2024-2025學年八年級下學期期中卷（無錫專用）英語押題卷注意事項：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55分）一、單項選擇（本題共14小題；每小題1分，滿分14分）1．Whenthelionsawazebrafromfaraway,itgotnearitquietlyandthenrantowardsit________highspeed.A．at B．in C．on D．with2．—IsRussia________Europeancountry?—Yes.ItisalsothebiggestcountryinEurope.A．a B．an C．the D．不填3．Thisexamisverydifficult.________,Ihavepassedit.A．So B．Otherwise C．Anyway D．Instead4．Thepollutiontherewasonceaproblem.Luckily,thelocalgovernmenttookactiontoimprovethe________later.A．communication B．direction C．station D．situation5．WhatcanwelearnaboutDanielfromthefollowinginformation?Danielspendsover8hoursreadingbooks.HegetsmostofhisbooksfromSunshineLibrary.Heoftendiscusseswhattoreadwithhisfriends.A．Hisreadinghabits. B．Hisbestfriends.C．Hisadviceonbooks. D．Hisfavouritetypeofbooks.6．“Afterreadingthebook,IamnotasshyasIusedtobe.Moreover,Iamwillingtotrynewthings.”Theunderlinedword“Moreover”isusedto________.A．giveexamples B．addmoreinformationC．showcausesandresults D．showtimeandorder7．TheReadingClubisverypopularinourschool.It________fiftyboysandfifty-fivegirls.A．ismadeupof B．ismadeof C．ismadefrom D．ismadein8．—Sandy,Mother’sDayiscoming.Whatwillyoubuyforyourmotherasagift?—Ifoundsomebeautifulkeyringsinagiftshop,andIplantobuy________forher.A．it B．one C．this D．that9．UncleLicanspeakEnglishverywellbecausehe________Englandfor5years.A．hasbeenin B．hasbeento C．hasgoneto D．hasarrivedin10．—________doyouusuallyuseyouriPadfor?—Toreade-books.A．How B．Why C．What D．When11．—HasDanielinvitedyoutohisbirthdaypartythisweekend?—Yes,butI’ve________itbecauseI’llhaveanimportantmeetingonthatday.A．accepted B．received C．agreed D．refused12．—Ihaven’tdecided________myholiday.—Whataboutplacesofnaturalbeauty?A．whentospend B．wheretospend C．howtospend D．whotospend13．—MustIhandinmyprojectplanbeforeWednesday,madam?—No,you________.Youcangiveittomesometimenextweek.A．mustn’t B．couldn’t C．needn’t D．shouldn’t14．—Excuseme,doyoumindmysittinghereforawhile?—________.Theoldladysittingherehasjustleft.A．Yes,please B．Nevermind C．Ihopeso D．Certainlynot二、完形填空(本題共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。WhenIwas12yearsold,Ialreadyknewthatmyteenyearsweregoingtobetheworstyearsofmy15.Iwasatotaloutsider,bullied(欺凌)byothersatschool.Iwascompletely16inmysmalltown.Butbyworkingasa17whenIwas14,Iturnedmyproblemintoapassion(熱情)forhelpingothers.Thechancetobeavolunteermademefeellikemylifehadagreater18.Irealizedthatmypurposeinlifewouldbetohelppeople,especiallyteenagers,andhelpingthemmakesmefeelless19.Themorepositive(積極的)energyIshared,themorekindnessI20.Booksweremytruefriendsbackthen.Iwasso21thatthewriterswrotethosebooks.22booksofferedmethekindnessandsavedmylife.Oneofmybiggestdreamswastobecomeawriter,23Icouldwritebooksandhelpotherteenagers.KindnesssavedmewhenIneededhelpmost.Evensmallactsofkindnesscanchangesomeone’slife.Youneverknow24someoneelseisgoingthrough(經歷).Butbypracticingdailykindness,youbecomeanarchitect(締造者)ofpositivechange.15．A．school B．life C．family D．history16．A．alone B．happy C．angry D．interested17．A．volunteer B．doctor C．farmer D．singer18．A．dream B．world C．purpose D．problem19．A．slowly B．luckily C．sadly D．lonely20．A．watched B．received C．wanted D．did21．A．surprised B．sad C．thankful D．worried22．A．His B．Her C．Our D．Their23．A．until B．before C．so D．but24．A．what B．why C．that D．how三、閱讀理解(本題共13小題；每小題2分,滿分26分)Longlongago,theState(國家)ofQiusedtobeverystrong,butlateritbecamelesspowerful(強大的).YanZiwasawiseadviser,sothekingofQisenthimtoaskChutosupporteachother.ThekingofChuknewYanZiwasveryshort.HetriedtomakeYanZifeelshyathisheight.WhenYanZiarrived,theguard(警衛)toldhimtoenterthroughthesmallgate.YanZididn’tgetangry.“Onlyastateofdogswillwelcomevisitorswithagatefordogs.I’mvisitingtheStateofChu.Thisgateisn’tforme.”YanZisaid.Sotheguardhadtotakehimthroughthemaingate.ThekingofChuwasunhappyatwhatYanZidid.“WhydidQisendYOU?Don’ttheyhaveanyonebetter?”thekingtriedanotherway.“IfQimeetsagreatking,he’llsendthebestambassador(使臣).I’mtheworst.That’swhyI’mhere.”YanZirepliedcalmly.Atthistime,theguardsbroughtathief(小偷)totheking.ThethiefwasfromQi.“Ha!YanZi,isQiastateofthieves?”askedtheking.YanZireplied,“TheorangetreesinthesouthoftheHuaiRiverproduce(長出)biganddeliciousfruit,whiletheorangetreesinthenorthoftheHuaiRiverproducesmallandsour(酸的)fruit.Theenvironmentmakesthefruitgrowdifferently.InQi,peoplearegoodandhonest,butheretheysteal(偷).Whathasmadethatpersonathiefhere?”Finally,thekinglookedatYanZiandlaughed,“Iwaswrongaboutyouandyourstate!”25．WhatdidYanZimeanaccordingtotheunderlined(下劃的)sentences?A．YanZithinksofhimselfasthebest. B．ThekingofChuisn’tgreat.C．ThekingofQiispopularamongpeople. D．Oiisagreatcountry.26．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．YanZiwasveryshort,sotheguardtoldhimtoenterthroughthesmallgate.B．QiwasstrongandwantedtoworktogetherwithChu.C．ThekingofChurealizedYanZiwasawiseadviser.D．TheenvironmentofChuwouldmakepeoplefromOihonest.27．Accordingtothelastsecondparagraph,whichChinesesayingbestdescribesYanZi’sreply?A．謀事在人，成事在天。 B．一言既出，駟馬難追。C．近朱者赤，近墨者黑。 D．仁者見仁，智者見智。Thatnight,Tebelishadsomestrangedreams.Hedreamedthathewaslostinaseaofgrain(谷物),hedreamedaboutwater.Inhisdream,hewassittingbesideariver.Hereacheddown,andhefeltthecoolstreamofwaterpressingagainsthishand...Tebelissuddenlyopenedhiseyes.Thiswasit,theanswertohisimpossibletask!“Icanusewatertomill(碾碎)thegrain,”hesaidtohimself.“Icanmakeawatermill(水磨)!”ThelaziestboyinGreeceworkedthroughthenight,thinkingabouthisplan.Thenextmorning,Tebelisjoinedhisfatheratthekitchentableanddescribedhisideaindetail.“Myson,”Agathonsaid,“Iamhappythatyoucareaboutourproblem.Still,Idonotbelievethatwaterwillturnaheavywheel(輪子).IfwehaveanyhopeofmillingAlexander’sgrain,wemustworkveryhardtoday.”“Wecouldnevermillallthatgrainbyourselves,”Tebelisreplied.“Thinkofhowtiredwewerelastnight!I’msuremyideawillwork.Ithinkthestreambehindourhouseistheperfectplacetobuildmywatermill.”Atlast,Agathonagreed.Laterthatmorning,Tebeliscutdownasmalltree.Next;hecutthewoodintoboardsofdifferentsizes,bothshortandlong.Finally,heusedtheboardstobuildalargewheel.Thefollowingday,Tebelismadeaholeinthegroundbesidethestream.Heputapole(桿子)inthehole,andanotherinthewater.Heplacedalongboardbetweenthepoles.Lastly,withAgathon’shelp,heplacedthewheelononeendofthelongboard.Together,fatherandsonwatchedastherapidwaterbeganturningthewheel.Theyweren’tfinishedyet.AgathonandTebelismovedtheflatstoneandtheheavymillstonetothestream.Theyfixedthemillstonetothewaterwheel.Finally,theysteppedback,andtheywatchedandwaited...Nothingwashappening!Tebelis’sheartbegantorace.Thenslowly,eversoslowly,themillstonebegantoturn.Itturnedfaster,faster,faster.Itwasworking!“Wedidit!”Tebelisshouted.28．HowdidTebelisfindthewaytofinishhisimpossibletask?A．Hisfathertoldhimhowtodoit. B．Hefoundtheanswerfrombooks.C．Hegottheideafromhisdream. D．Hediscussedthetaskwithfriends.29．WhatisthecorrectorderofTebelis’invention(發明)?①AgathonandTebelisfixedthemillstonetothewaterwheel.②Tebelisbuiltalargewheelwithboardsofdifferentsizes.③Tebelisplacedthewheelononeendofthelongboardwithhisfather.④AgathonandTebelismovedtheflatstoneandtheheavymillstonetothestream.A．②③④① B．③④①② C．②④①③ D．②③①④30．WhatdoyouthinkofTebelisinthispassage?A．Honestandbrave. B．Cleverandhard-working.C．Lazyandcareless. D．Generousandpolite.April23rdisWorldBookDay.Manygoodreadsarerecommendedonthewebsite.Here’resomeEnglishones,especiallyforkids.MeettheGeorgiansByRobertPeal,UKThewriter,ahistoryteacherfromLondon,writesaboutdifferentpeopleandplacesfromthe18thcentury.Hewantstoshowthereadersa“wildtime”inBritishhistory.AbookreviewsaysthatthisbookisthebestoneforkidstobecomeinterestedinBritishhistory.SolutionsandOtherProblemsByAllieBrosh,USThisisapopulargraphic(配圖的)novel.Thewriterusesaspecialartstyletotellsomeheartbreakingstories.Allthecharactersinthebookexpresstheirfeelingsinafunnychildlikeway.Infact,Everyonehasahiddenpartinsideandwehavetoletitoutsometimesinafunnyway.EverythingSadIsUntrueByDanielNayeri,USItisanautobiography(自傳)aboutthewriter’sownexperiencesasanimmigrant(移民)totheUSA．YoungDanielwenttoamiddleschoolinanAmericantown,wherehewastheonlyItaliankid.Everyonethoughthewasdifferent.Tomakepeopleunderstandhim,hetoldthemhisfamily’sstories.Thisbookexploreswhatitfeelsliketopartwithone’shomecountry.StarsofWonderByRebeccaBruff,USBruffmakesupaninterestingadventure(冒險)storyinthebook.Fivechildren,threeprinces(王子)—Jonah,Nathan,Jacob,aprincess(公主)—Phoebe,andtheirfriendSumartraveltowardabrightstar-StarofWonder.Duringtheirjourney,theyhavetofacealotofchallenges,butthechildrenworktogethertoovercomedifficultiesandfinallyseethestarwiththeirowneyes.31．Thefourrecommendedbooksareall________.A．writtenbyAmericanwriters B．recommendedespeciallyforadultsC．suitableforchildrentoread D．storiesofthewriters’ownexperiences32．Ifyou’reinterestedinadventurestories,you’dbetterchoose________.A．MeettheGeorgians B．StarsofWonderC．EverythingSadIsUntrue D．SolutionsandOtherProblems33．Whatcanyoulearnfromthepassageabove?A．YoumayhaveasenseofsadnessandhumorwhenreadingAllieBrosh’snovel.B．“MeettheGeorgians”helpsreaderstolearnaboutthehistoryofBritaininthe1900s.C．DanielNayerihadtoleaveItalyfortheUKwithhisfamilyataveryyoungage.D．Allthefivemaincharactersin“StarsofWonder”arefromtheroyal(皇家的)family.Peoplebelievethateverywordhasitscorrectmeaning(s).Whenwearenotsure,weusuallycheckonline.FirstDictionarywritersreadtheimportantbooksofthatperiodorthesubjectthatthedictionarywasabout.Astheyread,theycopiednecessaryinformationoncards:interestingwords,commonwords—bothintheirdailyusesandunusualuses,thewordsandtheusesofeachwordwerecollected.Forareallybigdictionary,millionsofsuchcardswerecollected.Asthecardswerecollected,theywereputinalphabeticalorderr(A-Z).________.Then,todefine(定義)aword,threwawaysome,readtherestagain,hewrotethedefinitions,followingthehard-and-fastrule:eachdefinitionmustcomefromanexampleonacertaincardinfrontofhim.So,thewritingofadictionarycouldlastforyears.Itwasnotataskofinventingmeaningsofwords,butataskofrecordingtheirmeanings.Thewriterofadictionarywasahistorian.Astimedevelops,thewayofproducingdictionarieshasgreatlychanged.Nowadays,wecanuseonlinedictionariestoo.Whenchoosingourwordsinspeakingorwriting,wecannotbecontrolledbyit,becausenewsituations,newinventions,andnewfeelingsarealwayspushingustogivenewusestooldwords.34．Whichshowsthecorrectstepsofhowdictionariesweremadeinthepast?A．①③④② B．①②④③ C．③④②① D．③①④②35．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassageaboutdictionarywritinginthepast?A．Itshouldbedonebyhistorians. B．Itwasataskofinventingandrecording.C．Itwaslong-timehardwork. D．Ithadtousethelaw-makingrules.36．Whichsentenceisthebestfor“________”inParagraph2?A．Whenthiswasdone,therewouldbeseveralhundredcardsforeachsingleword.B．Therearemanytypesofcards,suchaspaper-basedcardsandelectroniccards.C．However,ifdictionarywritersusetheminawrongway,thecardscan’thelpthem.D．Cardsastoolscanhelpthelearnerstodeveloptheirlanguageskills.37．Whatdoesthewriteradviseustodowhenwechoosewordsincommunication?A．Beopentothenewusesofwords. B．Followthedictionarystrictly.C．Useonlinedictionariesinstead. D．Trytocreatenewwords.第Ⅱ卷(非選擇題共45分)四、詞匯(本題共16小題；每小題1分,滿分16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。38．Thatgirldresseswell,butherrudewordsmakeherlookeven(丑陋).39．Theoldmanlivesbyhimselfinthecountryside.Sometimeshefeelsvery(孤獨的).40．Wecandotheprojecttogetherinthenext(幾個)ofweeks.41．Everyone(除了)mehasseenthefilmYOLO,soI’llgotoseeittoday.42．Mom(拒絕)tobuytheexpensivetoycarforTomintheshop.43．Lindaarrivedlateforschoolyesterday,andshe(解釋)totheteacherthatshewasill.44．Jennyoftenasksmeforhelpwhenshefindsherself(able)toworkouttheproblem.45．We(learn)allthenewwords.Weneedn’tworryaboutthetest.46．Hehurried(catch)theearlybusthismorning.47．IwalkedaroundtheWestLakeandcouldn’tstop(take)photos.48．Itsnowsalotinthe(north)partofthecountryinwinter.49．Nowmoreandmore(factory)havemovedoutofcities.50．Howareyougoingtoyourrelationshipwithyourfriends?(改善)51．AliceMunroisafamous(加拿大的)writer.52．I(throw)downmybagandwenttothelivingroom.53．—WecanuseQQtocommunicatewitheachotheronline.—Good.Willyoupleaseshowme(use)it?五、任務型閱讀(本題共5小題；每小題2分,滿分10分)先通讀下面的短文，然后根據短文內容，在文章后表格的空格內填入一個最恰當的單詞。所填單詞必須寫在答題卡對應題號的橫線上。每個空格只能填一個單詞。Sometimes,weseesomepeoplereadingbookswhilebitingtheirnails(指甲).Wemaythinkitisakindofbehaviorthatmeanstheyarefocused(專心的).Butinfact,itismorethanthatandsciencehasprovedit.Nailbitingcanbeginatanearlyage.AccordingtotheBBC,upto45percentofteenagersbitetheirnails.Thereisnotanexactanswertoexplainwhypeoplebitetheirnails.Butmostcommonly,nailbitingissaidtobeanervoushabit.Itisdonebecauseofstress,boredomorexcitement.What’smore,scientistsfoundthatpeoplewithhigherlevelsofintelligence(智力)aretheoneswhostartbitingtheirnailsatanearlyage.Theybelievethatcomparedwiththeaverageperson,thosewithhigherlevelsofintelligencemayfeelhigherlevelsofstressmoreeasily.Thishabitisbadforthebiters.Itcangivethemredorsorefingertips.Andlong-termnailbitingcanaffect(影響)howournailsgrow.Butdon’tworry!Therearemanywaystostopbitingyournails.First,keepyournailsclean.Themoreyoufocuson(集中于)takingcareofyournails,thelesslikelyyouaretostartbitingthemagain.Also,whenyoufeelstressed,trytorelax.Doingexerciseorhavingawarmbathbothhelp.NailbitingIntroductionItcanstartwhenpeopleare54.Upto45percentofteenagershavethe55.56Ithassomethingtodowithanervoushabitbecausepeoplefeelstressed,boredorexcited.Thehigherlevelsofintelligencepeoplehave,thehigherlevelsofstresstheymayfeel,andthemorelikelytheywillbitetheirnails.Effects(影響)Itcangivethemredorsorefingertips.Long-termnailbitingcanaffectthe57ournailsgrow.Solu