2024-2025學年八年級下學期期中卷（南通專用）英語押題密考卷注意事項：1.全卷滿分100分。考試時間為90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05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。第I卷（選擇題共60分）一、單項選擇（本題共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）1．—WhatdoyouthinkofthefilmnamedChangAn?—Excellent.I’vereadsome________ofitonline.A．records B．replies C．reports D．reviews2．Denmarkis________Europeancountrywith________longerhistorythantheUSA．A．an;a B．a;a C．a;the D．an;the3．—It’salongtime________welastmet.Howiseverything?—Notbad,exceptthatIamalwaysmissingyou.A．when B．while C．before D．since4．Mymotherboughtacoatforme.Itis________mycousin’s,butithasadifferentcolour.A．thesamebigas B．asbiggerasC．thesamesizeas D．assamesizeas5．—Howdoyouusuallygotoschool?—I_______takethebus,butnowI________abiketoschooltokeephealthy.A．usedto;amusedtoride B．wasusedto;amusedtoridingC．wasusedto;amusedtoride D．usedto;amusedtoriding6．—Daddy,whencanIgotothesportscentrewithmyfriend?

—________.A．Untilyoufinishyourhomework. B．Untilyouwillfinishyourhomework.C．Notuntilyoufinishyourhomework. D．Notuntilyouwillfinishyourhomework.7．—MustIfinishmybookreporttoday?—No,you________.Youmay________tomorrow.A．mustn’t;handitin B．don’thaveto;handitinC．needn’t;handinit D．mustn’t;handinit8．Youcanonlyborrowtwobooks____________ifyoudon’thavealibrarycard.A．ontime B．intimeC．fromtimetotime D．atatime9．Whereisyourfather?He______Australiaandhe______Sydneyfortwoweeks.A．hasbeento;hasbeeninB．hasbeenin;hasbeentoC．hasgoneto;hasbeeninD．hasgoneto;hasbeento10．—Yangzhouhasbecomeoneofthemostlivablecities.________haveyoulivedhere?—SinceIwasbornin2006.A．Howlong B．Howsoon C．Howoften D．Howfar11．Chinesetraditionalartusuallytriestoshowthethingsthatareimportantinlife,________love,beautyandfamily.A．forexample B．suchas C．insteadof D．becauseof12．Thetwinswerebothtired,andtheyhadtosit________eachotherontheground.A．with B．around C．for D．against13．—Nicetomeetyou,LinTao.WouldyouliketotellmesomethingaboutJiangsu?—Allright!Jiangsuis________thirteenbigcities.It’sagoodplacetovisit.A．madeof B．madefrom C．madeup D．madeupof14．—Doyoumind________thewindow?—________.Itisreallycoldoutside.A．close;No,notatall B．closing;No,notatallC．close;Yes,please D．closing;Yes,please15．—WouldyoupleaselookaftermygoldfishwhileI’maway?—________.A．Withpleasure B．That’sallright C．OK.It’sapleasure D．Mypleasure二、完形填空(本題共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)Oneday,mybrotheropenedmyfather’snewbookanddrewalloverthefirstpagewithapen.Whenmyfather16theroom,mybrotherbecamenervous.Heknewthathehaddonesomethingwrong.Hewas17thatmyfatherwouldpunish(懲罰)him.Myfather18hismuch-lovedbook,lookedatitcarefullyforquiteawhileandsaid19.Bookswereimportanttohim,buthisbehavior(行為)nextwasn’twhatwe20.Insteadofpunishingmybrother,hesatdown,tookthe21frommybrother’shand.Hesmiledatthelittlekidand22nexttothedrawingsmadebyJohn:John’s23,1959,age3.“Youhavemadethebookvaluable(寶貴的).I’mverythankfultoyoufordrawinginmybook.”Myfathersaidkindly.The24andthebookscameandwent.Wemovedseveraltimesand25alot:successandfailure;happinessandsadness.Duringthoseyears,wewouldfromtimetotimeopenthebook,lookatthedrawings,readmyfather’s26oflove,andfeelexcited.NowIknowmyfathertaughtus27everybadeventinlifecanhaveagoodside.Ifwearereadytolookatitfromanotherside,the28ofotherswilltouchusalot.Buthealsomadeus29whatisreallyimportantinlife:people,notthings;30,notanger.EachtimeIthinkaboutthesethings,Iwillsmileandwhisper,“Thankyou,Dad.”16．A．passedby B．walkedinto C．lookedinto D．leftfor17．A．afraid B．happy C．amazed D．excited18．A．mixedup B．madeup C．cleanedup D．pickedup19．A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything20．A．stopped B．expected C．achieved D．hoped21．A．pen B．book C．drawing D．page22．A．drew B．wrote C．knocked D．painted23．A．book B．work C．name D．mistake24．A．hours B．weeks C．months D．years25．A．forgot B．lost C．experienced D．remembered26．A．sayings B．words C．voices D．stories27．A．when B．where C．how D．why28．A．happiness B．kindness C．knowledge D．manners29．A．think B．wonder C．realize D．risk30．A．love B．life C．family D．children三、閱讀理解(本題共15小題；每小題2分,滿分30分)ThemeparksintheUSAaremust-visitsfortravelers.WhileDisneyParkistheworld’smostpopularone,therearehundredsofotherthemeparks.LunaParkFoundedintheearly1900s,LunaParkhasalonghistory.Visitorscanenjoymorethan25ridesanddozensofgames.ItisoneofthebusiestthemeparksintheUSA．ConeyIslandCyeloneisarollercoasterridethathasbeenattractingvisitorssince1937.Location:1000SurfAve,Brooklyn,NY11224

Opening:10a.m.to7p.m.CedarPointCedarPointhasmorethan17rollercoastersofdifferentsizesandspeeds.Foundedin1870,it’stheoldestthemeparkintheUSA．ApopularridehereisValravn,whichridesupto67metersbeforedroppingata90-degreeangle.CedarPointhasfamily-friendlyattractionssuchaskid-sizedslidesandminicars.Location:1CedarPointDr,Sandusky,OH44870

Opening:10a.m.to7p.m.DiscoveryCoveItsmostpopularattractionistheDolphinLagoon,whichallowsyoutoswimandgetclosetothegentledolphins.Wind-AwayRiverisaslow-flowingriver.Almostalltheattractionshereareinthewatersodon’tforgetyourswimmingclothes.Location:6000DiscoveryCoveWay,Orlando,FL32821

Opening:10a.m.to7p.m.SixFlagsMagicMountainSixFlagsMagicMountainhasmorethan18rollercoasters.ThethemeparkisknownforitsCraZanityride,whichisoneofthefastestridesintheworld.Thereareliveshowsallyearround.Location:26101MagicMountainPkwy,Valencia,CA91355Opening:Monday-Fridayfrom10amto7pm,Saturday-Sundayfrom10a.m.to8p.m.31．WhatcanweknowaboutLunaPark?A．Itisthemostpopularpark. B．Ithasahistoryofover100years.C．Thereisariverinthepark. D．Ithasoneofthefastestrides.32．Ifyoulikeswimming,wherecanyougo?A．1000SurfAve,Brooklyn,NY11224. B．1CedarPointDr,Sandusky,OH44870.C．6000DiscoveryCoveWay,Orlando,FL32821. D．26101MagicMountainPkwy,Valencia,CA91355.33．Whatdothefourparkshaveincommon(相同)?A．Allofthemareopenfrom10a.m.to7p.m. B．Allofthemarebuiltforadultsonly.C．Allofthemoffersomeexcitingrides. D．AllofthemareintheUSA．Onceyoulearntoread,youwillbeforeverfree.That’sprobablywhysomanypeoplearesointoreading.Inrecentyears,peoplehavestartedanewtrendofreadingbooksinChina.AccordingtoonereportonChinesepeople’sreadinghabitslastyear,around32.7percentofChineseadultshavethehabitoflisteningtoaudiobooks(有聲書).So,justlikehavingparentsreadbedtimestoriestouswhenwewerelittle,wearenowreadingbylistening.Somethinkthisisgood—peoplecanfinallyputthebooksdownwhentheyread.Theycanfinallygetawayfromtablesandchairsandreadinafunway.It’sgreat,it’sappealing,andit’sverycool.“Ithinkit’sentertaining—mykidcannowlearninafunway,”ayoungparentsaid.“Idon’thavetoworryabouthimhavingbackproblemslikeIdidwhenIwasakid.Andlisteningtoaudiobooksalsotakessomepressure(壓力)offhiseyes.SoI’mallforit.”Buttherearequiteanumberofpeoplewhoholdadifferentopinion.Theysaythiscouldworkwithadults,butitmightbeabadideaforteenagers.“Peopleneedself-controlwhenlisteningtoaudiobooks,andwedon’tseeitinteenagers,”theysaid.“Howcanweknowthatwhateveritsaysinabookcangetintotheirheadsandstaythere?Howdowemakesuretheyarelearningsomethingwhentheylisten?”“Wehavebeenreadingbooksintheold-fashionedwayforthousandsofyears,”anelderlyscholarsaid.“Whynotstartlisteningforachange?”34．Accordingtotheyoungparent,whichofthefollowingstatementscanbeTRUE?A．Listeningtoaudiobookshelpsprotectchildren’seyes.B．Parentsdon’thavetoworryabouttheirchildren’sself-control.C．Youwillbeforeverfreefromhealthproblemsifyoulistentoaudiobooks.D．Audiobooksmakesureeverythinginabookcangetintochildren’sheadsandstaythere.35．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“entertaining”mean?A．令人激動的 B．滑稽的 C．實用的 D．令人愉快的36．Whichismostprobablytheelderlyscholar’sopinionaboutwaysofreading?A．Teenagersmaynothaveself-controlwhenlisteningtoaudiobooks.B．Maybenowitisthetimetochangeourwaysofreadingbytryingaudiobooks.C．Parentsneedtomakesurethatteenagersarelearningsomethingwhentheylisten.D．Theoldwayofreadingbookshasbeenprovedtobethebestsincethousandsofyearsago.37．Whichmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A．“ListeningtoBooks”BecomesPopular B．“ListeningtoBooks”AndSelf-ControlC．Disadvantagesof“ListeningtoBooks D．Advantagesof“ListeningtoBooks”Ahorsefairisaninterestingplace.Thereisalwaysalottosee.Thereareyounghorsesfromthecountry,littleWelshponies,likeMerrylegs,andmanybeautifulhorsestoo.Buttherewerealsoalotofpoor,thinhorses,wornoutfromhardwork.Iwasverysadtoseethem.Atthehorsefairtherewasamanwithagentlevoiceandkindgreyeyes.Heofferedtwenty-threepoundsforme,buttheyrefused,andhewalkedaway.Thenamanwithaveryloudvoicecame.Iwasafraidhewasgoingtobuyme,buthewalkedoff.Thenthegrey-eyedmancamebackagainandsaid:“Iwillgivetwenty-fourforhim.”“Done”,saidthesalesman.“He’saqualityhorseandifyouwanthimforcabwork,he’sabargain.”HalfanhourlaterwesetoffforLondonalongcountryroads,untilwecametothatgreatcity.Therewerestreetstotheright,andstreetstotheleft.Wewentintooneofthesmallstreets,andthenintoaverynarrowstreet,withsmall,oldhousesononeside,andstablesontheother.Mynewownerstoppedatahouseandwhistled.Thedooropened,andayoungwoman,alittlegirlandboycameout.Theyalllookedatme.“Ishegentle,father?”“Yes,Dolly,asgentleasakitten;youcanpathim.”Dolly,thelittlegirl,pattedmyshoulderwithoutfear.Itfeltgood!Theyledmeintoacomfortable,cleanstable,withplentyofdrystraw,andafteradeliciousmealIlaydowntosleep.38．Whatkindofhorsesdidn’tBlackBeautyseeatthehorsefair?A．LittleWelshponies. B．Beautifulhorses. C．Poor,thinhorses. D．Fat,lazyhorses.39．Howmanypeoplewerethereatmynewhome?A．2. B．3. C．4. D．5.40．Whichisthecorrectorderaccordingtothetext?①Mynewownerstoppedathishouseandwhistled.②BlackBeautysawmanydifferentkindsofhorsesatthehorsefair.③WesetoffforLondonalongcountryroads.④Themanwithaveryloudvoicecameandthenwalkedoff.⑤Themanwithagentlevoiceboughtme.A．②⑤④③① B．②④⑤③① C．④⑤②③① D．④②⑤③①41．What’sthemainideaofthetext?A．BlackBeautysawmanyhorsesatthehorsefair. B．BlackBeautywassoldandarrivedathisnewhome.C．TwomenwantedtobuyBlackBeauty. D．BlackBeautywasveryhappyathisnewhome.Doyoulikeflowers?Whatflowerdoyoulikemost?Doyouknowanythingaboutflowerarrangement(插花)?Itwasbreaktimeatthevillageschool.Afterthebellrang,thechildrenranoutintothesunshineplayingwithfunandlaughter.AllbutpoorDavy.Hecameoutlastandveryslowly,buthewasnotlaughing.Hewasthinkingofthebadwordsthathisclassmatessaidabouthisoldclothes.PoorDavyhadnofather,andhismotherhadtoworkhardtokeephimatschool.Thatnight,hewenthomebythepaththatwentacrossthefields.Hestillfeltsad.Justthenhisteachercamealong.Shesawwhoitwas,andstopped,sayingkindly,“Whatisthematter,Davy?”Hedidnotspeak,buttearsbegantostart.Thenhetoldherallhistrouble.Whenhisstoryended,shesaid,“Ihaveaplan,Davy,thatIthinkwillhelpyou.Howwouldyouliketobealittleflowermerchant?”“Andmakemoney?”saidDavy.“Thatwouldbeexciting.ButwhereshallIgetmyflowers?”“Rightinthefields,”saidhisteacher.“Pickandbringthemalltomyhouse,andIwillhelpyouarrangethem.”So,dayafterday,Davylookedforbeautifulflowersinthefields.Hesoonmadeenoughmoneytobuynewclothes.42．WhywasDavyfeelingsadafterclass?A．Becausehecouldn’tgotoschoolanymore. B．Becausehisclassmateslaughedathisoldclothes.C．Becausehecouldn’trunasfastashisclassmates. D．Becausehehadtowalkacrossthefieldsbyhimself.43．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“merchant”mean?A．apersonwhosejobistobuyandsellthings B．abottlethatpeoplecanputflowersinC．ashopthatmainlysellsflowers D．apersonwhosejobistoarrangeflowers44．HowdidDavygetthemoneytobuyflowers?A．Fromhismother. B．Fromhisteacher.C．Hesoldhisoldclothesandmademoney. D．Hedidn’tneedanymoneytobuyflowers.45．Whatdoesthestorytellus?A．Don’tpickflowersinthefields. B．Don’tcaretoomuchaboutclothes.C．Wecanchangeourlifewithourownhands. D．Wecanlookbackandlaughwhenwearerichenough.第Ⅱ卷(非選擇題共60分)四、詞匯(本題共15小題；每小題1分,滿分15分)A.請根據括號中的中文提示、英文釋義或句意,寫出句中所缺單詞,使句子通順。46．Booksgiveuslotsof(知識)andhappiness.47．Doyoulike(class)musicorpopmusic?48．Switzerlandisa(歐洲)countrywhichisknownforclocksandwatches.49．Afteraday’shardwork,mymother(繼續)todohousework.50．—Couldyoutellmehowmany(stomach)acowhas?

—Maybefour,butIamnotsure.B.從方框內選擇合適的單詞,并用其適當形式填空。（每詞限用一次）選用方框內的單詞或詞組填空，其中有一個單詞或詞組是多與選項。inpublic,wasbornwith,pushin,achieveourdreams,confident51．Jennyhasbecomesinceshewonfirstprizeinthecompetition.52．Amyagoodvoice,soshecansingwell.53．Workinghardcanhelpus.54．DopeopleintheUKbehavepolitely?55．Britishpeoplethinkit’srudetobeforeothers.Theyalwaysqueue.從方框中選擇適當的單詞或詞組，在橫線上填入其正確形式，每個單詞或詞組限用一次。communicate

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fly56．Ifyouhaveanyquestion,youcanasktheteacherforhelp.57．Thelifewewereusedtogreatlyovertheyears.58．—What’syournumber?—CZ3200.59．Nowadays,moreandmoremiddleschoolstudentshavenowiththeirparents.60．Mr.Greenhisnewcarfortwoweeks.五、短文填空(本題共10小題；每小題1分,滿分10分)根據短文意思和首字母提示，寫出一個完整正確的單詞。Inthep61fewyears,greatchangeshavetakenplacearoundus.Theroadsu62tobenarrowandcrowded(擁擠的).Thehouseswereoldandsmall.Therewasr63everywhere.Andtheairwasn’tf64enough.Therewasapaperfactorynearourschool.Theyoftenputthewasteintotheriver.Waterp65wasalsoabigproblem.Nowadays,ourlivingc66haveimprovedalot.Theroadsarewideandclean.It’sreallyeasyforpeopletogoout.Wecanc67differenttypesoftransporttogoanywhere.Theg68hasalsobuiltmanytallbuildings.Mostofushavem69intobigbeautifulhouses.Moreover,mobilephonesmakec70mucheasiernow.Theskyisblueandthecloudiswhite.Ourhometownlookslikeabiggardenwithgreentreesandcolorfulflowers.Ourcountryisbecomingricherandstronger.Wearelivingahappylife.六、閱讀與回答問題(本題共5小題；每小題2分,滿分10分)33-year-oldJinRuirui,adeputy(人大代表),woreatraditionalYicostume(服飾)andbroughtYiembroidery(彝繡)tolastyear’stwosessions(兩會).Jinisaninheritor(傳承人)oftheYiembroideryofChuxiong,YunnanProvince.Shehasadviseddevelopingthelocalembroideryindustryandhelpingofferwomen’sjobs.Jinwasamongthefirstgroupofcollegestudentsinhervillage.Butinsteadofworkinginbigcities,shechosetocomebacktoherhometowntofound(創建)herownYiembroiderycompany.“Mymotherraisedmewiththemoneyshemadeasanembroiderer.Iwanttocarryonherskillsandhelpmoreembroidererslikemymother-theymightnotgetmucheducation,buttheyknowwellaboutourlocalculture.”saidJin.WiththesupportfromthelocalgovernmentandhardworkofpeoplelikeJin,Yiembroideryhasbecomeagrowingindustry.Theytrainembroiderersandhavedesignersmaketheembroiderypiecesmorefashionable.Theyholdfashionshowstopromote(推廣)YicostumesinbigcitieslikeBeijingandShanghaianddobusinesswithforeigncountries.Jinjustgotanexport(出口)orderof6,500YiembroideredcostumestotheUKlastmonth.Duringthepast10years,morethan60,000YiwomeninChuxionghavetakenpartinthelocalYiembroideryindustry.Theiraverage(平均的)monthlyincome(收入)hasgrownfromabout500yuantoaround3,000yuan.“Now,evensomemenhavestartedtoworkasembroiderers,takingupabout4percentoftheworkforcestaff(從業人員),”Jinadded.“Wehavemadeourlivesbetterwithourtraditionalcultureandskill