广东省深圳南山外国语学校2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷（含答案解析）

2024—2025学年第一学期期中考试

八年级  英语试卷

（试卷总分：100分  考试时间：90分钟 ）

第一部分 基础运用（25分）

I． 单词匹配

根据所给单词选出相应的英文释义，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共10小题，每小题1分）

(      )1． Review       A． a line of people, cars, etc． waiting for something

(      )2． intelligence    B． an opinion you give about goods or services

(      )3． exhausted     C． a reduction in the usual prices of something

(   )4． Promote       D． to stop being angry with yourself or someone who harmed or upset you

(      )5． considerate    E． someone who spends a lot of money

(   )6． Forgive       F． to give full attention to something and not think about anything else

(   )7． Queue      G． the ability that people think and feel about something or a high level of this ability

(      )8． big spender    H． very tired

(      )9． concentrate    I． always thinking of other people’s wishes and feelings

(   )10．Discount  J． to make a product, service, event, etc． more popular or noticed in public

II． 单项选择

i． 选出可替换划线部分的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共5小题，每小题1分）

(      )11． Instead of being annoyed, he seemed quite pleased．

A． Take place of              B． In place of               C． Replace of

(      )12． All the roads looked the same and I felt really confused．

A． puzzled                     B． frightened             C． ashamed

(      )13． Don’t worry if your mobile phone runs out of battery．

A． puts up                 B． dies out of            C． uses up

(      )14． The twins are so naughty that they usually give their parents a headache．

A． make their parents proud      B． drive their parents mad       C． cheer their parents up

(   )15． I went to a new shopping center last weekend but my shopping experience was absolutely terrible．

A． probably                    B． finally                   C． completely

ii． 选出最佳答案填入空白处，使句子意思连贯、语法正确，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共10小题，每小题1分）

(      )16． We must follow the teacher’s       in a Chemistry lab．

A． challenges      B． methods      C． ways       D． instructions

(      )17． They have many lovely pets,       three cats and two dogs．

A． including     B． include         C． included      D． includes

(      )18． The two pictures are alike． I can’t_______．

A． get them mixed up                    B． tell them apart

C． pay attention to them                          D． go out of style

(      )19． -Do you know which class       the basketball match, Wendy?

-What a pity! The team of Class 1       ours．

A． won, beat         B． won, won       C． beat, beat      D． beat, won

(    )20． Peter is different       his brother in height, but they’re similar      each other in

appearance．

A． from, from  B． to, to     C． from, to              D． to, from

(      )21． -Is there       in today’s newspaper?

-Yes, a group of_______ kids joined the volunteers．

A． anything new, ten-year-old_______     B nothing new, ten-years-old

C． anything new, ten-years-old      D nothing new, ten-year-old

(      )22． Poor thing! Jack       a fall when he       on the ice． He got hurt badly．

A． was having, was skating                    B． had, was skating

C． was having, skated                         D． has had, was skating

(      )23． Emily is my      sister and she is two years      than me． But she is as      as I．

A． older, older, tall                                B． older, elder, taller

C． elder, older, tall                                 D． elder, elder, taller

(      )24． -Susie didn’t go to the cinema with us yesterday       she was ill．

-I’m sorry to hear that． She should have       rest．

A． because, little  B． therefore, few  C． therefore, too much     D． because, enough

(   )25． Miss Li tells us that       we do everything,       mistakes we will make in our further study．

A． the more careful, the fewer                 B． the more careful, the less

C． the more carefully, the fewer               D． the more carefully, the less

第二部分 素养提升（75分）

一、选择题

I．完形填空   

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，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共10小题，每小题1分）

If you get pocket money by babysitting or doing yard work for a neighbor, then you probably know a thing or two about managing(管理) money． After all, when you’ve worked that hard, you don’t want to (26)　   it all on candy．

Using your money in the right way or (27)　   some for the future is important． Once you grow up, your success might depend on how (28)　   you manage your money．

It’s easier to start these good habits when you’re (29)　  ． Meghan Coyle is a business girl who is 12 years old． She has made more than $320 in two years by (30)　   dogs after school．

“I’ve been a dog-walker for two years and it’s been a lot of (31)　  ． I really enjoyed it． My mother never gave me pocket money, so I had to make money in some other way． Lots of kids don’t realize how hard it can be to have a job． It can be hard to keep customers happy． There are some days when it’s raining and I would rather be (32)　  else except at my home, but I still go out with a dog,” Coyle said． “Start a business that interests you． First, you have to advertise． The (33)　   and safest way is to talk with neighbors and family friends． After you have the customers, keep your customers happy! Send cards that you make by yourself to them on holidays． That always surprises them． Always be willing to do more than they ask． On holidays, give your customers coupons so that they will keep (34)　   you for your service or products．”

Is it a good idea to do some work to make pocket money? Now think about it and start your own (35)　   !

II． 阅读理解（共40分）

第一节 阅读下列短文，从各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共15小题，每小题1．5分）

A

Lisa has always been overweight(肥胖的)． She wanted to lose weight, not only because she wanted to look more beautiful and healthier, but also because it would make life easier．

For example, it was difficult for Lisa to find ready-made clothes． She had to ask a tailor(裁缝) to make clothes that were large enough． In school, she needed a special chair that was bigger and stronger than other chairs． If she went for a walk, she got tired very quickly．

She was also unhappy about the way people treated(对待) her sometimes． “People look at me and even make fun of me． I can’t enjoy having dinner with my friends because I’m afraid of getting fatter．”

But now things are quite different． Last month her classmates were preparing for School Art Week． Someone advised Lisa to play the lead role of the proud Queen who was tall and overweight． Lisa agreed and practiced a lot． Soon after the play, Lisa became a star! She did so well that everybody knew the proud Queen．

Now Lisa doesn’t worry about being overweight anymore． She believes in the English saying, “Every dog has its day．”

(    ) 36． Why did Lisa want to lose weight?

a． To be healthier．

b． To make life easier．

c． To wear clothes made by a tailor．

d． To be more beautiful．

A． abc                   B． abd                  C． acd                    D． bcd

(    ) 37． What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A． What problems being overweight brings．_______

B． Lisa’s happy life at school and home．

C． How Lisa did exercise every day．_______

D． Why Lisa got tired very easily．

(    ) 38． According to Paragraph 3, how did some people treat Lisa?

A． They liked to make friends with her．_______

B． They sometimes laughed at her．

C． They enjoyed having dinner with her．_______

D． They treated her the same as others．

(    ) 39． How did Lisa change herself and make things different?_______

A． By taking the lead role in the school play

B． By getting exercise and losing weight

C． By making great progress in her studies

D． By helping her classmates in different ways

(    ) 40． What does the story tell us?

A． Everybody hopes to be beautiful．_______

B． We should take care of ourselves．

C． Everybody has talents and problems．_______

D． We should be kind to overweight people．

B

The Chinese pingfeng, a folding(折叠) screen, is an old invention and traditional Chinese furniture． Its earliest common use dates from the Han Dynasty． The pingfeng means protection from wind, showing its purpose at the very beginning．

As time passes, it has been made into different sizes with colourful paintings． On screens usually appears a dragon． It stands for nobility(高贵) and power． The peacock, a beautiful bird, can be seen on screens, too． It’s a symbol(象征) of everlasting(永久的) life． Beautiful flowers mean good luck． Lots of people like to choose them as a popular design of the pingfeng． All the designs carry people’s beautiful wishes．

Behind the pingfeng lies an interesting story． In the past, the unmarried daughter of a rich family couldn’t be seen by men except her father, brothers or very close cousins． When an admirer(仰慕者) paid a visit, however, she might take a secret look at him from a screen behind． Her father would discuss poems with the young man and ask him to create one． If the daughter and her father were glad with the young man’s poem and his looks, she might agree to marry him．

Today the pingfeng is back in fashion for its beauty and its practical use as furniture． Acting as a moving wall, it can be the perfect match for modern sofas and walls, and it adds style to them．

The pingfeng is more than beautiful furniture．

(    ) 41． What did people use the pingfeng for at the very beginning?

A． Hiding a person．                                B． Protecting people from wind．

C． Dividing a room．                                   D． Decorating a room．

(    ) 42． Which design stands for good luck?

A． The dragon．                                          B． The peacock．

C． The beautiful bird．                                 D． The beautiful flowers．

(    ) 43． How does the writer develop his idea in Paragraph 2?

A． By telling a story．                                 B． By asking and answering questions．

C． By telling differences．                            D． By giving examples．

(    ) 44． In which order did the story in Paragraph 3 probably happen?

a． The father and the daughter were satisfied with the poem and his appearance．

b． The daughter agreed to marry the young man．

c． The young man created a poem．

d． Her father discussed poems with the young man．

e． An admirer paid a visit．

f． The unmarried daughter hid behind the pingfeng．

A． a-c-d-e-f-b               _______      B． e-d-a-f-b-c

C． e-f-d-c-a-b                                       D． a-d-b-e-f-c

(    ) 45． What does the writer think of the pingfeng?

A． It is of no practical use at all now．

B． It is not just used as furniture．

C． It is not popular any more．

D． It won’t be used in the future．

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参考答案

I． 单词匹配

1-5 B G H J I       6-10 D A E F C

II． 单项选择

11-15 B A C B C    16-20 D A B A C   21-25 A B C D C

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