2024-2025学年八年级第二学期期中模拟
英语试卷（一）
注意事项：
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第一部分 完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Once in a physics class, the teacher asked students, “Why do we have brakes (刹车) in our cars?” Soon, students gave different answers． A student stood up and answered, “Sir, to 1 the car．” Another one said, “To slow down the 2 of the car．”
However, 3 of the answers was the same as the teacher’s． Then he said, “All of your answers are right． But in my opinion, the brakes in the car make us able to drive much 4 ．”
“If the car has no brakes, how fast are we ready to drive? It is the brakes in the car that help us drive fast and safely．” Listening to this, the whole class was silent 5 no one had thought about this answer．
At the same time, there are many such “brakes” in our life, which 6 to stop us． For example, our parents may ask us about decisions (决定) in life． Their questions or 7 may be seen as “brakes” which stand in our way． But we can see them as our supporters which can protect us． Sometimes, we 8 stop, so that we can do better．
In fact, it is the “brakes” in life that help us a lot． 9 these “brakes”, we could lose our direction or get into danger． So we need to understand that “brakes”in our life do not mean pushing us back 10 making us move forward more quickly than before．
1．A．improve B．keep C．stop D．change
2．A．time B．speed C．direction D．condition
3．A．all B．some C．none D．both
4．A．slow B．fast C．slower D．faster
5．A．until B．because C．if D．when
6．A．begin B．decide C．pick D．seem
7．A．advice B．present C．situation D．review
8．A．have to B．decide to C．wait to D．forget to
9．A．From B．With C．Without D．On
10．A．and B．but C．or D．so
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
What’s purple or green and good for lunch?
You can eat one or a bunch．
a bunch of grapes
What are they?
Oh, they are grapes．
What’s yellow outside and white within?
What’s like the moon or a big, bright grin (咧嘴笑)?
What are they?
Oh, they are ．
What’s green and sweet in a brown, hairy suit?
Can you believe this thing is a fruit?
What are they?
Oh, they are kiwi fruit．
11．What’s the color of the grapes according to the poem?
A．Blue or green． B．Purple or green．
C．Purple or blue． D．Yellow or white．
12．Which of the following words can be put in the “________” of Paragraph 2?
A．pears B．pineapples C．bananas
13．We can learn from the poem that ________．
A．grapes are good for lunch
B．kiwi fruit have a black, hairy suit
C．we can only eat a bunch of grapes
D．oranges are white outside and yellow within
B
One day, three of my friends came to our house．
They told me they wanted to go to Africa． They asked me if I wanted to go with them． I said, “Yes, I want to go with you．”
We started to prepare all the necessary things for the journey． Soon we were ready to go． I said goodbye to my wife and we started our journey． Our plan was to be back in two months．
We left Brazil on the first of September, 1655． Our ship was very big but we were only seventeen men． The ship was full of things for business． We had cups, glass, mirrors, knives and other products．
At the beginning of our journey the weather was very good, but very hot． In one week, a hurricane (飓风) came and it was threatening (威胁) our ship for the next twelve days． After the hurricane passed, we saw we went quite far from our original (原来的) journey and were instead close to the northern part of Brazil near the Orinoco River． The ship was badly damaged (损坏), so we could no longer go to Africa．
The captain wanted us to go back and repair the ship, but I strongly disagreed with him． We went over the maps and decided the best thing to do was to go to Barbados and repair the ship there．
When we started this short trip, a second hurricane came． The next morning one of the sailors cried out, “Land!” and at that moment the ship stopped in shallow (浅的) water． We expected the ship to break apart (分离) at any moment because of the strong wind, so we all got into the small boat the ship carried． This was very dangerous because the seventeen of us were crowded (拥挤的) in the boat, and it had no sail．
The waves were very big． The wind was extremely strong． The wind pushed us to big rocks． We knew the crash was close．
Suddenly, a huge wave appeared and overturned (翻掉) the boat． I was covered with water and couldn’t breathe． I couldn’t see the others or the boat． But I saw a little beach between the rocks．
Another wave carried me to the beach． I tried to get up． I tried to go further from the sea． I was able to move ten metres up． I was safe． But my arms and legs were very weak． I fell down and I was lying on the beach．
14．Why did the writer and his friends go to Africa?．
A．To earn some money． B．To leave their wives．
C．To move house to Africa． D．To travel around Africa．
15．What did they do after the first hurricane passed?
A．They had to go back to the place where they started．
B．They headed for the nearest place to repair their ship．
C．They studied the map and found a new way to Africa．
D．They lost their way on the sea and gave up their ship．
16．Which is NOT the reason for the boat becoming dangerous?
A．No sail． B．Shallow water． C．Big waves． D．Crowded men．
17．Which of the following shows the right order of the event?
① The ship changed the direction after the hurricane．
② All the men escaped to the boat but it turned over．
③ The writer was washed up on the beach by a wave．
④ The ship left Brazil with seventeen men on board．
⑤ The strong wind almost broke the ship into pieces．
A．④⑤①②③ B．④①②⑤③ C．④①⑤②③ D．④②①⑤③
C
The Lantern Festival, also known as Yuanxiao Festival, falls on the 15th day of the first month on the Chinese lunar calendar．
Here’s a guide to celebrating the festival like a traditional list．
Hang lanterns
Traditions for this festival are not the same in different parts of China, but lanterns always play an important part． The lanterns are usually made of paper and represent(代表) wishes for a bright future． Usually in red, the lanterns in old times were very simple(简单的), but now they come in all shapes and sizes, such as animals． The lanterns can mean that people let go of their past selves and get new ones, which they will let go of the next year．
Work out a riddle(谜语)
The tradition first appeared during the Song Dynasty (960﹣1279)． Lantern owners would write riddles on a piece of paper and put them on the lanterns． The riddles usually came from a lot of things like old stories． Those able to work out the riddle could get a small prize from the lantern owner．
See a loong(龙) in action
Loong in Chinese culture stands for good luck and great power． The loong dance became popular during the Song Dynasty as an activity to celebrate and to pray for rain． Dancers use sticks to hold a loong body high and move it． The longer the loong in the dance, the more luck it will bring to people．
Watch out for the lions
Like the loong dance, the lion dance is also about good wishes in the Chinese New Year． The activity dates back to the Three Kingdoms Period (220﹣280)．
_____ One acts as the head and front legs, and the other the back legs． The dance is thought to protect people from bad luck and bring good luck．
18．What do the underlined words“new ones”refer to?
A．New lanterns． B．New wishes．
C．New selves． D．New shapes and sizes．
19．Which is the best sentence for the“________”in the last paragraph?
A．The lion dance is very interesting．
B．Here is how to play the lion dance．
C．It needs two skilled dancers in a lion suit．
D．All Chinese people like to watch the lion dance．
20．If Jim is good at guessing games, which activity can he take part in?
A．Hanging lanterns． B．Working out riddles．
C．Seeing a loong in action． D．Watching out for the lions．
21．In which part of the website can you probably find this passage?
A．Healthy Life． B．History Time．
C．Science World． D．Culture Corner．
D Harbin—Heavy snow affected (影响) traffic and brought low temperatures this week． Everything was covered in thick snow． The traffic has great difficulty now．
In Jilin Province, nineteen highways were closed because of the roads covered with thin ice． Following the snow, the temperatures dropped by 10℃．
In Luoyang City, Henan Province, snow from Wednesday to Friday, killed one person and hurt three others． Primary and middle schools in the city stopped classes from Thursday． The disaster made 26 houses broken and over 2, 000 hectares of crops, causing total losses of 219 million yuan．
In Anhui Province, East China, local people have to use thick quilts and coats to withstand (抵住) the biting cold, following heavy snow from Wednesday, the worst in Anhui in the past ten years． The snow affected 1．5 million people and damaged over 160, 000 hectares of crops, causing total losses of 3．5 billion yuan, according to the local government．
From Tuesday to Wednesday, the temperature will drop by 6℃ to 8℃ in northern, northeastern, central and southern China, including parts of Inner Mongolia and Yunnan． From Monday to Saturday, most places south of the Yellow River will see temperatures 4℃ to 6℃lower than before．
22．Where may the passage come from?
A．A play． B．A story． C．An advertisement． D．A news report．
23．“The lowest temperatures in those areas could reach -10℃ to -15℃, or lower, breaking historical records． “can be put at the end of ________．
A．Paragraph 2 B．Paragraph 3 C．Paragraph 4 D．Paragraph 5
24．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The snow has caused great losses to some parts of China．
B．In Henan Province, nineteen highways have been closed．
C．The heavy snow has been the worst in China since 2008．
D．The temperatures in most places south of the yellow river will be 4℃ to 6℃．
25．What may the passage talk about following the end of the passage?
A．Where people could enjoy the snow in winter． B．Why it snowed so heavily last week．
C．How people would fight against the cold weather． D．How often we could see the heavy snow．
第三部分 信息还原（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）
根据对话内容，从对话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。
Children’s Games in Ancient (古代的) China
Unlike the children nowadays, the children during ancient times didn’t have smart phones, iPads or computers to enjoy themselves． 26 ． Let’s take a look．
Playing hide-and-seek
Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children． Even nowadays, many children like playing it． There are two ways to play． One way is covering a child’s eyes while other kids run around to tease him． 27 ．
Flying kites
Kites have quite a long history． The earliest kites were made of wood, instead of paper． Nowadays, the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite． Each of them has special features． 28
Kicking stone balls
During the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China, and it was often played in winter to keep warm．
29
The closest thing to watching a film or television for entertainment during ancient times was going to see a shadow play． Folk artists manipulate puppets behind the screen, narrating stories and accompanied by music．
Setting off fireworks
Fireworks have a history of more than 2, 000 years． It is said that there was a beast (兽) named Nian in ancient China 30 ． After gunpowder was invented, it gradually replaced the bamboo joints． Fireworks are still set off during Chinese Spring Festival．
A．Watching shadow plays．
B．For example, the swallow-shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style．
C．Shadow plays were the popular entertaining form in ancient times．
D．To scare off the beast, people burnt bamboo joints to make them explode (爆炸)．
E．The other way is that one child must try to find those hiding themselves．
F．Instead, they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood．
G．People were all afraid of the beast．
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
31．You can buy some gifts for your ________（亲戚）and friends．
32．The little girl will travel ________ to learn more about art． (在国外)
33．The little boy ________ (梦想) of travelling around the world in the future．
34．Unluckily, he found himself ________ (不能) to move when he woke up．
35．By the way, you shouldn’t take exercise on a full ________ (胃)．
36．When the man moved to the city alone, he felt much ________ (孤独的) than ever．
37．The bank is o________ the supermarket, on the other side of the road．
38．After getting seriously ill, she has r________ the importance of health．
…………
参考答案
第一部分 完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
【答案】
1．C 2．B 3．C 4．D 5．B 6．D 7．A 8．A 9．C 10．B
【导语】本文讲述了一个道理：我们生活中的“刹车”并不是为了让我们后退，而是为了让我们比以前更快地前进。
1．句意：先生，为了使车停下。
improve改进；keep保持；stop停止；change改变。根据“Why do we have brakes (刹车) in our cars?”可知，汽车的刹车功能是让车停下。故选C。
2．句意：为了减缓车的速度。
time时间；speed速度；direction方向；condition条件。根据“slow down”可知，刹车可以减缓车速。故选B。
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