2024-2025学年第一学期八年级期中质量监测英语
2024年11月
说明：
1． 答题前，考生务必在在答题卡指定位置用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写考试信息，并用2B铅笔填涂考号。
2． 用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在指定区域内作答。如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，再写新答案；作答选择题时，用2B铅笔把对应题目答案的信息点框涂黑。
3． 如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。不按照以上要求作答，视为无效。
第一部分 选择题（50分）
I． 完形填空（10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。（共10小题，每小题1分）
One day I took a taxi to the airport． We were driving when a black ____1____ suddenly ran right in front of us． My taxi driver slammed on his brakes (猛踩刹车) and ____2____ the car by just inches! The car driver stuck his head out of the car window and ____3____ shouting at us． My taxi driver just smiled and ____4____ the guy．
He was so friendly that I asked, “Why did you do that? This guy almost hit your car and sent us to the ____5____!” This is what my taxi driver taught me and I now call it “the law of the rubbish truck”． He ____6____ that many people are like rubbish trucks． They run around with rubbish — anger, sadness and so on． As their rubbish truck gets ____7____, they need a place to empty it and sometimes they’ll throw the rubbish on you． Don’t take it ____8____． Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on． ____9____ they will take their rubbish and throw it to other people around you．
Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent ____10____ you take it． Love the people who treat you well, and pray for the ones who don’t．
1． A． taxi B． car C． truck D． motorcycle
2． A． hit B． broke C． missed D． fought
3． A． started B． stopped C． enjoyed D． imagined
4． A． shouted at B． stared at C． laughed at D． waved at
5． A． airport B． hospital C． office D． station
6． A． disliked B． wondered C． said D． agreed
7． A． full B． dirty C． quiet D． tidy
8． A． politely B． carefully C． smelly D． seriously
9． A． And B． Or C． But D． Because
10． A． which B． why C． how D． when
II． 阅读理解（40分）
第一节 阅读下列短文，从下面每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（共15小题，每小题1．5分）
A
When I was a child, my parents read bedtime stories to my sister and me each night． It is one of my favourite childhood memories．
My sister and I had many books． As I grew older, I enjoyed staying in my father’s “library” and would read for hours each day． To make me play with friends like other kids, my parents would have to take books away from me．
I see reading as an important part of my life, not a hobby to pass my time． For me, reading opens up a whole new world． It encourages new ideas, increases my knowledge, and makes me an everyday learner．
Although I enjoy communicating with people, I’m an introverted person and really need my alone time． Last year, I had several experiences that began to make me feel worried about my being shy, and I felt that it would make me lose many chances． Around this time, I read Susan Cain’s book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking． This book helped me understand myself． And I’m not afraid to be myself．
Charlie Jones says, “You will be the same person in five years as you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read．” I’ve met great people and travelled around the world — all from my chair or bed with a book in my hands．
11． One of the writer’s favourite childhood memories was ________．
A． watching TV with her sister
B． travelling around the world
C． communicating with people
D． listening to her parents read bedtime stories
12． Why would the writer’s parents stop her from reading?
A． Because she might lose her friends because of reading．
B． Because she liked reading books very much．
C． Because they wanted her to read her own books．
D． Because they thought it didn’t help her with study．
13． What does the writer think of reading?
A． A good way to learn new skills．
B． A favourite hobby in her free time．
C． An activity that makes her popular．
D． A bridge between the world and herself．
14． From the fourth paragraph, we can learn that an introverted person is ________．
A． outgoing B． lazy C． careless D． shy
15． The writer met great people and travelled around the world by ________．
A． writing letters to the great people
B． making friends with others
C． reading books in her chair or on her bed
D． going sightseeing in every holiday
B
Laughing is one of life’s simplest pleasures． It’s free． You can do it anywhere and it makes you feel good． Laughter is infectious (感染的)． Often when we hear someone laughing in a crowded room or on a packed train, for example, we start laughing too — even if we have no idea why．
Making others laugh is an act of joy and kindness． However, when people laugh at you, it’s not． That experience is lonely and no fun at all． For example, if Anna is in a funny play and people laugh with her, that’s a good thing． However, if she forgets her lines, people may laugh at her． That isn’t so good． People might even call her a laughingstock (笑柄)． No one, not even a professional comedian (喜剧演员), wants to be a laughingstock．
For example, let’s say a boy likes dancing with teddy bears． He records it and accidentally (偶然地) sends it to one of his classmates． The classmate shares the video with others and the boy becomes the laughingstock of the whole school．
But our story doesn’t end there． Someone posts the video online and over 10 million people watch it． Then, the boy gets lots of offers to make advertisements for teddy bears and makes a lot of money． Now, you can say the boy has the last laugh． When you have the last laugh, you end up winning．
Another way to have the last laugh is to simply laugh off a difficult situation． It shows you just don’t care． For example if the boy is a friend of yours, you can tell him to just laugh it off．
16． Why do we possibly follow someone else to laugh on a packed train?
A． Because laughing is free．
B． Because we have no idea why．
C． Because laughing makes us feel lonely．
D． Because laughter is infectious．
17． From the second paragraph, we can learn that _________．
A． being a laughingstock is fun
B． we shouldn’t laugh
C．laughing at someone is no fun
D． making others laugh is too difficult
18． A professional comedian _________．
A． wants to be a laughingstock
B． wouldn’t like to be a laughingstock
C． likes to laugh at others
D． often forgets the lines
19． If one has the last laugh, he _________ in the end．
A． achieves success
B． is still a laughingstock
C． makes others laugh
D． doesn’t care about the results
20． If someone makes fun of your sister and you want to tell her not to pay too much attention to it, you can say, “_________”．
A． You’re really a laughingstock
B． Hey, just laugh it off．
C． It’s not funny—don’t laugh．
D． You have the last laugh．
C
Scientists say they have had a “conversation” with a humpback whale (座头鲸)． The scientists are from the University of California, the Alaska Whale Foundation and the SETI Institute (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute 搜寻地球外文明研究所)． They teamed up and spoke to a humpback whale named Twain． They spoke to her in “humpback language” for 20 minutes． Their conversation took place after the scientists sent a “contact call” into the ocean off the coast of Alaska． Twain heard the call and responded (回应)． She swam to the research boat, circled it and chatted． The SETI Institute said it was the first ever communication between humans and a humpback whale．
The scientists said their conversation with Twain was not a deep one． Professor Brenda Mc Cowan said it was more like a series of greetings． Whales use contact calls to let other whales know where they are． The scientists made the same call 36 times over a 20-minute period． Each time, Twain responded by calling back． She even matched the intervals (间隔) between each call that the researchers made, which greatly surprised the scientists．
Professor Brenda Mc Cowan told the Business Insider website that this research could make it easier to talk to aliens (外星人)． She said, “There are many kinds of intelligent beings on this planet． By studying them, we can better understand what aliens might be like．” Based on this research, scientists may identify calls from space and make first contact with aliens in the future．
21． Where did the “conversation” take place?
A． In the SETI Institute
B． In the Alaska Whale Foundation．
C． In the ocean off the coast of Alaska．
D． In the University of California．
22． Which of the following is TRUE about Twain?
A． Twain was in poor condition．
B． Twain jumped out of the water 36 times．
C． Twain responded to the scientist’s call 20 times．
D． Twain was so smart that the scientists all felt surprised．
23． What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A．Scientists have received calls from space．
B． There are few intelligent beings on Earth．
C． This research may help humans contact aliens．
D． People can talk with other animals in the future．
24． Which question is answered in this passage?
A． Why do the scientists want to search for aliens?
B． How many scientists took part in the research?
C． What will people do to protect humpback whales?
D． How did the scientists have a “conversation” with Twain?
25． Where is the passage possibly from?
A． A travel guide． B． A health report．
C． A storybook． D． A science magazine．
第二节 请阅读下面短文，并从下面的六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文的意思完整、连贯。（共5小题，每小题2分）
请阅读全文，从文后的六个选项中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文意思完整、连贯。
American schools are quite different from those in China． In America, at the beginning of the term, students must choose their courses and teachers first． ___26___
___27___ So at the first term, don’t select too many courses, or you’ll feel very nervous and it may be bad for your study． Then you have to ask for some teaching plans． You should try to know something about subjects, time planning, marks and textbooks． At the same time, you must choose the teachers． ___28___ Knowing about them, you can choose the ones that suit you．
There is another thing after you select the course and the teacher． How to buy textbooks makes each student feel hard． ___29___ In order to save money, many students buy some used textbooks, and some students usually borrow textbooks from the school library．
In class, discussing is very important． Teachers encourage students to ask questions or show their ideas． They don’t usually ask you to sit still． ___30___ They don’t give you much homework to do, so in American schools you may practise and think independently by yourself．
A． The teaching methods between teachers are different．
B． Instead, teachers allow you to sit or stand in any place．
C． Different students hold different opinions about it．
D． Selecting is very important for students in America．
E． While in China, students usually have no chances to choose their courses and teachers．
F． The textbooks may cost you a lot of money in America．
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参考答案
1． B 2． C 3． A 4． D 5． B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。短文讲述了作者的出租车司机的故事。一天，作者乘出租车去机场。突然一辆黑色轿车开到了前面，出租车司机立即停止，差一点儿就撞上了。那个黑车司机却很生气，而出租车司机却保持微笑，作者很惊讶他为什么要这么做，司机讲了“垃圾车定律”，使作者受益匪浅。
【1题详解】
句意：我们正在开车时，这时一辆黑色的汽车突然从我们前面跑了过来。
taxi出租车；car小汽车；truck卡车；motorcycle摩托车。根据下句“My taxi driver slammed on his brakes（猛踩刹车）and the taxi…the car by just inches!”可知，是一辆黑色的小汽车突然从我们前面跑了过来。故选B。
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