2024-2025学年八年级第二学期英语期中模拟试卷（二）（译林版含答案解析）

2024-2025学年八年级第二学期期中模拟

英语试卷（二）

注意事项：

1．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。

第一部分  完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。

“Is it OK to let my child do the chores at home?”“Should I punish（惩罚）him if he   1   to do the chores?”

Parents often think of these questions．    2   should parents do to get their children to do the chores? Let’ s read a story first．

Jenny was   3   her grandpa in the country． They enjoyed being with each other very much． Grandpa took Jenny for a ride   4   his car every afternoon． Every night, Grandpa washed his socks and   5   them to dry．

One day, Jenny said to her grandpa,“I want to help your socks．”Jenny was only four years old,   6   her

grandpa agreed． He believed Jenny could do it well． Jenny was   7   to wash the socks for her grandpa．She washed them   8   ,so the socks became very clean． She thought since her little hands could do this work, she could do a lot more for   9   ．

So parents should give children chances to do the chores． They should let their children know they are   10   in the family, It’ s very important to a child’s development．

1．A．agrees               B．likes                      C．stops                      D．refuses

2．A．When               B．What                     C．Where                    D．Why

3．A．visiting             B．calling                   C．helping                   D．asking

4．A．in                     B．to                          C．on                          D．of

5．A．touched             B．moved                   C．folded                    D．hung

6．A．and                   B．but                        C．so                          D．if

7．A．tired                 B．worried                  C．happy                     D．nervous

8．A．quietly              B．easily                     C．quickly                   D．carefully

9．A．other                B．none                      C．others                     D．another

10．A．friendly           B．helpful                   C．welcome                 D．lovely

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．Tom is eight． If Tom and his patents want to watch the football match, they need to pay yuan．

A．125                 B．120                        C．75                          D．90

12．From the passage we know that  ．

A．you can watch the football match in July

B．the clothes in Space are not very nice

C．you can get six CDs for the price of four at Nice Price

D．the clothes in Space are very expensive

13．We can probably read them in a ___________．

A．history magazine                                 B．newspaper

C．story book                                          D．science magazine

B

They are drawing the attention of the world． They are the force that is going to shape our future． Who are they? They are the young generation who were born after 2000．

This year, several young athletes have shone brightly at the Beijing Winter Olympics, giving us a chance to know about their generation nature． Obviously, this generation is filled with “brave warriors” who want to challenge impossibilities and push limits． Freestyle skier Gu Ailing is a good example． After finished strong in the first two jumps in the event, it was certain that she could get a medal． But she decided to challenge a difficult trick instead of playing it safe． “I have never done this trick before． I just feel it was a chance to push myself to the limit．”

For those young athletes, the sport is never just about scores, but also about having as much fun as possible． Born in the US, she also faced doubts from for representing China． “I’m an 18-year-old girl out here living my best life． It doesn’t matter if other people are happy or not, because I feel I’m doing my best and I’m enjoying the entire process．”

Gu’s friend, Chinese snowboarder Su Yiming also shares a similar attitude． He takes sports as a way to have fun． After he lost the gold to Canadian athlete Max Parrot (a great snowboarder),  ▲ ．

This is a young generation (世代) that dares to push the limits but also enjoys life．

14．The ________ is more important for the young generation to take part in a competition．

A．gold medal       B．friendship               C．game itself              D．money

15．Which is the best sentence to be put in  ▲ in Paragraph 4?

A．he was so sad that he didn’t talk to anybody

B．he told himself that he would never fail again to this man

C．he was so happy and asked Max to take a photo with him

D．he was still happy to have the chance to compete with his idol

16．What can you learn from the passage?

A．No pains, no gains．                           B．Practice makes perfect．

C．The best mirror is an old friend．         D．Nothing is impossible to courage．

17．Which is the best structure of this passage?

A．①/②/③④/⑤  B．①②/③④/⑤         C．①/②③④/⑤          D．①②③④/⑤

C

Imagine this． There’s an apple and a piece of cake on a table． Which one would you like? The delicious cake or the healthy apple? A bestseller, Willpower Rediscovering Our Greater Strength, suggests that willpower(意志力) is the ability to make decisions that are better for us in the long term instead of the short term．

Here is a famous test in the book, the marshmallow(棉花糖) test． In 1972, Professor Walter Mischel tested the willpower of 600 four-year-olds to six-year-olds． In the test, each child was left alone in a room for fifteen minutes with a marshmallow on a table in front of them． They were given two choices: they could either eat it or, if they waited fifteen minutes, they’d be given a second one and then they could eat both．

So, what did the kids do? Well, as you can imagine, 70% ate the first marshmallow during the fifteen minutes． But the other 30% showed willpower, they controlled themselves and waited for the second marshmallow． But then Mischel found something really interesting． Twenty years later, he got in touch with the children, who were in their early twenties． And he found that those who showed strong willpower were getting better marks at university and were more popular．

Willpower is like a muscle(肌肉), and the more you exercise, the stronger it gets． So, if you do daily “self-control exercises”, such as making your bed or brushing your teeth, you’ll improve your willpower． And daily willpower exercises will help you with those bigger goals, such as studying for an exam or training for a football competition．

Be careful though． Just like any muscle, your “willpower muscle” can get tired． If you have to do lots of things that need willpower, take a break, such as listening to some music． Moreover, it’s also helpful to do something enjoyable like reading or going fishing． Those ways, you’ll build up your willpower again．

And one last thing, the writer adds people who learn foreign languages usually have a lot of willpower． They should spend much time remembering new words, doing listening exercise, practicing writing and so on． So, hope you can keep trying and never give up learning a foreign language．

Mischel believes that through the ways above, people can improve their willpower so as to do better in work and study．

18．In the test, a child could get ________ marshmallow(s) after a quarter of waiting without eating the first marshmallow．

A．one                  B．two                        C．three                      D．four

19．The writer begins to explain willpower by ________．

A．doing a test      B．offering a fact         C．giving a saying        D．telling a story

20．According to the passage, we know that ________．

A．willpower can only be built up by exercising  B．willpower should be kept practicing without any stop

C．strong willpower can make people feel tired   D．strong willpower can help people achieve their goals

21．The structure of the passage may be ________．

D

When you finish high school or university, is learning done? The answer is “no”． In many countries, people continue learning all their lives． Why is lifelong learning important? How can it help you? Let’s look at one example of lifelong learning in Japan．

Why is lifelong learning important?

You go to school and learn． You take tests． But learning doesn’t only happen in school． And learning doesn’t stop when you graduate from high school or college． You are learning all the time． For example, learning can happen when you go to a museum． It can also happen when you get a job． You learn when you play a sport or when you take a trip． Learning is life! We never stop learning． Every day, you can improve yourself by learning something new．

Lifelong learning in Japan

In Japan, life learning is very important． People in Japan like to try new learning activities． Except music calligraphy, flower arranging, and foreign languages are some of their favorite classes． The Japanese take classes to improve their skills and learn new things．

Conclusion

When we graduate from school, we can continue to learn． Make lifelong learning one of your goals!

22．Why is lifelong learning important?

A．It helps you improve yourself．            B．It’s the best way to learn．

C．It’s fun and easy．                               D．It’s an important goal．

23．Some people in Japan take foreign language classes to  ．

A．get a job                                             B．learn new things

C．get good grades                                   D．finish college

24．People in Japan like to try new learning activities． Except ．

A．music calligraphy                                B．foreign languages

C．flower arranging                                  D．sports learning

25．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Learning only happens in school．

B．When we graduate from school, learning is done．

C．You can’t learn anything when you play a sport．

D．Music, calligraphy, flower arranging and foreign languages are popular classes in Japan．

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Do you find you are in trouble with someone in your life? Do your parents get angry with you because you play games all the time? Are you yawning (打哈欠) now?

If you answer “yes” to some or even all of these questions above, maybe you are in trouble with yourself．    26  

More and more research has proved that too much gaming can change your brain structure (构造)．    27    Your love for games is taking away your freedom to control your own future． This is not a joke!

   28    And those ways will make you start feeling good about your life again． The first is to accept that you’ve got a problem． You can say this to your friends． Next, spend some time learning about what is happening inside your brain as a result of its much gaming．    29    As soon as you win a round, do your hands move to start a new game without thinking twice? This is a clear sign of addiction (瘾)—a brain disease．

In order to fight against this disease, you may have to give up playing computer games．    30    They can help you to take up other hobbies．

A．You can get help from your friends．

B．The changing structure of your brain will lead to some physical illnesses．

C．You will get nothing from the computer games．

D．Luckily, there are some ways for you to help yourself．

E．Then it’s time to turn off your computer and read this text carefully．

F．You can only play games when you are free．

G．Finally, think about how you feel when you are playing your favourite games．

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参考答案

1．D    2．B    3．A    4．A    5．D

【难度】0．4

【知识点】家庭生活、青少年问题

【分析】该不该让孩子做家务？很多家长都不知道到底该怎么办。这篇短文给我们讲述了四岁的Jenny给爷爷洗袜子的故事，告诉我们，家长们应该让孩子做家务，这样他们会感觉对这个家他们是很有帮助的，这对于孩子的发展非常重要。

1．句意：如果他拒绝做家务我应该惩罚他吗？

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