be between 54 or 91 kilograms, so they don’t get blown away by the strong winds or get     8     when they land. Smoke jumpers must also be able to live in the wild. In Russia, many smoke jumpers know how to find food in the forest and can even     9     simple furniture from trees so that they can survive (生存) in the wild.

The work is     10    , and the hours are long. But for these firemen, smoke jumping isn’t just a job. They love being able to jump out of planes, fight fires, and live in the forest.

1．A．Finally              B．Luckily                  C．Slowly                   D．Easily

2．A．Like                 B．With                      C．Without                  D．Unlike

3．A．reach                B．see                         C．find                       D．call

4．A．ask                   B．decide                    C．answer                   D．teach

5．A．save                  B．beat                       C．mop                       D．clear

6．A．but                   B．because                  C．while                     D．as

7．A．quality              B．looks                     C．weight                    D．ability

8．A．alone                B．hurt                       C．lost                        D．sick

9．A．buy                  B．get                         C．make                      D．repair

10．A．easy                B．interesting              C．dangerous               D．surprising

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

11．When can Peter go to the DIY Club?

A．On Saturday.    B．On Monday.           C．Every day.              D．Every Tuesday.

12．Which club can Amy join if she wants to have a picnic at weekends?

A．The Volunteer Club.                             B．The Basketball Club.

C．The Hiking Club.                                 D．The DIY Club.

13．Where can you probably find the poster?

A．In a restaurant. B．In a hotel.              C．In a supermarket.    D．In a school.

B

“Where’s Papa going with the ax (斧头) ?” said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast.

“Out to the pig house, ” replied Mrs Arable. “Some pigs were born last night. ”

“I don’t see why he needs an ax, ” said Fern, who was only eight.

“Well, ” said her mother, “one of the pigs is too small and weak, and it will never make it. So your father has decided to do away with it. ”

“Do away with it? ” shouted Fern, “Just because it’s smaller than the others? ”

“Don’t shout, Fern! ” Mrs Arable said. “Your father is right. The pig would probably die anyway. ”

Fern ran outdoors. The grass was wet and Fern’s sneakers were soaking (湿透的) by the time she caught up with her father.

“Please don’t kill it! ” she cried. “It’s unfair. ”

Mr Arable stopped walking.

“Fern, ” he said gently, “you will have to learn to control yourself. ” “Control myself? ” shouted Fern. “This is a matter of life and death, and you talk about controlling myself. ” Tears ran down her cheeks and she held the ax and tried to pull it out of her father’s hand.

“Fern. ” said Mr Arable, “I know more about raising pigs than you do. A weakling (体弱者) makes trouble. Now run along! ”

“But it’s unfair, ” cried Fern. “The pig couldn’t help being born small, could it? If I had been very small at birth, would you have killed me? ”

Mr Arable smiled. “Certainly not, ” he said, looking down at his daughter with love. “But this is different. A little girl is one thing, a weak little pig is another. ”

“I see no difference, ” said Fern, still holding the ax. “This is the most terrible case of unfairness I have ever heard of. ”

A strange look came over John Arable’s face. He seemed almost ready to cry himself.

(Adapted from Charlotte’s Web)

14．What does the underlined phrase “do away with” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．cook                B．raise                      C．kill                        D．protect

15．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Only one pig was born last night.          B．It was easy to raise a small and weak pig.

C．Mr Arable hated to raise pigs.               D．Fern tried to save the small pig.

16．Do you think what Fern is like according to the article?

A．She is kind-hearted and caring.             B．She is wise but careless.

C．She is simple but impolite.                   D．She is humorous and patient.

17．What can we infer about John Arable in the end?

A．He would kill the pig at last.                 B．He would keep the pig.

C．He would let the pig to die in a natural death. D．He would give the pig to others.

C

Poems from Tang are very famous in China’s history. Today, I’d like to recommend Song of Autumn, one of the poems by Liu Yuxi, a famous poet and writer in the mid Tang dynasty.

Just as shown in the first line of the poem, most ancient poets liked to describe autumn as a sad time, but in this poem the season appears differently. In Liu’s eyes, autumn, full of life and hope, is even better than spring morning. He describes the bright scene of a crane riding the clouds and flying into the blue sky.

With his poems paying special attention to expressing personal feelings, as well as the daily life of common people, Liu wrote poems with beautiful music-like words. You may feel it in this poem. Though being translated thoughtfully by experienced Xu Yuanchong, the poem still reads not so beautifully as that in Chinese. I personally think that English is sometimes not so powerful as Chinese. You may find it in this poem.

Here is another example. In Liu’s essay An Eulogium on a Humble Cell (《陋室铭》), with less than 100 words, he shows a lively picture of his humble cell. However, it also shows how he was happy with the poor and simple life. People may find it strange that one can feel happy living in such a humble cell. Learning from his famous sentences, “Be fragrant because of my virtues” (斯是陋室，惟吾德馨), I think to be a respectable man is more important than to live in big houses, to wear beautiful clothes, to enjoy delicious food, and even to gain knowledge.

18．Which dynasty was the poem Song of Autumn written in?

A．Song               B．Tang                      C．Ming                      D．Qing

19．What was autumn like in Liu Yuxi’s eyes at that time?

A．It was a sad time.                                B．It was rather cloudy.

C．It was not so good as spring.                 D．It was active and hopeful.

20．In the writer’s opinion, the poem in Chinese is ________ that in English

A．as beautiful as                                     B．less beautiful than

C．more beautiful than                              D．not so beautiful as

21．Which of the following does the writer think is more important?

A．To be a respectable man.                      B．To live in a big house.

C．To wear beautiful clothes.                     D．To gain more knowledge.

D

Lighting is one of the most beautiful natural phenomena (现象). It is also one of the most deadly phenomena. A bolt of lightning is six times hotter than the surface (表面) of the Sun and gives out 30,000 amps of electricity (电). It can travel at 100,000 kilometers per hour and has the ability to hit a target up to 40 kilometers away. About 1,000 people around the world are killed by lightning every day.

Only about ten percent of people struck by lightening will die, but the others are very badly injured (受伤的), with burns, broken bones, blindness, deafness, paralysis, or memory loss. However, when the electricity passes through their brain, it can occasionally have unusual and even positive effects. Some blind people have got their sight back after being struck by lightning. One woman said a psychological test showed her intelligence (智力) had greatly improved, and one man said he could no longer feel cold at all and could go out in temperature below freezing in just a T-shirt!

So what should you do to stay safe in a thunderstorm? The most important rule is to stay inside, but do not go near phones, electrical appliances, plumbing, or water. If you are stuck outside, do not take shelter under a tree. Instead, roll yourself up into a ball on the ground as small as possible. And do not think it has to be raining in order for lightning to strike.

Strangely, lightning seems to prefer some people to others. If you are a man, you are six times more likely to be struck by lightning than a woman!

22．What does the underlined phrase “positive effects” in Paragraph 2 possibly mean?

A．something goodB．something useless    C．something useful     D．something bad

23．In order to stay safe in a thunderstorm, you should ________.

1. stay insideb. roll up into a ballc. take shelter under a tree    d. stay away from water

A．abc                  B．bcd                        C．abd                        D．abc

24．Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?

A．Lightning is a beautiful but dangerous phenomenon.

B．Most people struck by lightning will actually die.

C．Lightning can travel at 10,000 kilometers per hour.

D．A woman is more likely to be struck by lightning than a man.

25．The writer uses the examples of a man and a woman in Paragraph 2 to ________.

A．show lightning is very dangerous to human beings

B．make the readers want to know more about lightning

C．help people know lightning will surely improve their intelligence

D．prove something surprising, interesting may happen because of lightning

第三部分 信息还原（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

It’s time to enjoy the special warm porridge (粥) of winter!

In China, the 12th month of the lunar calendar is called La Yue.     26     After the festival, people begin to get ready for the Chinese New Year.

The Laba Festival 2023 falls on Sunday, January 18th.     27     To make the porridge nice, people often cook it with eight different things. So the porridge is also called Eight Treasure Porridge. Traditionally, there is rice, red dates, various beans, dried lotus seeds (干莲子) , and different kinds of dried fruits in it.     28     At midnight, people begin to cook the porridge. After hours of boiling, we can have it the next morning.     29   

Eating Laba porridge on Laba Festival is still an important custom now. Most people like having the porridge because it is not only good for health, but also a blessing (祝福) for the coming of the Spring Festival.     30     If not, prepare for it now! Sharing the porridge with your family is the happiest thing in the world!

A．On this day, people usually eat the Laba porridge.

B．Laba Festival has a history of more than 1,200 years.

C．Is your family ready for making the porridge this year?

D．But you can put other things you like in the porridge, too.

E．There are now over one hundred different cooking methods.

F．It is much more delicious because we spend a lot of time making it.

G．Chinese people celebrate Laba Festival on the eighth day of the month.

第II卷(主观题共55分)

第四部分 词汇运用（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分）

第一节 根据下列句子所给汉语注释或首字母，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。

31．I always feel  (紧张) and forget what to say when I speak in front of the class.

32．Many students take part in the China Daily “21st Century Cup” National English Speaking  (竞赛).

33．The Birdwatching Society needs us to  (描述) and count the birds.

34．DIY  (确切) stands for “do-it-yourself”.

35．It is m to do something for the Olympics.

36．Local people are learning to share the n world with wild animals and plants.

37．Jim, can you i yourself to us in Chinese?

38．Jack’s father m his mother twenty years ago.

第二节 请认真阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，有一项是多余的，在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。

There are many wetlands in China and some of them have become important nature reserves. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are     39     them. They are in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. They are home to many different kinds of birds and animals.

The temperature in the wetlands     40     not too high or too low. There is a lot of rain and sunshine too. The wetlands are really good places for wildlife. We protect wetlands     41     they can provide food and home for some special kinds of animals and birds.

Wetlands are important because they also     42     floods from happening. Luckily more and more people begin to know the importance of wetlands and wildlife. Every year, on February 2nd, we can invite many people     43     many activities to tell people more about wetlands around the world.

第五部分 短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，在有题号的横线上，填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。

What do you want to be when you grow up? A teacher, an engineer, a doctor…They seem to be many people’s dream jobs. After reading Airkir Duliki’s story, you     44     (know) about a job—a train conductor (列车长).

27-year-old Airkir Duliki is China’s first Tajik train conductor. She     45     (grow) up in a village in Xinjiang. Railways (铁路) were not a common thing for people living there in the past. Airkir had her     46     (one) train ride when she went to university in Urumqi, Xinjiang. Firstly, her father drove her to the Kashgar train station from their village. Then Airkir took a train     47     (her) from Kashgar to Urumqi. She felt     48     (exciting) on the way and she decided to work on the train when she finished university.

Airkir started working as a train attendant (服务员) after     49     (finish) university in 2019. She worked very hard and did her job quite     50     (good), and in 2023, she became a train conductor. Airkir works on the railway line     51     Kashgar and Chengdu. A large part of her job is to walk around on the train to help people.     52     she is busy at work, she feels happy to help people.

Just like Airkir, if you have a dream, work hard for it and     53     give up, and you can make your dream come true.

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参考答案

1．B    2．D    3．A    4．B    5．D    6．A    7．C    8．B    9．C    10．C

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。短文介绍了空降森林灭火员的工作性质和主要任务。

1．句意：幸运的是，空降森林灭火员有助于阻止这种情况。

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