参考答案
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7. （1） on/at （2） dishes （3） understand （4） to keep
（5） out （6）arrives（7）from （8）well （9）only（10）How
8. （1）On January lst，2015.（2）To remind us to stand up for people in need.
（3）In a cake shop.（4）A man clerk.（5）Courage.
9.范文
In the program，a customer stood up when the blind woman was cheated in the cake shop.I am
for her because she was brave enough to help the woman in need.
The other day I saw a little girl crying at a street corner on my way home.I tried my best to
make her stop crying.When I knew she was lost.I helped her make a call to her dad and stayed
with her until her dad arrived.I found it pleasant to give others a hand.
In my opinion，we are supposed to help each other and be thankful for others help.In this way
our society will fill with positive energy.As the saying goes，"The roses in her hand，the flavor in
mine."绵阳市涪城区 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．Each of these hotels offers（提供）something special and interesting.
Sleep in a train at the Train Station.Inn.This hotel is in an old train station in Nova Scotia，The
owners use the station and the train as rooms.There are seven old train cars.There is a
restaurant in the dining car.Prices are from﹩ 89 to ﹩ 169 per room or train car，
Sleep in a jail（监狱）in Ottawa.Here，you can sleep in the old downtown Ottawa Jail.There
are still bars（铁栅）on the doors!Prices are from ﹩25 to﹩65.Don't worry.There aren't any
criminals there!
Sleep in a tepee（圆锥形帐篷）in the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise.This hotel is in Alberta's
Banff National Park.There are guided tours and lessons about culture in it.The best part is
sleeping in a real tepee outside.The price is around ﹩300.
Sleep in a lighthouse（灯塔）at the Quirpon Lighthouse Inn.This hotel is on Newfoundland's
Quirpon Island.You can see the ocean from the windows.Prices are from ﹩225 to﹩ 350.The
hotel has the traditional look and feel of the lighthouse，so no Internet，TV or telephones are
in the rooms.It offers guided tours.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
（1）If Nadia only has ﹩ 50，she can choose to live in the .
A．Ottawa Jail
B．Train Station Inn
C．Quirpon Lighthouse Inn
D．Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
（2）How many hotels offer guided tours？
A．One.
B．Two.
C．Three.
D．Four.
（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A．There is a big museum in the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise.
B．The Internet is not available at the Quirpon Lighthouse Inn.
C．There are lessons about culture at the Train Station Inn.
D．Some criminals are still living in the Ottawa Jail.
（4）Who may be interested in the passage？
A．Doctors.
B．Teachers.
C．Travelers.
D．Criminals.
（5）You may find the passage in a .
A．dictionary
B．storybook
C．magazine
D．diary
2．While many kids are playing games or hanging out with friends，American boy Dean Miller is
helping out at a fire station in Ohio.
Dean is 14 years old.He wants to help in every way he can.He goes out on call with the
firemen and helps clean the trucks，windows and floors."It feels really great because you know
you are helping people to keep them safe，"said Dean.
Dean's grandfather and great﹣ grandfather are both firemen.His grandfather was once the
head of the fire station，so Dean was able to start helping early on.Dean knows what firemen do，
so it is natural for him to become a volunteer.Dean is the youngest volunteer at the station.The
older he becomes，the more responsibility he has to take on.
The voluntary work also helps him a lot.He learns skills for the future.Dean wants to be a
fireman someday."I feel that volunteering is important.If you volunteer for something，you will
know what you need to do when you get a job there，and you won't need as much training，"
Dean said.The volunteers need to call the fire station if there is a fire.But as the fire fighters can
not reach the place at once，they need to take actions like emergency evacuation（紧急疏散）.So
the volunteers play important roles."I'm learning that it takes courage（勇气），and it takes a team
to help people，"Dean said.
（1）Dean Miller volunteers at a .
A．police station
B．train station
C．fire station
D．bus station
（2）As a volunteer，Dean Miller needs to .
A．help with the training
B．do some cleaning
C．look after his grandfather
D．learn skills for the future
（3）The underlined word "responsibility" in this passage means .
A．role
B．duty
C．risk
D．matter
（4）Dean Miller is able to volunteer mostly because .
A．his grandpa and great﹣grandpa are firemen
B．he was trained before
C．it's easy for him to do so
D．his grandpa asked him to do so
（5）Which of the following is true？
A．Dean Miller doesn't like playing games.
B．Dean Miller's family are all working as firemen.
C．Dean Miller won't need any training in the future.
D．Dean Miller thinks volunteering at the fire station needs teamwork.
3．Life in the 2020s will be different from it is now，because many changes will take place.What
will the changes be？
The population is growing fast.There will be more and more people in the world and most of
them will live longer.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful，and there will be at least one in every
home.And computer study will be one of the most important subjects in school.
People will work fewer hours， and have more free time for sports， TV and
traveling.Traveling will be much cheaper and easier.And many people will go to other countries
for holiday.
There will be changes in our food，too.Because more and more people know the importance
of healthy diet，maybe no one will eat meat.They will eat more vegetables and fruit.So people will
be healthier.Work in the future will be different，too.Dangerous and hard work will be done by
robots.Because of this，many people won't have enough work to do.This will be a problem.
（1）In the 2020s，there will be .
A．more trees
B．more people
C．few countries
D．more work to do
（2）In the future，people will not have to .
A．travel
B．study
C．work long
D．eat meat
（3）Every family will have at least one in the 2020s.
A．computer
B．house
C．TV
D．robot
（4）Traveling will be in the 2020s.
A．less interesting
B．more difficult
C．more expensive
D．much cheaper and easier
（5）People in the 2020s may not have as much as we do now.
A．fruit
B．milk
C．bread
D．meat
4．To give away bone marrow（骨髓） to her younger brother，a 12﹣year﹣old girl named Zhang
Xinxin made herself eat 3 kg of noodles every day.
In 2017，Zhang Xinxin's brother Zhang Haizhen became ill.If he cannot get a hemopoietic
stem cell transplant（造血干细胞移植），he will lose his life.
After Zhang Xinxin heard the terrible news，she asked the doctor to test her blood.Luckily，
she was a match for her brother.It means that she could save her brother.However，the 160 cm﹣
tall girl was only 40 kg.The doctor told her， "You need to weigh at least 50 kg before you can
give away your bone marrow." Then the little girl started her plan.Every day，the poor girl tried to
make herself eat three big bowls of noodles with several pieces of vegetables.
Because of Zhang Haizhen's illness，his mother had to stop working to take care of him and
his father also left his workplace to do some part﹣time jobs near the hospital to make a little
money.
To help her parents out，Zhang Xinxin got up at 5 a.m.every day and climbed a mountain 3
km away to pick fruits and sell them.She was very tired.Sometimes she wanted to stop to have a
good rest.But she knew she couldn't do that.She had to help her parents to save her brother in
hospital.
Zhang Haizhen will be ready for a transplant，but the family is still far from raising 430，000
yuan to pay for the operation.Could you please give the family a hand？ They will be very
thankful.
（1）How many noodles did Zhang Xinxin eat a week？
A．3 kg.
B．9 kg.
C．15 kg.
D．21 kg.
（2）What was the problem of Zhang Xinxin after the doctor tested her blood？
A．She lost too much blood.
B．She was not heavy enough.
C．Her bone marrow wasn't healthy.
D．She didn't have enough food to eat.
（3）What did Zhang Haizhen's mother do for him？
A．She found a better job.
B．She gave up her job.
C．She sold their only house.
D．She sold fruits on the street.
（4）What can we infer from the passage？
A．Zhang Xinxin couldn't wait to save her brother.
B．Zhang Haizhen got ill when he was 12.
C．It is easy for the family to raise money.
D．The parents refused to give away their bone marrow.
（5）Why did the writer write the passage？
A．To describe how poor the family is.
B．To show Zhang Haizhen is seriously ill.
C．To ask people to help the poor family.
D．To tell us it is important to keep healthy.
二．完形填空（共 20 分）
5．"Is it OK to let my child do the chores at home？" "Should I punish（惩罚） him if he （1）
to do the chores？"
Parents often think of these questions. （2） should parents do to get their children
to do the chores？Let's read a story first.
Jenny was （3） her grandpa in the country.They enjoyed being with each other
very much.Grandpa took Jenny for a ride （4） his car every afternoon.Every night，
Grandpa washed his socks and （5） them to dry.
One day，Jenny said to her grandpa， "I want to help you wash socks." Jenny was only four
years old，（6） her grandpa agreed.He believed Jenny could do it well.Jenny was （7）
to wash the socks for her grandpa.She washed them （8） ，so the socks became very
clean.She thought since her little hands could do this work，she could do a lot more for （9） .
So parents should give children chances to do the chores.They should let their children know
they are （10） in the family.It's very important to a child's development.
（1） A．agrees B．likes C．stops D．refuses
（2） A．When B．What C．Where D．Why
（3） A．visiting B．calling C．helping D．asking
（4） A．in B．to C．on D．of
（5） A．touched B．moved C．folded D．hung
（6） A．and B．but C．so D．or
（7） A．tired B．worried C．happy D．nervous
（8） A．quietly B．easily C．quickly D．carefully
（9） A．other B．the other C．others D．another
（10） A．friendly B．helpful C．careful D．lovely
6．Students may have problems with their minds．Some students become worried because they
have to study very（1） ．Others have trouble getting on well with people like their
parents and classmates．
A student of Grade 8 could not understand his teacher and was doing （2） in his
lessons．He became so worried about it that he（3） to cut his finger with a knife．
Another student was afraid of（4） ．She got very worried（5） she looked
at the exam paper，and she could write nothing．A report says that 18% of Shanghai students have
mental（心理的）problems．Their troubles include being worried and（6） ，having
problems in learning and getting on with people．Many students who have problems won't ask for
（7） ．Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a doctor．Others don't want to
talk（8） their secrets．
A famous expert on students has the following（9） ：
Talk to your parents and teachers often．
Take part in group activities and play sports．
Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy（10） unwell．
（1） A．hard B．hardly C．easy D．easily
（2） A．worse B．badly C．well D．better
（3） A．refused B．stopped C．forgot D．started
（4） A．friends B．exams C．doctors D．books
（5） A．when B．what C．where D．why
（6） A．happy B．unhappy C．lucky D．unlucky
（7） A．success B．chance C．help D．dream
（8） A．to B．with C．about D．in
（9） A．suggestion B．facts C．fact D．suggestions
（10） A．as B．or C．but D．so
三．语法填空（共 15 分）
7.．阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当
的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空．
Most Chinese students do their homework or have lessons （1） weekends．
But Western． kids do all kinds of chores．
They can do the （2） （dish）． This can be a daily thing for a kid to do．
It makes them（3） （understand）doing this is their duty，and it teaches them
（4） （keep） the house clean．
They can take （5） the trash． There is the kitchen trash and the bathroom
trash． Parents make sure that they understand that the trash needs to be taken out every morning
before the trash truck （6） （arrive）．
To make money， they can babysit． Each parent likes to get away（7） the
house from time to time． If they do this once a week for a few hours and do （ 8）
（good）， they can make some money．
There are many chores to be done every day． The kids can not （9） have fun
by doing these， but also get some pocket money． （10） happy they are．
四．任务型阅读（共 10 分）
8．On January lst，2015，What Would You Do was first broadcas（t 播送）on Guangdong TV.Since
then，it has been quite popular.It tests what people will do when they see someone is in trouble
so as to remind us to stand up for people in need.Here is one episode（集） of the program.
In a cake shop，two actors acted as a blind woman named Pamela and a man clerk who
looked down upon blind people.Hidden cameras were recording what would happen.The blind
woman came into the shop and bought a box of twelve cupcakes.The clerk treated the woman
badly at first.Then he cheated her when he gave her the chang（e 零钱）.He gave her only 6 dollars
instead of 34 dollars.
A psychology（心理学） professor once said， "It's difficult to take the first step to stand
up.It needs courage. "Would someone be brave enough to stand up for the blind woman？Yes!A
customer in the cake shop stopped the clerk from cheating the blind woman and treating her
badly.And other customers joined her soon.John appeared in the end and interviewed the first
customer who helped Pamela out.She said it was necessary to give a hand to people in need.
（1）When was the TV program first broadcast？
（2）What was the purpose of the TV program？
（3）Where did the test happen？
（4）Who treated the blind woman badly？
（5）What do we need to stand up for people in need？
五．书面表达（共 25 分）
9．为了使生活更美好，社会需要正能量。生活中我们需要他人的帮助，也要学会帮助他人。
请你用英语写一篇短文，谈谈你对此节目的一些看法和自己帮助他人或被帮助的经历。
内容包括：
①你对节目中挺身而出的顾客的看法；
②说说你帮助别人或别人帮助你的一件事情；
③呼吁大家互相帮助，学会感恩，让社会充满正能量。
作文要求：语句连贯，70 词左右。
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