河北省保定市定州市2024---2025 学年度第二学期八年级英语期中质量监测（无答案）

2024-2025 学年度第二学期期中质量监测
八年级英语试题
注意事项：1.总分120分，考试时间90分钟。
2.请将答案填、涂在答题卡上，考试结束后交回答题卡。
I.根据句意及汉语提示写单词，完成句子。(每空2分，满分10分)
1. Plants grow well in rich (土壤 ).
2. There will be a math (测验) next month.
3. We clean our school (院子) every day.
4. Did someone (警告) you about the fire
5. How do you (搜索) for information with DeepSeek
II.按要求转换句子(每小题1分，满分5分)
6. Don’ t take photos here.(改为同义句)
here!
7. There is some tea in the cup.(改为否定句)
There tea in the cup.
8. He doesn’ t have brothers or sisters.(改为同义句)
He has brothers sisters.
9. They have lived in China for five years.(就画线部分提问)
have they lived in China
10. Don't forget to do your homework, or your teacher will be angry.(改为同义句)
you forget to do your homework, your teacher be angry.
Ⅲ.情景交际(每小题2分，满分10分)
根据下面的对话情景，在空白处填入一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。
(Han Mei is talking with her friend Katherine. A is for Han Mei ;B is for
Katherine. )
A: Hi, Katherine, you look tired. 11.
B: I planted tomatoes in the garden behind the school with my classmates
just now.
A: 12. Why did you do that
B: Well, because our teacher asked us to watch how tomatoes grow.
A: That's meaningful. 13.
B: We also planted some carrots, potatoes and so on.
A: It must be a beautiful garden. Will everyone in your class look after them
B: Yes, we take turns to look after them.
A: 14.
B: I hope so. It reminds me of a famous saying, “No pains, no gains”
A: That's right. Planting is not only a kind of labor practice but also helps us learn a lot.
B: I quite agree with you. 15.
A: Sure, I'd love to. I'm looking forward to seeing your garden.
Ⅳ.完形填空(每空1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Work today is very different from the way it was fifty or even twenty years
ago. In the past, most people got up 16 in the morning, went to
their offices by bus, train or car,worked eight hours and went home again.
In the 17 world, many companies are changing this way of working.
More and more people work from(the) 18 . This means that they
needn’ t go to an office every day. Be-cause of 19 like the Internet and video telephones, you can see other people when you talk to them. These telephones also let you talk to many people at the 20 time. You
will get the same salary(薪水), 21 there is less time wasted(浪费).
Is it better or worse than working in an office Well, if you work from home and your neighbour doesn’ t, when he is leaving for the office at 7:00,
you’ re 22 . He is sitting in his car at 7:30, and you’ re drinking a cup of coffee and checking(检查) your e-mails. At8:00 when your neighbour arrives at the office, you' re taking a shower. After that, you have
breakfast and begin your day's work. At lunchtime you aren't very hungry,
so you decide to 23 working. You work until about 4:00, check your
e-mails and then 24 . You take your dog to the park for a 25 . At six o’ clock, you’ re watching the news when your neighbor arrives
home.
（ ）16. A. late B. early C. slowly D. easily
（ ）17. A. past B. dangerous C. modern D. brave
（ ）18. A. home B. office C. school D. street
（ ）19. A. knowledge B. education C. business D. technology
（ ）20. A. different B. same C. tiny D. large
（ ）21. A. so B. or C. because D. but
（ ）22. A. picking up B. growing up C. getting up D. giving up
（ ）23. A. go on B. go out C. go back D. go away
（ ）24. A. enter B. search C. appear D. relax
（ ）25. A. vacation B. run C. job D. test
V.短文填空(每空2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。
As China grows stronger and stronger, more and more foreign people have
started to learnChinese. However, most of them find it difficult 26.
(learn) Chinese. The prob-lem 27. (catch) the attention of a famous AI company(人工智能公司) in Chi-na these years. To help foreigners learn
Chinese, it has developed 28. smart-phone app called iFLY Chinese.
With the help of AI-based voice 29. (technology), the app users can learn Chinese 30. (wise) and quickly. When users speak into the
app in their own languages, the app can turn the voice messages 31.
Chinese. When they read sentences in Chinese, it 32. (give) them
feedback (反馈). It can also correct(纠正)33. they) mistakes in their pronunciation and grammar. Final-ly, it will provide word cards for them to practice and review.
With the help of the app, many people have the ability to speak 34. use Chinese. Henry is one of them. He was born in Australia. He 35. (start) to learnChinese two years ago. He 36. (make) great progress since he started to use the app. Now he can have conversations 37. his friends.
The app has been very popular in foreign countries since its 38.
(develop).Now it is being used by hundreds of 39. (thousand) of people. They are in 40. (many) than one hundred countries. How quickly the
number of its users has in-creased!
Ⅵ.阅读理解(每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读A、B、C、D四篇材料，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
I read an article about plants today. The right plants often make your home
more beauti-ful, and even make the air cleaner. The article also gives a few tips to help you look after in-door plants.
Choose the right plants
It's true that some plants are hard to take care of. Plants like orchids (兰花) are beauti-ful to look at but they are difficult to keep alive. If you
are not good at gardening, these plants won't last very long in your home.
▲ , but that doesn't mean you should give up keeping plants in your
home. Many other kinds of plants are much easier to take tare of and they
will grow well with very little care. Many are also lovely and pleasing to
the eye.
V.短文填空(每空2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。
As China grows stronger and stronger, more and more foreign people have started to learnChinese. However, most of them find it difficult 26.
(learn) Chinese. The prob-lem 27. (catch) the attention of a famous AI company(人工智能公司) in Chi-na these years. To help foreigners learn
Chinese, it
has developed 28. smart-phone app called iFLY Chinese.
With the help of AI - based voice 29. (technology), the app users can learn Chinese 30. (wise) and quickly. When users speak into the app
in their own languages, the app can turn the voice messages 31.
Chinese. When they read sentences in Chinese, it 32. (give) them feedback (反馈). It can also correct (纠正)33. (they) mistakes in their
pronunciation and grammar. Final-ly, it will provide word cards for them to practice and review.
With the help of the app, many people have the ability to speak 34.
use Chi-nese. Henry is one of them. He was born in Australia. He 35.
(start) to learnChinese two years ago. He 36. (make) great progress
since he started to use the app. Now he can have conversations 37.
his friends.
The app has been very popular in foreign countries since its 38. (develop).Now it is being used by hundreds of 39. (thousand) of people. They
are in 40. (many) than one hundred countries. How quickly the number of
its users has in-creased!
VI.阅读理解(每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读A、B、C、D四篇材料，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
I read an article about plants today. The right plants often make your home
more beauti-ful, and even make the air cleaner. The article also gives a
few tips to help you look after in-door plants.
Choose the right plants
It's true that some plants are hard to take care of. Plants like orchids (兰花) are beauti-ful to look at but they are difficult to keep alive. If you
are not good at gardening, these plants won't last very long in your home.
▲ , but that doesn't mean you should give up keeping plants in your home. Many other kinds of plants are much easier to take care of and they
will grow well with very little care. Many are also lovely and pleasing
to the eye.
Know a plant's lighting needs
Many people want to have plants in their home. They care about watering
thei plants without knowing how much light the plants need. Sunlight is an
important part of a plant's ability (能力) to produce food for itself. So
you can put a note on most plants to tell how much sunlight a plant needs
through the day. Some plants need quite a lot and they should be put by a
window. Others can be put further inside a room or in a corner. There, they
will only get a bit of light each day.
( ) 41. Which can be put in ▲
A. Some plants are not beautiful
B. You may spend much money on plants
C. It may take you time to take care of plants
D. You might not be able to take good care of such plants
( )42. What does the underlined word“Others” refer to (指的是)
A. Plants needing little sunlight.
B. Plants needing a lot of water.
C. Plants needing little care.
D. Plants growing outside a room
（ ） 43. Which is TRUE according to the passage
A. I read an article about animals.
B. We should give up keeping plants in our home.
C. Orchids are beautiful to look at and easy to keep alive.
D. Sunlight is an important part of a plant's ability to produce food for
itself.
B
Mary was in bed, feeling sleepy. She read the first few words of her book, “The dodo(渡渡鸟) was a bird that couldn’ t fly…”, and soon she fell
fast asleep.
Whoosh! The window blew wide open. Mary sat up, and through the window she
saw a dodo, an unusual dodo, right there in her yard!
“I lived over four hundred years ago,”the dodo said. “But then terrible
things hap-pened. People cut down the forests, so we had nothing to eat. We
all died.” The dodo felt sad.
Suddenly, a mammoth(猛犸) rushed in. It said, “I’ ve been looking for
you, Dodo! I lived thousands of years ago, but not now.” It added,
Scientists think the weather changed,changing the environment where we lived. We ate grass, but as the weather grew warmer, forests spread and there was less grass to eat.”
Seconds later, an elephant bird came. It said proudly, “I’m the heaviest
bird that has ever lived. I weigh half a ton. But we lived on the earth
over a thousand years ago.”
The animals all looked sad. Before they had time to say another word, a
tiger came in.“My friends,” it said, showing its big teeth. “I hear
what you
are talking about. We tigers are lucky. Now there are some special places
for us animals who are in danger. We are safe and no one can hurt us
there.”
“Sounds great!” thought Mary. “Animals should have more of these kinds of places!”The window blew shut, and Mary woke up with a start. There was no
one and nothing to see,except the book in her hand.
（ ）44. Which of the animals lived thousands of years ago
A. Dodos. B. Elephant birds. C. Tigers. D. Mammoths.
( )45. Why are tigers lucky
A. Because they have big teeth.
B. Because they live in safe places.
C. Because the environment changed.
D. Because the weather grew warmer.
（ ）46. Which question could best help us find out the writer's purpose
A. Does the writer want us to have fun
B. Does the writer want us to raise animals
C. Does the writer want us to protect dodos
D. Does the writer want us to learn something
C
（ ）47. What time will the sun rise on April 26, 2025
A. At 5:38. B. At 6:31. C. At 19:25. D. 19:40.
（ )48. Which day will have the highest temperature
A. April 26. B. April 29. C. May 1. D. May 2.
（ ） 49. How many days will it probably be rainy next week
A. 3. B. 4. C. 5. D. 6.
( ) 50. What can we learn from the report
A. It's best to take a raincoat on May 2.
B. It's a good idea to wash cars on April 27.
C. It will be a nice day for a picnic on May 1.
D. It's better to put on a winter coat on April 30.
D
The computer is a very wonderful machine, and it is so popular today that it seems we cannot live or work without puters are used in many
places—— in offices, in factories, in big shops, at schools and even at
home. With the computer, people are living a better life.
The computer was one of the greatest inventions in the 20th century. The
first computer was built in America which was named ENIAC, and it was not
only very large, but also quite heavy. It was as big as two rooms!
But the computer is developing very fast. Today they are becoming smaller and lighter.And they work faster and faster. There are various kinds of
computers in the market and you can easily choose one that you like best.
As the computer can do a lot of things for people, it helps us learn abou
the real world.With the computer, you can send an email just in a few
seconds to your friend or receive your message.
Now you can see the computer really gives us a very nice picture about
theworld of tomor-row. So as students in the 21st century, we have to work
hard and learn how to use the com-puter very well. Don't you think so
( )51. What does the writer think of the computer today
A. People can't live without it.
B. It makes people become lazier.
C. It helps people to live a better life.
D. It is the most useful invention in the 21st century.
( ) 52. What was the first computer like
A. Small and light. B. Small but heavy.
C. Large but light. D. Large and heavy.
( )53. What does the underlined word“various” probably mean
A. Tiny. B. Dry.
C. Different. D. Big.
( )54. What does the writer advise students in the 21st century to do
A. To learn to develop the computer.
B. To learn to use the computer well.
C. To learn when to use the computer.
D. To learn to use the computer quickly.
( )55. What's the best title for the text
A. A wonderful machine—— the computer
B. Different kinds of computers
C. The history of computers
D. How to choose a right computer
VII.阅读表达(每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，简略回答问题。
Do you know the Chinese 24 Solar Terms (节气) Can you say all of them
The 24 Solar Terms are part of the traditional Chinese culture. Chinese
people began to use it to predict(预测) the weather a long time ago. It
was very useful because most people made their living by farming(耕作) at
that time.
How did Chinese people create the 24 Solar Terms in ancient times Clever
Chinese peo-ple studied the sun's movement and other natural changes. In
the Shang Dynasty(朝代),people divided a year into four parts, so there
were four solar terms. In the Zhou Dynasty,there were eight solar terms. In the Han Dynasty, people finally used 24 solar terms to divide a year.
Each year started with the Beginning of Spring and ended with Great Cold.
There were four seasons every year and each season had six solar terms.
Even today, people still use the 24 Solar Terms. For example, during the
Awakening ofInsects(惊蛰), the warm weather is coming and farmers should
get busy working.
56. What did Chinese people use the 24 Solar Terms to do a long time ago
57. How did Chinese people create the 24 Solar Terms
58. How many solar terms were there in Zhou Dynasty
59. When did people use 24 Solar Terms to divide a year
60. Name two of the 24 Solar Terms.
VIII. 书面表达(满分15分)
61. 假如你是李华,你们学校正在举办“Save the Wild Animals”的主题活动，在了解相关知识后，你发现许多野生动物的生存现状非常令人担忧。请根据以下提示，向校园网站英语专栏投稿，写一篇关于保护野生动物的倡议书。
提示：
1. What wild animals are in danger
2. Why are the wild animals endangered
3. Why should we protect the wild animals
4. How do we protect the wild animals
要求：1.文中要包含上文中提到的内容；
2.文中不得出现个人真实的姓名和校名；
3.词数80左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。
提示词语: destroy 破坏; fur 毛皮; build nature reserves 建自然保护区
Save the Wild Animals
The earth is home to both humans and wild animals. But today some wild animals are facing serious problems.