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7. （1）from（2）threw（3）soon（4）for（5）Could
（6）angrily（7）as（8）nor（9）surprise（10）to share
8. （1）On July 20，1969.
（2）John Bates.
（3）To become an astronaut and fly to space in a rocket.
（4）She read about it in the newspaper.
（5）Because he was too young.
9.范文
Problem and worries are normal in life.In my class， some students often have different
problems.What should we do？
Firstly，when it comes to not getting on well with parents，I suggest we actively communicate
with them and listen to their concerns.This can help us understand each other better.Secondly，
don't get enough sleep，apart from finishing homework quickly，we should also develop a regular
sleep schedule and avoid late﹣night activities.Good sleep is essential for our physical and mental
health.Lastly，if we have lots of pressure，I think that we should set realistic goals and take breaks
when needed.Remember，stress management is crucial for our overall well﹣being.
Facing problems bravely means finding solutions，not avoiding them.绵阳市北川县 2024-2025 学年八年级下学期期中试卷
（英语）
一．阅读理解（共 40 分）
1．There was a terrible rainstorm last night.Now the Hills are talking about what they were doing
at the time of the rainstorm.
I was watching my favorite cartoon on TV.Suddenly，the lights went
out and it began to rain heavily.I was so scared that I ran into my
bedroom.Then I heard my mom shouting， "Don't be afraid， my
son.I'm coming soon."
Eric
I was doing the dishes.I quickly stopped and ran to close all the
windows.I was looking around when I heard my son crying.So I
rushed to help him.
Mrs.Hill
I was washing my hair while the rain was beating against the
windows.Suddenly，it got dark.I was afraid and didn't know what to
do.Luckily， my dad came and asked me to get back to my
bedroom.Then he went out of the house to see what was happening.
Rosa
I was writing a report on the computer.Two days ago，I listened to the
weather report.But I didn't think it would come so suddenly.I quickly
stood up and walked around to see if everything was OK.Other
families might be in trouble.So I went to help them.
Mr.Hill
（1）Who was working on the computer when the rainstorm happened？
A．Eric.
B．Mrs.Hill.
C．Rosa.
D．Mr.Hill.
（2）What was Eric doing at the time of the rainstorm？
A．He was doing his homework.
B．He was watching TV.
C．He was washing his hair.
D．He was playing computer games.
（3）Where might Mrs.Hill be when the rainstorm came？
A．In her bedroom.
B．In the sitting room.
C．In the kitchen.
D．In the washing room.
（4）How did Rosa feel when it got dark suddenly？
A．Nervous.
B．Surprised.
C．Happy.
D．Afraid.
（5）What might the weather report two days ago say about the weather？
A．A strong wind would come.
B．A snow would come.
C．A rainstorm would come.
D．An earthquake would come.
2．Some years ago in America，a policeman found a woman lying near a lonely road.She did not
seem to have had an accident，but she was trembling（颤抖） so he sent her to the nearest
hospital.She told the doctor a surprising story.She was driving along when suddenly she was
stopped by a UFO landing in front of her.
She was forced to leave the car and enter the UFO by the creatures（ 生物） that looked like
human beings.They allowed her to leave after carrying out a number of tests on her.At first，
nobody believed her story.As she seemed to be OK，the doctor decided that she was probably
suffering from the side effects of some medicine.The woman wanted to go home.But when she
gave her address，he found that it was in a town over a thousand miles from the hospital.The
police soon discovered that there was already a search going on for the woman in her
hometown.Her husband had reported that she was missing.Her car had been found with the
driver's door open and the engine running.In front of the car， the road had been completely
destroyed，as if by some strong force.
（1）The story happened .
A．in the UK
B．in the US
C．in a UFO
D．on another planet
（2）The woman was when a UFO stopped her.
A．driving a car
B．cleaning a car
C．working near a car
D．walking on the road
（3）The underlined words"carrying out"in this passage mean .
A．doing
B．fixing
C．reporting
D．developing
（4）The doctor might feel after the woman told the story.
A．afraid
B．surprised
C．angry
D．upset
（5）From the passage，we can learn that the woman .
A．was telling a lie to the doctor
B．had a car accident on a lonely road
C．lived far away from the hospital
D．ran away from her own home
3．When he was a teenager，Hunter Adams was very unhappy and he spent many years in a special
hospital for people with mental health problems．
When he left the hospital，Adams decided to become a doctor，so he went to a medical school
in Virginia，USA．But when he was there，he did things in a different way．For example，he
didn't like the doctor's white coats，so he wore shirts with flowers on them when he visited his
patients and he tried to make them laugh．The doctors at the medical school didn't like Adams
because he was too different．
But Adams believed that people in hospital need more than medicine．He saw unhappy and
lonely people，and he tried to help them as patients，but as people too．He spent a lot of time with
children in the hospital and often dressed up like a clown to make the children laugh．When he
finished medical school and become a doctor， Adams opened his own hospital， called "the
Gusundheit Institute"，together with some other doctors．They wanted it to be a place with a
different way of working with sick people．
Hunter Adams became famous during the 1980s，and in 1988，Universal Pictures made a film
about his life．It was very successful．In the film，Robin Williams played Adams．Williams said：
"Hunter is a really warm person，who believes that patients need a doctor who is a friend．I
enjoyed playing him．"
（1）When did Adams have mental health problems？
A．after he left medical school
B．during the 1980s
C．When he was a teenager boy
D．after the film came out
（2）Why did the doctors at the medical school dislike Adams？
A．because he was a warm person
B．because he had mental health problem
C．because he was a clown
D．because he wasn't the same as others
（3）The Gusundheit Institute ．
A．was a hospital
B．belonged to Universal Pictures
C．could make films
D．was a medical school
（4）According to the passage，which statement is NOT true？
A．Adams wore shirts instead of white uniforms when visiting patients
B．Robin Williams believed that patients need a doctor who is a friend．
C．In Adams' opinion，not only medicine was needed for patients
D．Robin Williams was an actor
（5）The passage mainly tells us about ．
A．how to cheer up patients
B．people with mental health problems
C．a film about Adams
D．a doctor named Hunter Adams
4．
Volunteers Needed to Care for Disabled Children
Workplace：
Disabled Children's Care Center，Los Angeles，California，the US.
Living Place：
It is our policy that all our volunteers stay with a trained American host family to learn more
about life here.On the first day，we meet them at the airport and take them to a hotel.
Volunteers Must：
①have graduated from a normal（师范）university；
②come from Asia；
③be twenty﹣four or older；
④speak English well.
Length（长度） of Working Time：
No less than four weeks and no more than one year.
Activities：
①play with the kids during school hours；
②teach in the classrooms：English and math；
③help the kids organize their books and schoolwork；
④help out in the kitchen；
⑤organize the children's homes.
Compensation（报酬）：
Any volunteer will get a free ticket to Disneyland after working for 4 weeks.
For more information，please visit our website at www. or send us an
email at touchamerican@e﹣.
（1）Where will the volunteers go at first after arriving？
A．To a hotel.
B．To a supermarket.
C．To a trained American host family.
D．To the Disabled Children's Care Center.
（2）Which of the following is suitable（合适的） for being a volunteer？
A．Lucy，a 25﹣year﹣old American girl who graduated from New York Normal University.
B．Jim，a 26﹣year﹣old English boy who graduated from Oxford University.
C．Kumiko，a 23﹣year﹣old Japanese girl who graduated from the University of Tokyo.
D．Jerry Lee，a 24﹣year﹣old Chinese boy who graduated from Beijing Normal University
and speaks excellent English.
（3）The volunteers needn't ．
A．help feed the children
B．help with cooking
C．help organize the children's homes
D．help the children learn math and English
（4）To learn more about the Center，you can ．
A．call it
B．interview it
C．write it a letter
D．visit its website or send it an email
（5）This passage is most probably ．
A．a report
B．an advertisement
C．a notice
D．a postcard
二．完形填空（共 20 分）
5．Jack's love for birds started when he made his first bird feeder about six years ago.He filled the
feeder with seeds（种子），put it in his backyard and then（1） started coming.He
got really（2） in birds as more came.Then he joined a local society.As he realized
that more and more birds were dying very（3） ，he wanted to try his best to help them.
Besides what he has done，he has his own group called Protecting Our Birds.He does（4）
about birds， runs a website to teach people about birds and how to help them， and（ 5）
boxes for birds.Not long ago，he found that the bluebirds were nesting（筑巢） in the dead trees
which were often cut down，（6） he began to make bluebird boxes for the birds in order
to save them.Now he wants to use these boxes to（7） the dead trees.He hangs these boxes
up in trees and takes（8） down every week to see if the birds are nesting in them.He also
writes articles，hoping that more people will（9） protecting natural ecosystems（生
态系统）."Researching birds is（10） to protect birds，"Jack says."In order to protect
birds，we have to learn and really know about the birds."
（1） A．animals B．birds C．people D．scientists
（2） A．nervous B．weak C．boredD．interested
（3） A．peacefullyB．safely C．quickly D．sadly
（4） A．practice B．business C．instructionD．research
（5） A．builds B．breaks C．lifts D．pushes
（6） A．so B．but C．though D．because
（7） A．take good care of B．take the place of C．catch up with D．come up with
（8） A．it B．this C．that D．them
（9） A．wait for B．send for C．join in D．hand in
（10） A．simple B．crazy C．important D．dangerous
6．Dear Sir or Madam，
I don't like doing chores．But I have（1） choice（选择）but to do them because
doing chores is a rule in our family． When I come back from school， my mom （ 2）
says， "Could you take out the rubbish？" or "Could you help me（3） cooking？" I
know she's just trying to make me more independent and（4） me how to take care of
myself．But（5） does she make me do all the housework？OK，I know I am the
oldest and I should do chores．But it's not （6） for me．My sisters should do them，too．
Yesterday I did all the chores again． My parents went to visit my aunt with my sisters
yesterday morning．They left me （7） at home because I had to do my homework．
When I finished my homework，I found it was really a（8） at home．They didn't
do any chores．So I cleaned the rooms，（9） the dishes and watered the garden．Oh!
I must look like a（n）（10） ．
What should I do？I hate doing chores all alone．Could you give me some advice，please？
Yours，
John
（1） A．no B．some C．every D．any
（2） A．never B．hardly C．always D．almost
（3） A．about B．in C．for D．with
（4） A．ask B．help C．teach D．expect
（5） A．when B．why C．how D．where
（6） A．hard B．fair C．much D．heavy
（7） A．alone B．sick C．quiet D．independent
（8） A．job B．matter C．problem D．mess
（9） A．bought B．borrowed C．carried D．washed
（10） A．cook B．doctor C．servant D．actor
三．语法填空（共 15 分）
7．One day，Nancy came home （1） school.She（2） （throw）
down her bag and went to the living room.As（3） as she sat down in front of the
TV，her mom asked her to take the dog （4） a walk.She was too tired and asked.
"（ 5） I watch one show first？ ""No!"Her mom replied （ 6）
（angry）."You watch TV all the time and never help out around the house!I can't work all day
and do housework all evening.""Well，I work all day at school，too.I'm just as tired （7）
you are!"Nancy shouted back.Her mom said nothing and walked away.For one week，neither
Nancy（8） her mother did any housework.Finally they could not find a clean dish
or a clean shirt.The next day，to her mom's （9） （surprised），she found
the house tidy and clean.Nancy told her mom that she understood that they need （ 10）
（share） the housework to have a clean and comfortable home.
四．任务型阅读（共 10 分）
8．Do you remember what you were doing？
We went around asking people if they could remember what they were doing on July 20，
1969 when astronauts walked on the moon for the first time.Here is what they said：
John Bates
I was 18 years old.I was watching TV at home and saw the news about the first astronaut
who walked on the moon.His name was Neil Armstrong.I remember he could jump really high
because people are n't so heavy on the moon.He became a national hero in America，and famous
all over the world.
Paul Robinson
I was 12 years old.I d on't remember what I was doing，but I remember I was so excited and I
wanted to go to the moon，too.My dream was to become an astronaut and fly to space in a rocket.I
wanted to see the earth from the moon because the astronauts said that the earth looked very
beautiful from there.
Linda Brown
I remember that I was working that day.I was 20 years old then.I didn't see them land on the
moon because I was busy，but I read about it in the newspaper the next day.I thought it was
amazing.Maybe I can have my vacation on the moon one day!
Mark Green
I was only seven years old then.I did hear my parents talking about it excitedly when I went
home，and I learned about it later in school.But I d on't remember what I was doing when it
happened.I think I was too young to remember.Maybe I was having fun in the playground with my
friends when it happened.
（1）When did astronauts walk on the moon for the first time？
（2）Among these four people，who was watching TV at that time？
（3）What was Paul Robinson's dream？
（4）How did Linda Brown learn the news？
（5）Why couldn't Mark Green remember what he was doing？
五．书面表达（共 25 分）
9．
作为八年级学生，我们在学习和生活中难免会遇到一些烦恼，为了更好地发现及解决同
学们存在的问题，班上开展了一次以"Face Problems Bravely"为主题的英语班会。假如你
是李华，请你根据下面的班会笔记，就其中的两到三个问题，提出你的建议，并谈一谈
自己的看法。
注意：（1）文中不得出现你的真实姓名、学校名和地名；
（2）文中包含题中所给要求，可适当添加内容；
（3）不少于 80 词，开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Problem and worries are normal in life.In my class，some students ________.
