安徽省芜湖市2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

这是一份安徽省芜湖市2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷，共13页。试卷主要包含了 短对话理解等内容，欢迎下载使用。
(答题时间120分钟, 满分120分)
(答案写在答题卷上)
第一部分听力(共四大题, 满分20分)
1. 短对话理解(共5小题；每小题1分, 满分5分)
你将听到五段对话, 每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中 选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
1. Where did the girl's uncle visit?
2. Hw can she get t the schl?
3. What will Jack d this Sunday?
4. Where are the tw speakers prbably?
A. In a car B. In a cinema. C. At the plice statin.
5. What is Jane ging t d?
A. T call her uncle. B. T rganize a shw. C. T help her uncle.
IⅡ. 长对话理解(共5小题；每小题1分, 满分5分)
你将听到两段对话, 每段对话后有几个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中 选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
听下面一段对话, 回答第6、7小题。 6. What des Sam want t d?
A. T bk a table. B. T bk a ticket. C. T invite the wman.
7. When will Sam have the meal n Saturday?
A. At 2: 15. B. At 2: 00. C. At 1: 45.
听下面一段对话, 回答第8至10小题。
8. What was Dave ding when the girl called him last night?
A. Watching a mvie.
B. Selling sme schl things.
C. Cllecting his ld bks and tys. 9. What will Dave d with the mney?
A. Buy a schlbag. B. Help the pr children. C. Give it t his parents
10. What's the relatinship between the speakers?
A. Classmates B. Mther and sn. C. Dctr and patient.
Ⅲ . 短文理解(共5小题；每小题1分, 共5分)
你将听到一篇短文, 短文后有五个小颐。请根据短文内容, 在每小题所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。
11. What des Ry ften d after schl? He ften
A. des his hmewrk. B. ges ut t play. C. ges t play basketball.
12. Hw ld is Ry?
A. 10 B. 11 C. 12
13. What time did Ry's parents begin t feel wrried?
A. At abut 8p. m. B. At abut 7 a. m. . C. At abut 7 p. m. .
14. Wh did his parents g t fr help?
A. The teacher B. Ry's friends. C. The plice.
15. Did Ry cme back hme?
A. Yes, he did B. N, he didn't. C. We dn't knw.
IV. 信息转换(共5小题：每小题1分, 共5分)
你将听到一篇短文, 请根据短文内容、写出下面表格中所缺的单词, 每空仅填一词。 短文读两遍。
第二部分英语知识运用(共两大题, 满分30分)
V. 单项填空(共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分)
从每小题所给的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. The traffic n the city rads is heavier than _________ n the highway.
A. it B. that C. the ne D. thse
22. -What d yu think f the singer frm Australia?
-I think she sings _______ and I have never heard __________ vice.
A. beautiful; a better B. beautiful; the best
C. beautifully; a better D. beautifully; the best
23. When Tm first came t China, he fund the cuntry was _______ what his grandfather said, beautiful and peaceful.
A. sadlyB. luckily C. plitely D. exactly
24. It is ging t rain. Yu shuld ________ the windws _________ when yu leave.
A. leave; pen B. nt leave; pened C. nt t leave; pen D. nt leave; pen
25. Shanghai is bigger than ________in China. It is the biggest ne in China.
A. any city B. bth C. all the cities D. many cities
26. -Ask thse bys t help _________ t the juice, Tm.
--OK, Mum.
A. yurselvesB. themselves C. yurself D. urselves
27. --Where is yur father, Helen?
--He is trying t___________ a new shwer in the bathrm.
A. put ut B. put in C. put nD. put dwn
28. --Can yu tell me hw t make the ty plane?
-Why nt read the ________ yurself? My hands are full nw.
A. stry B. reprt C. infrmatin D. instructins
29. Life is like a mirrr. ___________at it and it will smile back.
A. Smile B. T smile C. Smiling D. Smiles
30. -I failed the maths exam again. I'm ging t give it up.
- It was just a test. I am sure yu can d better next time.
A. That's right. B. Cheer up! C. That's OK D. Yu are welcme.
V. 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分, 满分20分)
阅读下列短文, 从每小题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
A
After a few weeks in China, I started t ntice smething strange at the dinner table. I was in a restaurant with my friends when, beside us n 31 table, a grup f fur men were 32 at each ther and waving(挥舞)their mney arund. I finally learned that they were actually “fighting” t 33 the bill(账单)!
This scene made me 34 what that wuld lk like in the UK. It wuld be almst unheard f. In a British restaurant, yu'll just pay fr yurself. It's called “splitting(分开)the bill” .
I guess there is ne 35 that culd explain sme f the differences between East and West. Hw yu pay the bill depends n hw yu rder, as well as hw yu eat. Usually in Chinese restaurants, the grup decides n each dish, 36 the grup eats all f the dishes. Can yu imagine trying t wrk ut hw t split the bill if yu're all sharing!
The ppsite is true fr 37 fd. Each persn chses the fd that he r she wants. 38 isn't ften seen. S it's 39 t pay fr what yu rdered. I persnally enjy bth practices. It's nice t treat yur friends t dinner 40 . And n the days when I eat Western fd, I knw they'll be n “fighting” ver wh shuld pay!
31. A. thers B. anther C. ther D. the ther
32. A. laughing B. shuting C. fighting D. wrking
33. A. check B. leave C. refuse D. pay
34. A. care abut B. wrry abut C. think f D. agree with
35. A. reasn B. result C. gal D. wrd
36. A. r B. but C. s D. if
37. A. Eastern-style B. Western-style C. Nrthen-style D. Suthern-style
38. A. Eating ut B. Eating alne C. Sharing fd D. Eating tgether
39. A. strange B. simple C. hard D. creative
40. A. sme time B. sme limes C. smetime D. smetimes
B
D yu knw sugar painting? It is a kind f snack and als ne f the traditinal Chinese art frms. Sugar painting started frm the Ming dynasty and became 41 in the Qing dynasty. At that time, many peple made a living by sugar painting, setting up stalls(货摊) in 42 streets r public places. Nw peple can still see it in many areas f China.
The sugar painters usually sit befre a wden table. On the side, there is a wden plate with a revlvable arrw(可旋转箭头)n it. The plate is painted with different 43 such as a hrse, a bird, a flwer and s n. After paying, the custmers ( 顾 客 )turn the arrw and wait till it 44 . The picture pinted by the arrw is the ne that the painters will make.
Sugar painting is 45 frm usual painting. The sugar painters use syrup(糖浆)as the“46” , a spn as the “paintbrush”, and a smth slab(板 )as the “paper”. T make the syrup, the painters have t make sugar ht befre 47 . Since the syrup may becme slid(固体的)if it cls, the painters have t wrk very 48 . They mve the spn full f the syrup up and dwn, left and right. Sn a sugar painting f an animal, a flwer r a bike is 49.
The number f sugar painters is getting 50. Hwever, sme f them still keep ding this art. They try their best t hld different activities such as ffering classes and giving speeches.
第三部分阅读理解(共两大题, 满分45分)
VIl. 补全对话(共5小题；每小题1分, 满分5分)
根据对话内容, 从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 其中有两个为多余选项。
A: Hell, Linda! What are yu ging t d during the winter vacatin?
B: 51____________
A: That sunds exciting. 52._____________
B: Fr 3 days.
A: 53.______________
B: We're ging t visit the Disneyland and watch the wnderful shws. 54________
A: I plan t g t the bk rm t read sme bks.
B: Sunds great. After I cme back, let's read tgether.
A: Great! 55___________
B: See yu.
VⅢ. 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分, 满分40分)
阅读下列短文, 从每小题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
A
Dear parents,
The schl is planning a schl trip fr Grade 8 students. We decide t have an exciting activity in the muntains and the villages. Eleven teachers must be there t take care f the children. S dn't wrry. The kids will try t enjy themselves tgether. Yu need t pay $15 fr the trip. Let us knw if yu want yur children t g befre 29th January.
Imprtant infrmatin: Yu shuld send and pick up the children at schl.
Date: Sunday, 31st, January
Time: 8: 30 a. m. -5: 30 p. m.
Lunch: Free
Things needed: A water cup and an umbrella. Make sure that the children wear cmfrtable clthes and sprts shes.
If yu have any questins, call us at 210-7528 fr mre Infrmatin.
56. Hw lng will the schl trip last?
A. Eight hurs. B. Nine hurs.C. Ten hurs.D. Eleven hurs.
57. The children shuld take __________ with them fr the trip.
A. a phne B. a water cup
C. sme fd fr lunch D. a water cup and an umbrella
58. What d the wrds “send and pick up” mean in Chinese?
A. 接送 B. 照顾 C. 陪同 D. 捡起
59. Which f the fllwing is NOT true?
A. Children must wear cmfrtable clthes.
B. Parents will pay fr the tip and pick kids up.
C. Eleven teachers will g t lk after them
D. Children shuld wear beautiful shes.
B
In chsing a friend, ne shuld be very careful. Smetimes yu will meet fair weather friends. They will be with yu as lng as yu have mney r luck, but when yu are dwn. they will run away. D yu knw hw I have fund a gd friend? I lk fr certain qualities f character, such as understanding, hnesty and reliability(可靠).
Mst imprtant f all, I lk fr understanding in a friend. A gd friend tries t understand hw anther persn is feeling. He puts himself in the ther persn's place, and he tries t think f ways t be helpful. He is als a gd listener.
At the same time, hwever, a gd friend is hnest. He des nt lk fr faults( 错 误 )in thers. He ntices their gd pints. In shrt, a friend will try t understand me and accept me.
Anther quality f a friend is reliability. I can always depend n a gd friend. If he tells me he will meet me smewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. IfIneed help, he will d his best t help me. If I am in truble, he will d his best t help me.
There is a furth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is smene with whm we can have fn. A gd friend likes the same things I like. We share experience and learn frm each ther. A gd friend has a gd sense f humr, t. He likes t laugh with me.
When I meet smene wh is reliable, hnest, and understanding. I knw I've fund a friend.
60. What des “fair weather friend” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. 天气好时认识的朋友 B. 能带来好天气的朋友
C. 不能患难与共的朋友 D. 公平的朋友
61. In the writer's pinin, which f the fllwing qualities is the mst imprtant in chsing a friend?
A. Understanding. B. A sense f humr. C. Reliability. D. Hnesty.
62. This passage mainly discusses
A. the qualities f a gd friend B. where t chse friends
C. hw t get alng with friends D. the imprtance f having a friend
C
Type in “A cat wants t g t space” and ask the rbt t write a bedtime stry. Just ne secnd later, yu'll get the stry f Max, wh was n his way vercame many difficulties t sing amng the stars.
This rbt writer is real. It's called ChatGPT. It was develped by US cmpany Open Al. It can translate languages, talk with peple and write sngs, pems and even jkes. It's ne f the tp AI tls f its kind with almst all the writing range(范围)f a real persn! Accrding t a US reprt f mre than 1, 000 students, ver 89%f them have used ChatGPT t help with hmewrk. Sme students even gt high marks thanks t papers written by ChatGPT.
Sme schls in the US, Australia and France have banned the use f ChatGPT. In the US, fr example, students and teachers in New Yrk City public schls are nt allwed(允许)t use ChatGPT n the netwrks and devices(设备), CNN reprted.
The mve cmes ut f wrries that the tl culd make it easier fr students t cheat(作弊) n hmewrk. Sme als wrry that ChatGPT culd bring sme prblems at the same time. “It des nt build critical-thinking(批判性思维)and prblem, slving skills, which are necessary fr academic( 学 术 的 )and lifelng success, ”said Jenna Lyle, a secretary f the New Yrk City Department f Educatin.
Hwever, nt all educatrs say “n” t ChatGPT. Sme Canadian universities are making plicies(政策)n its use, fr bth students and teachers. They have n plans t cmpletely stp the use f the tl s far.
63. The writer gives the example f "the cat stry" in paragraph l mainly t _____________.
A. intrduce a fantastic bedtime bk
B. tell what ChatGPT can d fr animals
C. answer hw ChatGPT learns abut space D. shw the creative wrk by ChatGPT
64. Accrding t Paragraph 2, ChatGPT is able t d many things:
① translating languages ② talking with peple
③ helping with husewrk ④ sngs, pems and even jkes
A. ①②③ B. ②③④ C. ①②④ D. ①②③④
65. The underlined wrd “banned” in Paragraph 3 means
A. advised t make B. said n t
C. helped t teach D. kept n trying 66. What wuld be the best title fr the passage?
A. What's the Future f Educatin?
B. What Can AI Rbts Bring Us?
C. Is ChatGPT a Gd Study Tl r a Way t Cheat?
D. Will ChatGPT Take the Place f Teachers?
D
D-it-yurself prjects let yu design yur huse, ffer a way t save mney, but even with step-by-step instructins, DIYs dn't always g t plan, nearly 80%f hmewners make a mistake while DIY. Here are fur f the biggest mistakes that hmewners ften make.
Taking n T Much
Mre than 40%f peple find DIY prjects mre difficult and expensive than they thught. By taking n a task that needs mre time r skills than yu have, yu may end up with a big mess and an unfinished prject. “It's imprtant t think abut why yu want t DIY and what yu're hping t get ut f it. ”said Bailey Carsn, a hme care expert. “If yu're ding it just t save mney, yu might need t think twice. Withut the time, tls, and talent t d it crrectly and safely, mistakes may cst yu mre in the lng run than simply paying thers t help frm the beginning. ”
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A third f peple used the wrng tl fr a DIY prject, which can make the jb them difficult and less safe. Many tls are designed fr special uses and materials, s it yu use them fr ther tasks, yu may get hurt. Always use the prper tls fr each prject, and make ut yu knwhw t use them.
Nt Safety First
DIY mistakes can nt nly be cstly but als dangerus. Of the survey peple wh nce made a big mistake during their DIY prjects, 47%said that the mistake led t serius prblems, while 44%started a fire r fell ff a rf r ladder. Take yur time and fllw all safety rules when using tls. Wearing dust masks, safety glasses, hearing prtectin r glves t prtect yurself.
Skipping Imprtant Steps
Skipping a key step can end up yur whle DIY prject—and yu might nt realize it until much later. In the survey, 47%f peple said that they had finished a DIY prject befre realizing it was dne wrng. Read all instructins carefully ahead f time, and make sure yu have the necessary skills t cmplete each step befre yu begin.
67. Accrding t Paragraph 2, peple wh ________ are suitable fr DIY.
A. want t save mney B. want t save time
C. are skillful enugh D. are careful enugh
68. Which f the fllwing shuld be put in the blank(横线)?
A. Using the wrng tls B. Using the special tls
C. Using the expensive tls D. Using the prper tls
69. Why did the writer write this passage?
A. T tell us DIY is very dangerus
B. T shw DIY can help us save mney
C. T tell us the imprtance f DIY
D. T help us keep away frm DIY mistakes
E
Smetimes
Smetimes I feel lnely,
Like I'm by myself with n ne here.
When I'm that way, I call a friend.
My lnely md(心情)sn disappears(消失).
Smetimes I feel excited,
Like I have sme news I have t share!
My friends pen their ears t me.
They always listen, talk and ____________
Smetimes I feel s sad,
Like my wrld is cld and darkest blue.
At thse times my friends let me knw.
They're with me, standing strng and true.
Smetimes I feel mixed-up,
Like I just dn't knw hw I shuld feel.
My friends then help me figure ut.
What's right and wrng, what's false and real!
70. Please chse a wrd t cmplete the sentence “They always listen, talk and __________.”
A. care B. write C. read D. sing
71. In this pem, the clur blue is _______________.
A. a beautiful clur B. aclur f sadness
C. the clur f smene's eyes D. a clur that makes the writer happy again
72. Which feeling is NOT mentined(提及)in this pem?
A. Lneliness B. Excitement C. Surprise. D. Sadness
F
阅读下面短文, 并用英语回答问题(请注意每小题的词数要求)。
A lngtime ag, there lived a little by in a small village. His father was s ill that he had t wake up early and cut wd t make a living.
One day, the by tk his axe and went int the jungle as usual. He saw a big tree near a lake. He climbed up the tree and tried t cut sme branches. Unluckily, his axe fell int the lake. The by started crying because he had lst the nly tl he had.
Suddenly, an ld man appeared in the lake. He said, “Why are yu crying? Tell me and I can help yu. ”“My axe drpped int the water. I need it t make sme mney t care fr my sick father. ”“Let me search fr it, ”said the ld man. Then he held a shining glden axe. The by shk his head and said, "It's nt my axe. ”“Let me g in and search nce mre. "A mment later, the ld man held a silver axe. This time, the by shk his head again.
Finally, the ld man tk an ld irn axe. “Yes, yes, that is mine, ”shuted the by excitedly.
The ld man said, “I am s pleased that yu are such an hnest persn. I am giving the glden and silver axes t yu. ”
Actually, hnesty brings the little by gd luck.
73. Why did the by have t cut wd in the jungle? (不超过15个词)
74. Hw many axes did the ld man find in the water? (不超过10个词)
75. What can yu learn frm the stry? (不超过10个词)
第四部分写作(共两大题, 满分25分)
IX. 单词拼写(共5 小题；每小题1分, 满分5分)
根据汉语或首字母提示, 完成下列单词的拼写, 使句意明确, 语言通顺。
76. —Is his answer right?
—N, it's i___________ (错误的).
77. I'm afraid I can't talk t yu nw as I have an imprtant meeting t a ___________ (出席).
78. Please read t ___________ (从头到尾)the text and find ut the answer.
79. What abut __________ (自愿给予)them sme help when they d their hmewrk?
80. Funny j ___________(笑话、玩笑)can make peple happy.
X. 书面表达(共1小题, 满分20分)
芜湖市即将举办“芜湖好少年(Wuhu Excellent Student)”候选人推荐活动, 请根据下方 的信息表, 为你的好朋友Amy写一则个人简介。
要求：
1. 内容涵盖所有要点, 注意文章条理, 语句通顺, 可适当发挥；
2. 词数80-100词；已给出的文章开头和结尾, 不计入总词数。
Amy isa Grade 8 student in ur schl. She is my gd friend.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________We all think that Amy will make a Wuhu Excellent Student. Mark
He studies harder than Sam. He can get better 16_________.
He has a(n) 17___________heart.
He helped ne classmate learn sme interesting Chinese sayings last 18________mrning.
Sam
He is better at 19_________ than Mark.
He ften 20___________ his pictures with his friends.
41. A. healthy
42. A. clean
43. A. clurs
44. A. runs
45. A. different
46. A. cver
47. A. cllecting
48. A. nicely
49. A. finished
50. A. less
B. ppular
B. busy
B. sizes
B. stps
B. clse
B. pen
B. painting
B. slwly
B. clsed
B. mre
C. interesting
C. empty
C. styles
C. leaves
C. imprtant
C. pencil
C. eating
C. quietly
C. wrked
C. smaller
D. expensive
D. dirty
D. pictures
D. ges
D. same
D. paint
D. thrwing
D. quickly
D. sld
D. larger
A. See yu then.
B. Hw is the trip?
C. Hw abut yu?
D. Yes, I will. It lks wnderful.
E. What are yu ging t d there?
F. Hw lng will yu stay there?
G. I'm ging t take a trip t Shanghai with my family.
外貌特征
又高又苗条, 短发, 圆脸, 总是面带微笑。
品行
乐于助人, . (举一例说明) 比班上其他同学都努力。
爱好
1. 痴迷于DIY, 买了很多有关DIY方面的书籍, 经常为家人制作水果沙 拉 ；
2. 喜欢旅行, 去年和父母去北京, 参观了很多名胜古迹, 他们在那玩的很 开心。
她的未来计划
她长大后想. . . .