湖北省武汉市东西湖区蔡甸区联考2024-2025学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题(无答案)

2024～2025学年度上学期期末考试
八年级英语试卷
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1．本试卷由第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分组成。全卷共10页，八大题，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。
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第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共80分）
第一部分 听力部分
一、听力测试（共三节）
第一节（共4小题，每小题1分，满分4分）
听下面4个问题。每个问题后有三个答语，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，听完每个问题后，你都有5秒钟的时间来作答和阅读下一小题。每个问题仅读一遍。
1．A．An engineer. B．In Shanghai. C．By subway.
2．A．A milk shake. B．For half an hour. C．Hardly ever.
3．A．Sure, I’d love to. B．A space station. C．More exciting.
4．A．It tastes good. B．Yes, they are. C．Three.
第二节（共8小题，每小题1分，满分8分）
听下面8段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来作答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
5．What does Susan do twice a day
A．Drink milk. B．Drink coffee. C．Drink orange juice.
6．Who is going to cook a big dinner
A．Tom. B．Lucy. C．Lily.
7．What’s NOT the woman’s New Year’s resolution
A．She’s going to improve her English.
B．She’s going to practice Chinese every day.
C．She’s going to make more English friends.
8．What might the man probably be
A．A teacher. B．A reporter. C．A doctor.
9．Who did a good job in the English speech competition
A．Mary and Rose. B．Jack and Mary. C．Jack and Rose.
10．How was the weather the day before yesterday
A．Rainy. B．Sunny. C．Windy.
11．When does the film begin
A． B． C．
12．What does the man mean
A．It’s easy to stop eating junk food.
B．Old habits die hard.
C．He doesn’t want to eat hamburgers.
第三节（共13小题，每小题1分，满分13分）
听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答13至15三个小题。
13．How was Sally’s weekend
A．Busy. B．Nice. C．Terrible.
14．What did Bob do on Saturday
A．He played computers games.
B．He visited his cousins.
C．He had a big dinner with his grandparents.
15．Who did Bob play chess with
A．Sally. B．His cousins. C．His grandparents.
听下面一段对话，回答16至18三个小题。
16．Where are the two speakers
A．In a restaurant. B．In the library. C．In the classroom.
17．What does the woman like about the summer school
A．The math book. B．The teachers. C．The size of the class.
18．What can we learn from the conversation
A．The man hopes the class can be a little smaller.
B．They both have classes at two o’clock.
C．The man plans to leave in three weeks.
听下面一段对话，回答19至22四个小题。
19．What’s the relationship between the man and the woman
A．Old friends. B．Husband and wife. C．Teacher and student.
20．What day is it today
A．Wednesday. B．Thursday. C．Friday.
21．Why will the man hold a party
A．To celebrate his birthday.
B．To say goodbye to the woman.
C．To celebrate his moving into a new house.
22．What can we know from the conversation
A．The man is busy these days.
B．The woman will have a holiday soon.
C．The party will last for two hours.
听下面一段独白，回答23至25三个小题。
23．How long did Rick live in Wuhan
A．For 2 years. B．For 3 years. C．For 4 years.
24．What is Rick going to do on holiday next month
A．Visit some old friends. B．Learn to ski. C．Hang out.
25．Which of the followings is TRUE according to the material
A．Rick is interested in sports. B．Rick’s parents dislike sports. C．Rick’s family will fly to France.
第二部分 笔试部分
二、选择填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。将代表该答案的字母在答题卡上相应的位置涂黑。
26．—Mrs. Smith, thanks for inviting us to the birthday party. It really made us feel happy and relaxed!
—______.
A．All right B．Please don’t say so C．I’m glad to hear it D．Sounds great
27．—Do you mind me sending the photo to my blog
—______. It’s private.
A．Don’t mention it B．You’d better not C．No, I do mind D．Yes, I’d love to
28．—I want to be a famous actress when I grow up.
—Then you must practice performing hard, because no one can be successful ______ hard work.
A．for B．without C．with D．though
29．—What do you think of his great success
—The ______ one is, the ______ he will be.
A．more hard-working, luckier B．most hard-working, luckiest
C．most hard-working, luckier D．more hard-working, luckiest
30．—What are your family going to do besides working these days
—We are going to ______ the Spring Festival, like cleaning up the house or shopping.
A．find out B．hang out C．look for D．prepare for
31．—Do you know the story “Meng’s mother makes three moves”
—Yes. It tells that a mother did all she could to offer her child the best ______.
A．invitation B．information C．experience D．environment
32．—I hear you’ve moved to Sanya.
—Yeah. Everything is fine except the weather. It doesn’t ______ with me. I always feel sick.
A．agree B．catch C．decide D．stand
33．—My parents always go for a walk after dinner ______ it rains or snows.
—What a healthy habit!
A．as long as B．until C．because D．unless
34．—The robot taxis are ______ in many places in Wuhan.
—Yes, it’s really popular these days. I think it’s a great symbol of the new technology (科技).
A．available. B．traditional C．personal D．educational
35．—Time is valuable for everyone and we should learn to make full use of it.
—I agree. Let’s ______ the time we lost and fight for the next term (学期).
A．take up B．turn up C．make up D．put up
三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My friend Mary and I decided to be “resolution buddies (伙伴)” and write our resolutions together. Here is the list we would do every day:
New Year’s Resolution
1) Wear a cool new hairstyle.
2) Bake (烘焙)a delicious treat.
3) Eat a super-healthy lunch.
4) Read books for 30 minutes.
5) Do exercise for 20 minutes.
6) Do something big to help the planet.
The next morning, I 36 at 5:45. My dad was so surprised to see me. “Whoa! Who are you And what have you done with my 37 daughter ” he said.
“Mary and I need more time to keep our New Year’s resolutions,” I told him, 38 him the resolution list and my braids (发辫). “I already did resolution number 39 . Now I’m baking cookies for the second resolution.”
When I 40 school, Mary said, “I love your braids! Oh, and here are my cookies!” The morning seemed 41 .
After a difficult math test, we felt we really needed a nice lunch. However, resolution number 3 says our lunch has to be healthy, not necessarily delicious. Anyway, we still 42 it.
“If we’re going to finish numbers 4 and 5 43 the class begins, we’d better be quick.” I said to Mary. At last, we made it. However, the exercise made us 44 and we didn’t have time to do something big to help the planet (resolution number 6). “It seemed we had to get up even earlier the next day,” said Mary. I 45 it difficult, but I had to support (支持) her.
Even with more time, though, it was hard to finish everything. And we were 46 tired to do things well. On Friday, Mary and I yawned (打哈欠) a lot. That afternoon, we made up a new New Year’s resolution list. We had 47 exercised and read a lot, so we 48 some of our old resolutions. Now the new one is 49 simpler, and best of all, double.
New Year’s Resolution
1) Try to eat healthy food.
2) Try not to waste water or paper.
3) Try to be kind.
Of course, we still like to bake and try new hairstyles, but not every day. And we still hope to do something big to help the planet, but that will take more 50 .
36．A．put up B．turned up C．showed up D．got up
37．A．sleep-loving B．sweet-loving C．book-loving D．dog-loving
38．A．reading B．writing C．thinking D．showing
39．A．one B．three C．four D．five
40．A．left for B．went to C．arrived at D．got back to
41．A．busy B．free C．terrible D．sweet
42．A．made B．kept C．forgot D．remembered
43．A．before B．as soon as C．until D．after
44．A．excited B．uncomfortable C．relaxed D．unlucky
45．A．said B．wondered C．found D．caught
46．A．so B．too C．very D．much
47．A．simply B．quickly C．already D．truly
48．A．left off B．turned off C．put off D．kept off
49．A．more interesting B．richer C．more serious D．shorter
50．A．acting B．learning C．planning D．knowing
四、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面三篇材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
China is known all over the world for its long history and culture. Here you’ll discover some historical men with great achievements (成就).
Confucius (551 BC-479 BC) For many people, their introduction to Chinese culture starts with Confucius. Confucius was an educator, philosopher (哲学家), poet and political theorist of the Spring and Autumn Period who is largely seen as the most famous and influential man throughout Chinese history. To this day, Confucius continues to influence Chinese culture and other East Asian societies.
Li Bai (701-762) Li Bai, who lived during the Tang Dynasty in the 8th century, is considered (考虑、认为) by most Chinese people China’s greatest poet of all time. Li Bai took traditional poetic forms to new heights. His poems were models for celebrating the pleasures of friendship, the depth of nature, the passage of time, and the joys of drinking. Many of his poems still appear in school textbooks in China today.
Yuan Longping (1930-2021) Yuan Longping was one of the greatest agricultural (农业的) scientists, a hero who will be forever remembered in China and around the world. His development of rice hybrids in the 1970s led to steeply rising harvests in Asia and Africa, saving countless lives from famine (饥荒).
Bruce Lee ( -1973) Bruce Lee, one of the biggest pop culture icons of the 20th century, would be 84 years old if he were still alive in 2024. He is considered by many the greatest martial artist (武术家) of all time, who bridged the gap between the East and the West, and paved the way for modern mixed martial arts.
51．In which section of the newspaper can we read the news
A．LIFE B．SCIENCE C．PEOPLE D．WORLD
52．What did Li Bai and Confucius have in common
A．They enjoyed writing poems. B．They liked drinking.
C．They were interested in politics. D．They were models for other philosophers.
53．Yuan Longping made great achievements in the field of ______.
A．education B．medicine C．music and art D．food safety
54．What can we learn from the material
A．Confucius only influenced Chinese culture in the past.
B．We can learn few poems of Li Bai today.
C．Yuan Longping’s development of rice hybrids led to steeply rising harvests in Asia and Europe.
D．Bruce Lee made a difference to modern mixed martial arts.
55．What’s the passage mainly about
A．The funny facts of China’s history. B．Famous Chinese people.
C．An introduction to Chinese culture. D．The achievements of ancient China.
B
Once a king got two nice falcons (猎鹰) from his son. He had never seen such beautiful falcons. before. He loved them so much and he ordered the best falconer to train them to fly.
After several months, the king came to see how the training was going on. He found that one falcon had already been able to fly high in the sky, while the other was staying on the branch (树枝) of a tree quietly, just keeping still.
The king called all his falconers together and ordered them to try every way they could to make the other falcon fly ______. One day, while the king was taking a walk in the forest, an idea came to his mind. Maybe someone who knew the natural environment well could solve this problem. He sent for a farmer who lived in the forest into his palace to train it at once.
The next morning, the king saw the other falcon flying above in the sky freely. “It is unbelievable!” shouted the king. “How could you make it happen ”
The farmer replied, “It’s very easy. I just cut off the branch where the falcon rested.”
It is always the same to human beings. We all have “two flying wings” in our hearts as well, but we often seem not to notice them and stay where we just for safety and comfort. We won’t realize we can fly so high and freely until the “branch” we are resting on breaks.
56．What did the king do after he got the two falcons
A．He kept them on the branch of a tree. B．He sent them to a farmer in the forest.
C．He made the best falconer train them to fly. D．He set them free and let them fly in the sky.
57．Why did the king call all his falconers together
A．Because he wanted to get more falcons.
B．Because he wanted the other falcon to fly.
C．Because he wanted them to see his falcons.
D．Because he wanted to know more about his falcons.
58．Which sentence can be put in the ______
A．And he made it. B．The other falcon was very clever.
C．But none of them succeeded. D．The king was very angry.
59．How did the king feel when he saw the other falcon fly freely in the sky
A．Excited. B．Moved. C．Worried. D．Relaxed.
60．What can we learn from the passage
A．The importance of providing safety and comfort to succeed.
B．The necessity of cutting off branches to make falcons fly.
C．The ease of training falcons, to fly high.
D．The value of facing fears and challenges.
C
In ancient China, when friends or relatives were separating (分离), they would pick a willow twig (柳枝) and give it to the person who was leaving. This was to express their wish for him In Chinese, the word for “willow” is the same as the word for“stay” in pronouncing.
Many Chinese poets liked writing about willows in their works. One of the most famous poems is A Farewell Song (《送元二使安西》) by Wang Wei. It reads,
No dust is raised on the road wet with morning rain,
The willows by the hotel look so fresh and green,
I invite you to drink a cup of wine again,
West of the Sunny Pass no more friends will be seen.
Nowadays, willow twigs can also be seen in modern art. There was an amazing performance (表演) about willow twigs in the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. In the show, 365 people held willow twigs in their hands on the green stage. At the same time, an ancient painting of weeping willow appeared on the 1. ED screen. The setting of 365 people stood for 365 days, and the color green meant the return of spring. It was loved deeply by the audience (观众). “I was really attracted by traditional Chinese culture,” one of them said.
In short, giving a willow twig to a person is not saying goodbye but asking him to stay. This is the beauty which lies in Chinese culture.
61．Why did people give a willow twig to the person when separating
A．To keep it for a long time and make it a poem.
B．To take it as the most expensive gift for the person.
C．To express good luck for making more money in the future.
D．To ask people to “stay” like the pronunciation “willow” in Chinese.
62．The underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refers to ______.
A．the performance B．the LED screen C．the green stage D．the ancient painting
63．How does the writer show the importance of willow twigs in modern art
A．By telling stories. B．By giving examples.
C．By asking questions. D．By comparing (比较) facts.
64．What can we learn from the passage
A．The word for “willow” is the same as the word for “stay” in meaning.
B．The setting of 365 people stood for 365 days and nights.
C．The audience liked the performance a lot.
D．Giving a willow twig to a person just means saying goodbye.
65．Which of the following, can be the best title for the passage
A．The Difficult Separation B．The Beauty of Chinese Culture
C．Great Chinese Poems D．The Amazing Performance
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共40分）
五、词与短语填空（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读下面短文，用方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使短文在结构、句意和逻辑上正确。（提示：方框中有二个单词或短语是多余的。）
wonder / better / appeared / relaxing / manly / improved / part
Xiangsheng is a traditional art form and reaches people everywhere. It is popular with the children, the young and the old in China. It first 66 in China during the Ming Dynasty (明朝).
As the earliest form (形式) of xiangsheng, dankou, is performed by one actor who 67 ells jokes or humorous stories. It’s known as qunkou when it is performed by three or more people. But most of the time, xiangsheng is performed by two actors, which is called duikou. The two actors usually discuss some serious things in a 68 way to make people laugh.
Xiangsheng is a special and interesting art form that has become an important 69 of Chinese culture. And it can also make people around the world have a 70 understanding of Chinese language and culture.
六、用所给词的适当形式填空（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
71．We often ______ (hang) out and rode bicycles together on weekends.
72．In my town, of all the movie theaters, the Movie World is ______ (popular).
73．Computers and rockets seemed ______ (possible) 100 years ago.
74．Peter, I’m phoning you ______ (say) “Good-bye”.
75．In English, we say that ______ (share) a problem is like cutting it in half.
七、综合填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据上下文或括号内单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式。
At the age of 61. Ni Xialian, the oldest table tennis player, never felt herself too old to take part in the Paris Olympic Games this year. Ni got many 76 (prize) in the world’s competitions before. In Paris, she played against 23-year-old Sun Yingsha, a much 77 (young) player from her home country. Ni 78 (try) her best. Sun Yingsha at so showed all her skills. They both wanted to win. 79 a result, Ni lost it.
Ni never gives up her dreams. She is always hard-working and doing a good job. This is her 80 (six) Olympic competition. 81 she lost her game, she got excited and happy. After the competition, she said that her dream of playing again at the Olympics came true.
She always cares about the Chinese table tennis team. She never forgets she is from Chinese, no matter (无论) 82 she goes. Many Chinese ping - pong lovers and players call Ni“Aunt Ni”. Chinese people take Ni 83 (serious). In the Sun and Ni’s competition, the CCTV commentators (评论员) called Ni“Master (大师) Ni” instead of 84 (use) her full name. Ni’s story inspired (鼓舞) people a lot. 85 (make) more people all over the world know better about Chinese table tennis, she played an important role.
Ni is not playing for China, but she is still winning the hearts of the people from China. Now more people are getting to know her. So we can see one is never too old to be an Olympic hero.
八、书面表达（共1大题，满分20分）
中国农历新年即将到来。值此辞旧迎新之际，为了成为更好的自己，请根据以下内容提示，谈谈你遇到的问题、解决的方法和新年的决心。
内容提示：
How was your life in 2024
What problems/ challenges did you meet How did you solve them
What are your New Year’s resolutions How will you keep them
Something more about it.
注意：文中不得透露个人真实信息；词数：100词左右；标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数。
To Be Better
The year of 2024 is coming to an end. _________________________________________________________
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