2024-2025學年八年級英語下學期期中模擬卷（宿遷卷）英語注意事項：1.全卷滿分100分。考試時間為100分鐘。試題包含選擇題和非選擇題。考生答題全部答在答題卡上,答在本試卷上無效。2.請認真核對監考教師在答題卡上所粘貼條形碼的姓名、考試證號是否與本人相符合,再將自己的姓名、考試證號用0.5毫米黑色墨水簽字筆填寫在答題卡及本試卷上。3.答選擇題必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應的答案標號涂黑。如需改動,請用橡皮擦干凈后,再選涂其他答案。答非選擇題必須用0.5毫米黑色墨水簽字筆寫在答題卡的指定位置,在其他位置答題一律無效。一、單項選擇（本題共10小題；每題1分，滿分10分）從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。1．TheUKis_________EuropeancountrywhileChinais________Asiancountry.A．an;an B．an;a C．a;a D．a;an2．—Wheredidyougetthebook?—Fromthelibrary.AndIhave________itfortwoweeks.A．borrowed B．lent C．bought D．kept3．TheEuropeanUnion(歐盟)is________27membercountries.NeitherUkrainenorRussiaisinit.A．madeof B．madefrom C．madein D．madeupof4．Theoldladylives________inalonelyhouse,butshedoesn’tfeel________.A．alone;lonely B．lonely;alone C．lonely;lonely D．alone;alone5．Theygotmarried________2010.Thatmeanstheyhavebeenmarried________2010.A．since,in B．since,sinceC．in,since D．in,in6．—Whereisyourteacher?

—He______thelibrary.He______thelibraryforanhour.A．hasgoneto;hasbeento B．hasgoneto;hasbeeninC．hasbeento;hasbeenin D．hasbeento;hasgoneto7．Withthe________,wecanchooseoneiconandclickonitformoredetails.A．menu B．mouse C．printer D．screen8．—Haveyoudecided________,lady?—Sorry,Ihaven’tdecidedyet.A．tobuywhichone B．buywhichone C．whichtobuyone D．whichonetobuy9．—Canyougiveme________onwhattoweartotheparty,Tom?—IthinkthewhitedressisOK.A．someadvice B．someadvices C．anadvice D．anyadvices10．—Doyoumindmysmokinghere?—________.Lookatthesign.Itsays,“Nosmoking.”A．You’dbetternot B．Itdoesn’tmatter C．Yes,please D．No,Idon’t二、完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Boris,aforeignstudentatCommunicationUniversityofChina,oftenshareshisexperiencesofChinesecultureonhisvlog(視頻博客).Inonevideo,11,BorissharedhowhehadlearnedtheChineseworddongxi.He12eachpartseparately(分開地)into“eastwest”.Andheintroducedone13abouthowdongxicametomean“things”.Hetoldpeoplethatallmarketplacesin14Chinesecitiesweresetup(建立)alongasingle15thatranfromeasttowest.Sowhenyouwouldsayqumaidongxi.you’dbesaying,“I’mgoingtobuythings.”Someother16showhisreadingChinesepoemsandperformingkungfu,whicharequitewelcomeamonghis40,00017.Likemanyforeigners,Borisonce18thatallChinesecoulddokungfu,flyingontoroofsandwalkingoverwalls.Besides,hethoughtthecountrywasnotthatdeveloped.ButafterhewenttostudyinChinain2019,hisview19.“Chinaisdevelopingquickly,butmanypeople’simpressionsofChinaarestillstayinthe20,”Borissaid.“That’swhyIstartedtoshootvlogsto21Chineseculturein2019.”Borishaspostedmorethan40vlogsonline.Butmakingthesevlogsisnot22.TakereadingthepoemSecondFarewelltoCambridgebyXuZhimoasanexample.“Icanunderstandandreadevery23inthepoem,”Borissaid.“Butwhilereading,Ineedtouseproperfeelingsto24readers.”Soheneededtolookformuchbackground(背景)informationandmakehisfeelingssuiteachpartofthepoem.Borissaidthathewantedtokeep25thedifferencesbetweentwocultures.“Thisgoalmaynotbeachievedeasily,butIwilltrymybesttodomypart.”11．A．infact B．ofcourse C．forexample D．sofar12．A．turned B．entered C．returned D．translated13．A．reason B．way C．subject D．suggestion14．A．modern B．old C．well-known D．developed15．A．road B．building C．bridge D．block16．A．videos B．books C．interviews D．pictures17．A．sisters B．followers C．classmates D．friends18．A．noticed B．wondered C．believed D．hoped19．A．failed B．continued C．fell D．changed20．A．1970s B．2020s C．2050s D．2300s21．A．enjoy B．share C．forget D．renew22．A．interesting B．difficult C．expensive D．easy23．A．novel B．story C．word D．joke24．A．know B．touch C．understand D．tell25．A．bridging B．gathering C．repairing D．picking三、閱讀（共兩節，滿分35分）第一節（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從短文后每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AVolunteerattheCityLibraryDoyoulikebooksandknowledge?TheCityLibraryisinneedofvolunteerstohelpwithvarioustasks.Ifyouareeagertohelpothers,hereistheinformationyoushouldknow.WhoCanJoin?●Studentsinmiddleschool(ages11~15)andhighschoolstudents(ages16~18)WhatShouldYouDo?●Sort(分類)Books:Putthereturnedbooksbackontherightshelvesaccordingtodifferentcategories,suchasfiction,non-fiction,science,andhistory.●HelpReaders:Assistreadersinfindingthebookstheywant.Youmayneedtousethelibrary’scomputersystemtosearchforbooklocations.●OrganizeReadingRooms:Keepthereadingroomscleanandtidy.Arrangethedesksandchairs,andpickupanyrubbishleftbehind.WhenDoYouWork?●EverySundayfrom10a.m.to4p.m.(witha1-hourlunchbreak)HowtoJoin?●Call88923456tosignup.●Orsendanemailtolibraryvolunteer@.26．WhocanjointheCityLibraryasavolunteer?A．Tom:a10-year-oldprimaryschoolstudent. B．Lucy:a13-year-oldmiddleschoolstudent.C．Mr.Smith:a35-year-oldofficeworker. D．Mrs.Green:a40-year-oldhousewife.27．IfyouareavolunteerattheCityLibrary,howmanyhoursdoyouneedtoworkeachSunday?A．3hours. B．4hours. C．5hours. D．6hours.28．WhichofthefollowingisNOTataskforthevolunteers?A．Feedingtheanimalsinthelibrary. B．Sortingbooksontheshelves.C．Helpingreadersfindbooks. D．Keepingthereadingroomsclean.BIfyoufindyourselffeelingalittlelesscheerfulthanyouwerewhendaysaregoingfromsummertoautumn,it’snotyourimagination:thereisascience-backedreasonthatyou’remorelikelytofeeldowninthecoolermonths.“It’sreal,”saidKathrynRoecklein,anassociateprofessorinUniversityofPittsburgh.Thechangesdon’talwaysaffect(影響)everyoneinthesameway,sheadded.Butseasonalmood(情緒)changesoftenincludelessenergy,feelinglesssocial,losinginterestinfavoriteactivitiesandchangesinsleep,youmayhavetroublesleepingorwanttosleepmorethanusual.Therearealotofreasonswhyourmoodstendtochangewiththeseason,butabigfactoris_________.“Thehoursofaday,whichareshorterinwinterandlongerinsummer,arethemainreason,”saidRoecklein.Sunsetsareontheirwaytogettingearlierandearlierassoonasautumnbegins,soit’snotsurprisingifyoufeelthosemoodchangesaroundthesametime.Onekeypointtorememberaboutthe“winterblues”isthatit’sNOTsomethingwecannotovercome(克服).Hereareafewthingsyoucando.First,getyourselfbathedinthesun.Awalkoutsideinthesuninthemorningwillsurelymakeyoufeelbetter.Secondly,eatright.Trymorefruits,vegetablesanddrinkplentyofwater.Besides,maketimeforyourfriends.Itissaidthatagoodchatwithyourbestfriendsmakesyourday.29．Thesecondparagraphtellsus________.A．thatchangesinsleepmeanyouwanttosleepmoreB．whatactivitiesleadyoutoseasonalmoodchangesC．whatproblemsyoumayhavewithseasonalmoodchangesD．thatyourfavoriteactivitiesmakeyoulesssocial30．Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitablefortheblank(空白處)inParagraph3?A．Wind. B．Light. C．Time. D．Food.31．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“winterblues”inParagraph4mean?A．Feelingdowninwinter. B．Lovingthickblueclothes.C．Paintinghousesblueinwinter. D．Listeningtobluesinwinter.32．PeopleareadvisedtodothefollowingEXCEPT________.A．drinkingmorewater B．goingouttohaveasunbathC．meetingtheirfriends D．readingabookrecommendedbyafriendCJanuary20,2025,aChinesetechcompanynamedDeepSeekmadeanewAIcalledDeepSeek-R1.Thissmartprogramcansolvemathproblems,writecode,andanswerquestionsliketopmodelssuchasOpenAI’sGPT-40,butitcostsmuchlesstobuild.Theteamspentonly$5.58million（1/70ofOpenAI’scost）andused2,048computerchipsfortwomonths.Thisshowsthatgoodideascanbeatbigmoney.DeepSeek-R1learnsbytryingmanytimesandgettingbetter,likehowstudentspracticemaths.OtherAIsneedlotsofpreparedexamples,butR1improvesbyitself.Forexample,inaglobalmathtest,itgot79.8%right,slightlyhigherthanOpenAI’smodel.AsimpleversionofR1canevenrunonlow-costcomputers,helpingschoolsandsmallcompanies.DeepSeek-R1isfreetouseandchange.Onitsfirstdayonline,over19,000programmersworldwidestartedprojectstostudyit.AGermanscientistsaidexperimentswithRIcost$10insteadof$300withotherAIs.EvenMeta（afamousU.S.techcompany）topscientistsaid,“ThiskindoffreeAIcouldchangetheworld.”UStechcompaniesareworried.Metaplanstospend$65billionmoreonAIresearch.ExpertssayChinaiscatchingupfast.AreportinNaturemagazinecalledR1a“bigstepforward”,provingthatsmartideasbeatexpensivetools.AsaDeepSeekengineersaid,“WewantAItobeafriend,notsomethingonlyrichpeoplecanuse.”WithR1,Chinashowstheworldthatgreatthingscomefromnewideasandhardwork,notjustmoney.33．Thepassageismainlydevelopedby________.A．providingexamples B．listingnumbersC．followingtheorderoftime D．comparingR1withotherAIs34．Whatdotheunderlinedwordsmeaninparagraph2?A．Itbecomesbetterthroughpractice. B．ItcopiesanswersfromotherAIs.C．Itneedsprogrammerstofixmistakes. D．Itonlyworkswithexpensivetools.35．Whydoestheengineersay,“WewantAItobeafriend,notsomethingonlyrichpeoplecanuse”?A．ToexplainwhyR1isfree. B．TocompareR1withMeta’sAI.C．Toencouragestudentstostudymath. D．ToshowthatexpensiveAImodelshavenovalue.36．Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Toexplainhowcomputerchipswork. B．Tointroducealow-costAImodelfromChina.C．Toencouragestudentstobecomeprogrammers. D．TocompareChineseandAmericanAItechnologies.DIwasnowinmytwenty-seventhyearontheisland.OneeveningFridaywentouttolookforfood.Butsoonhewasback,andhelookedveryafraid.“Master!Master!”hecried,“There’sagreatshipneartheisland,andmenarecomingtotheshoreinaboat!”Ijumpedupandranwithhimdowntotheshore.IsawthatitwasanEnglishship!Butwhywasithere?Englishshipsnevercamethisway.Perhapstheywerepirates(海盜)!“Don’tletthemseeyou,Friday!”Icalled,“We’llhideinthetreesandwatch.”Therewereelevenmenintheboat,butthreeofthemwereprisoners(囚犯).Theirarmsweretiedwithrope,buttheirlegswerefreeandtheycouldwalk.Theothersailorspushedthethreeprisonersupthebeach,laughingandshoutingandhittingthem.Thethreeprisonerswalkedslowlyalongthebeachandsatdownunderatree,notfarfromus.Theylookedveryunhappy.Veryquietly,Icameupbehindthemthroughthetrees,andcalledouttotheminEnglish.“Don’tbeafraid,”Isaid.“I’manEnglishman.PerhapsIcanhelpyou.”Thethreementurnedandlookedatme.Theydidnotansweratonce.Theyweretoosurprised.PerhapstheythoughtIwasawildmanmyself,inmystrangeclothesmadeofanimals’skins,andwithmylonghairandbeard.Thentheoldestmanspoke,“Iamthecaptainofthatship,”hesaid,“andthesetwomenaremyfirstandsecondofficers.Lastnighttherewasamutiny(叛亂),andtheseamentooktheshipfromme.Nowthey’regoingtoleavethethreeofushere,todieonthisisland.”“Dothesemutineers(叛軍)haveguns?”“Onlytwo,”heanswered,“andthey’veleftthoseontheboat.”“Allright,”Isaid.“We’llfightthem.Butifwegetyourshipbackforyou,youmusttakemebacktoEngland.”Fridayranbacktomyhousetogetalltheguns,andthecaptainandImadeaplan.37．HowdidFridayfeelwhenhesawanEnglishshipcomingtowardstheisland?A．Relaxed. B．Excited. C．Angry. D．Afraid.38．Whatisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?a.Thethreeprisonerssatunderatreeonthebeach.b.ThewriterandFridaysawashipcomingtotheirisland.c.Thewritermanagedtotalkwiththethreeprisoners.d.Themutineerstooktheshipfromthethreeprisoners.A．b-a-c-d B．b-c-a-d C．d-b-a-c D．d-a-b-c39．Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthewriter?A．Hehimselfwasawildmanindeed.B．Hehopedtogetawayfromtheisland.C．Helivedontheislandalonefor27years.D．Hecouldfightthemutineerswithoutguns.40．Whydid“I”helpthecaptain?A．Becausehewascaughtbythemutineers.B．Becausetheshipwastakenbythemutineers.C．Becauseamutinyhappenedontheship.D．Becausemaybeitwasachanceformetoleavetheisland.第二節（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Haveyoueverwonderedwhythelettersonakeyboardarenotin“ABC”order?ThekeyboardweuseeverydayiscalledtheQWERTYkeyboardlayout(布局).Q,W,E,R,T,Yarethefirstsixlettersonthislayout,startingfromthetopleft.41Thefirstmanualtypewriter(手動打字機),withakeyboardwhichlookedlikeapiano,wasinventedinthelate19thcentury.42However,peoplelaterfoundoutthatasthetypingspeed(速度)increased,somekeysfailedtocomebacktotheirplacesquickly.Asaresult,theygotjammed(卡住)veryeasily.43Tosolvethisproblem,theQWERTYkeyboardwasinvented.Itplacedkeysinsuchawaythatthemostusedletterswerespacedoutsothatthekeysweremorelikelytoworkfreely.44Withthearrivalofthecomputer,thetypistsinofficeswerethesamepeoplewhoweretonowusecomputers.Thismeantthetypistshadtobetrainedtousethenewdevice(設備).45Itwaseasiertodesignthekeyboardsfollowingthelayoutoftypewriters,whichwastheQWERTYlayout,andthiscontinueseventoday.A．Buttrainingrequiredtoomuchtimeandmoney.B．However,anotherproblemcameaboutinthe1940s.C．ThesetypewritersdidhavetheABCkeyboardlayout.D．HerearesometipstohelpyougetusedtotheQWERTYkeyboard.E．TounderstandwhywewentwithQWERTY,weneedtogobackinhistory.F．Mosttypistsendedupbreakingthetypewriteraltogetherwhenseparatingthekeys.G．TheQWERTYkeyboardisthemostpopularchoiceworldwide.四、根據句意及所給中文提示、首字母或英文解釋，寫出句中所缺單詞，每空限填一詞。（共8小題；每小題1分，滿分8分）46．Thegovernmentisencouragingpeopletouseelectriccarstoreduceair(污染).47．Manybirdsflybacktothe(北方)endofthecountrywhenwarmweathercomes.48．Theirfamilymovedawayfromthesmallvillagea(幾個)ofyearsago.49．Thehousewithabiggardenisoneofmy(親戚).50．It’smucheasierforustofocuswhenwearestudyinginaquiete.51．Thesemagazinescostmuch,eiftheyhavelotsofcolourpictures.52．I’mafraidyoucan’tleave.Themeetingwill(goon)afterlunch.53．It’snotagoodideatostarta(asmalltalk)withastrangeronlinesinceweareteenagers.五、短文填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個恰當的單詞或者括號內單詞的正確形式。(每空可填一個或多個符合語境的詞)Ilovereading.Recently,I54(read)anovel.Hereisanextractfromthebook.Gullivermanaged55(get)awayfromthesmallmen.Hefoundaboatandtriedtosailhome.56,therewasagreatstormatsea.Thestrongwindsdrovehisboattoastrangeisland.Everyoneontheislandwasverylarge.Theywereall57(many)than20meterstall.Afarmer58(find)Gulliverfirstandtookhimhome.Gulliverseemedverysmalltothem,likeatoyorapet.The59(farmer)daughtertookGullivertotown.Everyoneinthetownwassurprisedtoseesuchasmallperson.TheQueenheardaboutGulliverandboughthimfromthefarmer.ShegaveGullivertotheKing60apresent.TheKingenjoyed61(listen)toGullivertalkabouthishomecountryandhistravels.Alltheirobjects,suchaschairs,tables,62(knife),forksandplates,weretoobigforGullivertouse,sotheybuiltasmallhouse63smallobjectsforhimtolivein.WherevertheKingandQueenwent,theycarriedGulliverwiththeminhishouse.六、任務型閱讀（共3小題，滿分7分）請認真閱讀短文，用英語回答短文后的問題，并將答案寫在答題卡標有題號的橫線上。Whatisspacetourism?Spacetourismisspacetravelforleisurepurposes(休閑目的).Whatwasonceonlyadream—describedinbookssuchasArthurC．Clarke’s2001:ASpaceOdyssey—isnowbecomingareality.Futurologists(未來學家)arescientistswhotrytopredict(預測)whatlifewillbelikeinthefuture.Afterthefirstmanlandedonthemoonin1969,theythoughtthathotelswouldbebuiltonthemoonbytheyear2000.Futurologistsalsoconsideredthepossibilitythat,inthe21stcentury,familiesmightgoforaholidayonthemoon.Neitherofthesepredictionshavecometrueyet—buttherapiddevelopmentoftechnologymaymeanthesepredictionsareapossibilityintheyearstocome.SpaceAdventureiscurrentlytheonlycompanytosendpeopleintospace.SpaceAdventuresworkedwiththeFederalSpaceAgencyoftheRussianFederationandRocketandSpaceCorporationEnergiatoofferflightsfortheworld’sfirstprivatespaceexplorers.Eachpersonpaidover$20millionfortheir10-daytriptotheInternationalSpaceStation.Followingseveralsuccessfultripsintospace,morecompaniesarenowthinkingaboutthepossibilityofsendingtouristsintospace.Inordertomakeitcheaper,suborbital(亞軌道的)spacetravelisachoiceformanycompanies,includingVirginGalactic.Passengerswouldgotoaheightofbetween100and160kmaboveearth,experience3—6minutesofweightlessnessandaviewofthestars,thencomebackdowntoearth.Thiscostsabout$200,000perperson.Whileitcouldbeanamazingexperience,therearesomeproblemswithspacetourism.Manypeoplebelievethatitcouldmakeglobalwarming(全球變暖)worseanditisnotgoodfortheozonelayer(臭氧層).What’smore,spacetravelisonlyreallyfortherichpeople.Therearestillmillionsofpeopleworldwidewhocouldn’tpayforit.64．Whichbookdescribedspacetourism?