絕密★啟用前2024-2025學年八年級下學期期中卷（深圳卷）英語押題卷本試卷共75分，考試時間70分鐘。注意事項：1.答卷前，考生務必在答題卡上用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆填寫自己的考生號、姓名、試室號、座位號，再用2B鉛筆把對應這兩個號碼的標號涂黑。2.選擇題每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑。如需要改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。不能答在試卷上。3.非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域的相應位置上；如需要改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新的答案，改動的答案也不能超出指定的區(qū)域；不準使用鉛筆、圓珠筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案無效。4.考生必須保持答題卡的整潔，考試結束，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。一、完形填空（10分）ItwasaFridaymorning.Ifelttoo1todrivemycar,soIcalledataxi.Thetaxiarrivedatmydoorat6:00a.m.andIgotintoit.IwassobusylookingforsomethinginmybagthatIdidn’tpayanyattentiontothedriver.Ijustsaid,“Pleasegorightnow!I’minahurry!”Someonereplied.“Yes,madam!”.IwassurprisedwhenIheardafemale’s2.IstoppedwhatIwasdoingforasecondand3thedriver.Thedriverwasayoungladyofabout20.Itwasmy4timeseeingayoungladydrivingataxi!Thecarwasrunningwelltowardsmydestination(目的地).Itwasquitealongway5myhome.Thedriverwasdriving6well.Ihadtravelledintaximanytimes,butIhadneverseenayoungladydriver!Ireallywantedtoknowwhyshehadchosenthisjob,soIstarteda(an)7,“ifyoudon’tmind,canIaskyousomequestions?”“Yes,madam,noproblem.”“Iguessyouarewell-educated.”“Yes,madam,Igotmymaster’sdegree(碩士學位)inNewYorkUniversitylastmonth.”“Oh,wow!Whydidyouchoosethisjobthen,insteadofgoingforabusinessorfinancialcareer(金融職業(yè))?”Icouldseeherfaceinthemirror.Shesmiledandshowedheropinion.Verypolitely,shesaid,“Istartedtobegreatly8drivingwhenIwasachild.Mychildhooddreamcomestruenow.Idorespecteachandeveryjob.Idon’t

9whetherajobisgoodorbadinotherpeople’seyes.IwantajobwhereIcangetsatisfaction.IreceiveoffersfrombigcompaniesbutIlikethisonebetterbecauseIlikeit!10Ican’tgetenoughmoneyfromthejob,Ilovedriving!That’sit.”Iwasreallyamazed.1．A．enjoyable B．crowded C．boring D．lazy2．A．noise B．sound C．voice D．saying3．A．lookedfor B．lookedafter C．lookedforwardto D．lookedat4．A．first B．second C．third D．fourth5．A．from B．by C．across D．to6．A．finally B．truly C．normally D．beautifully7．A．question B．speech C．conversation D．invitation8．A．interestedin B．talentedin C．seriousabout D．carefulabout9．A．decide B．stand C．understand D．mind10．A．Unless B．Although C．Since D．Aslongas二、閱讀理解（40分）①VolunteeringSolutionsisavolunteerorganization.Itstarted18yearsagoandlotsofvolunteersjoineditsprogramsandwentondifferentjourneys.Herearesomeoftheirvolunteeringexperienceswiththeorganization.②LilycomesfromChina.ShevolunteeredinThailandlastyear.There,shestayedinanelephantcampfortwoweeks.Shedidmanythingslikelearningabouttheanimal,preparingfoodandcaringforthem.③PennyisfromCanada.ShetookherfamilyonaservicetriptoPeru.Shewantedherkidstolearnabouthelpingothers.Soshemadeplansforvolunteeringinadaycarecenter.Theretheymadebedsforbabies,paintedchairs,andsangsongsforkids.④DavidisAmerican.HeandhisdaughterhadawonderfulexperiencewithVolunteeringSolutionsinNepal.There,theyvolunteeredinanoldpeople’shome.Theytalkedtotheoldpeopleandlistenedtotheirstories.HewantedtothanktheworkersatVolunteeringSolutionsbecausetheywerefriendlyandhelpedhimalot.⑤MariavolunteeredfortheStreetChildrenProjectinIndia.Itwasnoteasybecauseshewasn’tusedtotheweatherthere.However,theexperiencewasmeaningfultoher.ShereadtokidsandtaughtthemEnglish.Shealsolearnedfromthemabouttheirculture,hopes,anddreams.11．WhendidVolunteeringSolutionsstart?A．In2004. B．In2006. C．In2016. D．In2005.12．WheredidLilyvolunteerlastyear?A．InChina. B．InThailand. C．InCanada. D．InIndia.13．WhatdidDaviddoinNepal?A．Tookcareofelephants. B．Paintedchairs.C．Talkedtooldpeople. D．Readforkids.14．WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeMaria’sexperience?A．Expensivebutinteresting. B．Boringbuteducational.C．Difficultbutmeaningful. D．Simplebutnecessary.15．Whichisthebeststructureofthispassage?A． B． C． D．Everyonelovestoys.Butdoyouknowhowatoyisdesignedandproduced?AvisittoYottoy,atoycompanyinNewYork,canshowyouhowtodothis.Yottoydesignstoysthatarebasedonchildren’sbooks.ThesetoysincludePaddingtonBear,LittlePrinceandMary’sLittleLamb.PeterDoodeheefver,thedesigneroftoys,tookusaroundhisshoptoseehowthetoysarecreated.Wevisitedasewing（縫紉）station.Peopletherewerebusysewingsometoystogether.Later,wesawanotherstationwhereawomanwaspaintingpiecesofaPaddingtonBeartoyset.Here,welearnedhowtheyuseclayandmodelstocreatetoyparts.Themodelsarepaintedtolooklikecharactersfromchildren’sbooks.Throughoutthetoy-creatingprocess,thecreatorskeepintouchwiththewritersofthebooks.Theyneedtomakesurethetoysperfectlymatchtheimagesthewritersdescribeintheirbooks.Sometimeschangingthecolourofthefabric（織物）orthelengthofthearmscanmakethetoymoreaccurate.Oncetheirtoysarecreated,theysendthemtoalabforsafetytests.Atthelab,theymakesureallthepartsareputtogetherperfectly.Forexample,theymakesuretheevescan’tberemovedbyababy,orthatpiecesofthetorswon’tfalloff.Afterthelabsaysthetoysareready,theycanbesold.Designerslookatthebooksthatthetoysarebasedon.Theyconsiderthecolours,shapesandimagesdescribedinthebooks.Later,thesethingsappearonthepackaging.Thismakesthepackaginglookaccurate.16．WhoisPeterDoodeheefver?A．Atoy. B．TheownerofYottoy.C．Amanager. D．Adesigner.17．Howdoesthecompanydesignthetoys?A．Theyasksomefamousartiststodesignthem.B．Theychoosetoycharactersfromchildren’sbooks.C．Thetoy-makersdesignthetoysthemselves.D．Theylookatpicturesofanimals.18．Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytalkabout?A．Peoplesewtoystogether. B．Peoplepainttoys.C．Peopleuseclayandmoldstomaketoys. D．Theprocessofcreatingthetoy.19．What’sthemeaningoftheword“image”?A．想象 B．形象 C．空間 D．印象20．Whatisthelaststepbeforethetoyscanbesold?A．Workerswillchecktoseeifthetoyswillbepopular.B．Theywillaskwriterstocheckiftheyareaccurate.C．Theywillsendthetoystoalabforsafetytests.D．Workerswilltakethetoysapart.OncethereweremanythousandsofGourmaDesert（沙漠）elephantsinMali,acountryinWestAfrica.Now,therearefewerthanfourhundred.Whydidthenumberoftheelephantsdropsoquickly?Ontheonehand,theelephant’smainlake,theironlywatersource,driedup.Ontheotherhand,thelandwhichtheelephantslivedonwasoverusedbyhumans.Toprotecttheelephants’livingenvironment,theMaliElephantProject（MEP）wasstartedin2007.MEPmetwithlocalpeopleandhelpedthemmakerulesofusinglandandwater.Asaresult,thesituationbecamebetterandtherewasmorefood,forestandgrassland.However,from2012to2016,poaching（偷獵）andillegaltradeintheelephantsincreasedrapidly.Eighty-threeelephantswerelostin2015aloneandanotherfifty-oneelephantswerekilledin2016.“Ifthissituationgoeson,alltheGourmaelephantswillbekilledby2020,”saidamemberofMEP.Luckily,thevoiceofMEPwasheard.Moreorganizationshavejoinedtogethertoeducatethelocalpeoplethattradingelephantsisagainstthelaw.Elephantpoachinghasdroppedtoaverylowlevel.Thelocalpeoplehavelearnedtolivepeacefullywiththeelephants,oneofthewildlifetreasuresintheworld.21．WhywasMEPstarted?A．ToraisemoreelephantsinMali. B．Tostopthemainlakefromdryingup.C．Todiscoverwatersourceforelephants. D．Toprotecttheelephants’livingenvironment.22．Whatdoes“thissituation”inparagraphfourreferto?A．fifty-oneelephantswerekilledin2016 B．theincreaseofpoachingandillegaltradeC．alltheGourmaelephantswerekilled D．eighty-threeelephantswerelost23．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Thereare400GourmaDesertelephantsinMali,WestAfrica.B．Humanactivitiesalsoledtothedecreaseoftheelephantpopulation.C．134elephantswerekilledandtradedillegallyfrom2012to2016.D．MEPwastheonlyorganizationtofightagainstillegaltradeofelephants.24．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Thenumberoforganizationshasdropped. B．Thereislesselephantpoachingnow.C．Thelocalpeoplekeeptheelephantsathome. D．Thewholeworldlivepeacefullywithelephants.25．Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．TheworkofMaliElephantProject. B．TheelephantpoachinginWestAfrica.C．TherulesofusinglandandwaterinMali. D．TheeducationofthelocalpeopleinMali.閱讀全文，并從下列六個句子中選擇五個還原到原文中，使原文的意思完整、連貫，并將其標號填入題前的括號內。You’vebeenlearningwordssinceyouwereatinybaby.Atfirst,youlearnedthemonlybyhearingotherpeopletalk.Nowthatyou’reareader,youhaveanotherwaytolearnwords.Whatshouldyoudowhenyoucometoawordandyouthinkyoudon’tknowwhatitmeans?26SayitFirst,sounditout.Thensayittoyourself.27Sometimesyouknowawordinyourheadbutyoudon’tknowwhatitlookslikeinprint.Soifyoumatchupwhatyouknowandwhatyouread—youhavetheword!UsecontextIfthisdoesn’twork,takethenextstep:lookatthecontext—theotherwordsandsentencesaroundit.Readthissentence:Whenitrained,thedoglookedforshelterinthedoorway.28Rainandinthedoorwaymightgiveyouhelpfulinformation.29Ifthecontextdoesn’thelp,lookatthepartsoftheword.Doesithaveanypartsyouknow?Thesecanhelpyouunderstandwhatitmeans.Ifyoudon’tknowthemeaningofminer,trylookingatpartsoftheword.Forexample,-erattheendofawordmeans“apersonwhodoessomething”.Soaminermightbesomeonewhoworksinamine.LookitupIfthethreestepsabovedon’twork,youcanlookitup.30—eitherabookoronline.Nobodyknowsthemeaningofeveryword,butgoodreadersknowhowtounderstandwordstheydon’tknow.A．Usewordparts.B．Throwawaythewords.C．Itmightsoundlikeawordyouknow.D．Youcanfindthewordinadictionary.E．Followingsomeeasystepscanhelpyou.F．Ifthewordshelterdoesn’tlookfamiliar,lookatthewordsaroundit.下面的材料A~F分別介紹了六位同學對“兩會提案”的看法，請根據他們的看法，找出他們各自贊同的議題，并在答題卡上將相應的字母編號涂黑。AAstheInternetdevelopsquickly,thosewhosufferedfromonlineviolencegetmentalproblems.Ifwereducethepossibilityofonlineviolencebylaw,thingswillbegreat.—ZhangHangming,14,TianjinBIthinkit’swisetoencouragemorepeopletohaveathirdchild.Freeeducationforthethirdchildwillgreatlydogoodtobothfamiliesandourcountry.—WangZining,14,ShenzhenCIthinkthesuggestionisofgreatvalue.Lifeeducationcanguideusstudentstoactivelyfacethechallengesanddifficultiesinlife,andformpositivevaluesandoutlookonlife.—ChenYitian,15,ChengduDIthinklearningaforeignlanguageisveryimportant.It’snotonlyalanguagebutalsoabridgeofcommunicationbetweendifferentcountries.WhatweneedistofindwaystomakeEnglishlearningeasierandhappier.—FenChengrui,12,ShanghaiDIsupportthisidea.Althoughpeoplehaveaweek-longholidayduringtheSpringFestival,theactualholidaytimeisthreedaysandtheyhavetoworktwodaysonweekends.Suchlongworkinghourswillmakepeopletired,whichmayaffectpeople’shealth.—LaiYijiang,13,LanzhouFIsupportthisidea.Withthedevelopmentofsmartandhealthtechnologies,wecanusethemtoprovidestrongsupportformedicalservicesandhealthmanagementsystemsfortheelderly.It’sourresponsibilitytorespectandcarefortheelderly.—QianWencan,15,Beijing31．Smarthealthtechnologyshouldbeusedtoenabletheelderly.32．IncreasethepublicholidaysfortheSpringFestivalfromthreedaystofivedays.33．Lifeeducationinthetextbooksforprimaryandsecondaryschoolsshouldbeincluded.34．Lowertheforeignlanguagescoreinthecollegeentranceexaminationto100points.35．Providefreeeducationforthethirdchildofeachfamilyfromkindergartentohighschooleducation.三、語法填空（每小題1分，共10分）語法填空。閱讀下面短文，在空格處填入一個適當的詞或使用括號中所給詞語的正確形式填空。IgrewupinAmerica.WhenIwasachild,otherkidsoftenlaughedatme.Theymadefunofmefor36(be)short.Evenasanadult,Isometimesheardwordsabout37(I)height.Itwasn’tfun,butI’velearnedhow38(find)awayoutovertime.It’susuallynot39bigproblem.Infact,itseemsthatwomenaremorenervousthanmenwhenitcomestobody-imageproblemsinChina.AperfectChinesewoman40(describe)as“tallandthin”—butinreallife,noteveryonecanachieve(實現)this.Ihavesome41(friend)thatarewomenhere,andtheyoftencomplain(抱怨)aboutthemselvesbecauseofthis.It’sreallytoo