2024-2025学年广东省佛山市南海区桂城街道八年级（上）期末英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2024-2025学年广东省佛山市南海区桂城街道八年级（上）期末英语试卷一、完形填空：本大题共20小题，共25分。Chengduisacitywithapopulationofmorethan21millionandanareaofmorethan14，300squarekilometers.Itishome（1）______bothcaptive（圈养的）andwildpandas.TheChengduResearchBaseofGiantPandaBreedinghasover230pandas.Visitorscanobservethemfrombehindfences（2）______glasswindows.

WhenvisitingChengdu，oneshouldnotmissoutonthelocaldishes，（3）______.Sichuancuisine，listedasoneofChina'seightmajorcuisine，（4）______popularandinternationalinrecentyears.OnthelistoftheUNESCOCityofGastronomy，Chengduis（5）______birthplaceofclassicSichuandishessuchasKungPaoChickenandMapoTofu.Itisfamousforitsspicyhotpotaswellas（6）______differentstreetsnacks.Inthiscityfilledwithfood，onecandelightinapleasingmealat（7）______roadside.

Thecharm（魅力）ofChengdugoesfarbeyondpandasandSichuancuisine.Ifyouareinterestedin（8）______thefolkcustomsandscenesofoldChengdu，myadviceisavisittoKuanzhaiAlleys.Itisasymbolofslowcitylifeandlocalmarketculture.KuanzhaiAlleysisalsoknownasthe"SpiritualhomeofChengdupeople".Forthosepeople（9）______wanttoexperiencethehustleandbustleofChengdu，ChunxiRoadandTaikooLiinthecitycenter（10）______thetopchoices.1.A.to B.for C.as2.A.so B.but C.or3.A.either B.too C.neither4.A.become B.becomes C.hasbecome5.A.a B.the C./6.A.it B.its C.it's7.A.some B.every C.any8.A.experience B.experiencing C.toexperience9.A.who B.which C.whose10.A.be B.is C.areWillyoudrivearoundtheworldonamotorbike？Willyoudoitwithadog（1）______youthewholeway？JessStoneisdoingjustthatwithherdogMoxie.StoneandMoxiearetravelingtheworldtogetherby（2）______.TheirtripstartedonMarch5fromtheirhomeinGuatemalaandwill（3）______themthrough90countries.

MoxieisaGermanshepherd（牧羊犬）whoweighs34kilogramsandisperfectly（4）______onthebackofamotorbike.AccordingtoStone，Moxiepickeduptheskillofridingquite（5）______overjustaweekend.Moxielooks（6）______withhotpinkglassestoprotecthereyes.Stonecouldnotimagineleavinghomewithoutherbeloveddog，soshedecidedtotraveltheworldwithMoxie.

However，travelingwithadoghasits（7）______，suchasbeinglimitedtodog-friendlyplaces.ButaccordingtoStone，it'sreallyworthit."IoftenseeMoxieinmymirror.Herheadisalwaysrightupagainstmyside.Sometimessheevenrestsherbignoseonmyshoulderwithherchinupthere.Itmakesmefeelso（8）______thatshe'sreallyexperiencingeverything."

OnethingStonehasnoticedsofaristhatnomatterwhichcountryorareatheyhave（9）______，Moxiejustputsabigsmileoneverybody'sface."That'sthepartthatreally（10）______."Stonesaid.11.A.leavingbehind B.sittingbehind C.fallbehind D.lookbehind12.A.bicycle B.car C.motorcycle D.plane13.A.take B.cost C.make D.send14.A.comfortable B.busy C.natural D.high15.A.suddenly B.slowly C.quickly D.carefully16.A.grateful B.fashionable C.upset D.careful17.A.ways B.disadvantages C.benefits D.places18.A.happy B.sad C.surprised D.confused19.A.goneon B.gonethrough C.goneahead D.goneup20.A.works B.matters C.improves D.challenges二、阅读理解：本大题共20小题，共40分。AHereisaninfo-graphic.Let'sreadittogether.

DangerouslySweetHowmuchsugarcanwehaveaday？

Man：9teaspoons

Woman：6teaspoons

Child：3teaspoonsHowmuchsugardowehaveaday？

China：17.75teaspoonseachperson

TheUK：17.1teaspoonseachperson

TheUSA：18.75teaspoonseachperson★？

21.Aninfo-graphicissimilartoa（an）______.A.notice B.postcard

C.designdrawing D.informationsheet22.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputintothe★？______A.Whydoweneedsugar？ B.Whendowetakesugar？

C.Whatdoessugarcause？ D.Howdowedealwithsugar？23.Howmuchsugarwillyoutakeinifyouhaveacheesecakewithaglassofjuice？______A.11g. B.44g. C.95g. D.300g.24.Whatcanwelearnaboutsugarfromtheinfo-graphic？______A.Awomancanhavemoresugaradaythanaman.

B.PeopleintheUKhavethemostdailysugarintake.

C.Sugarmaycausepeopletoforgetthingsmoreeasily.

D.Aglassofjuicehasmoresugarthanacupofcoke.25.Wheredoestheinfo-graphicprobablycomefrom？______A.Amagazine. B.Astorybook. C.Atravelguide. D.Amoviewebsite.BAcrossmanycitiesinChina，schoolshavemadeachangetotheirclassbreaksstartingfromthefallsemester.Insteadofthetraditional10-minutebreaks，studentsnowenjoy15-minutebreaks.Thisistoencouragebothstudentsandteacherstospendmoretimeoutdoors.

Inthepast，theshortbreakswerenotenoughforstudents，especiallythoseintallbuildings，togooutsideandplay.Sometimes，schoolsevenrestrictedstudentsfromleavingclassroomsduringbreaksforsafetyreasons.Butnow，thingsaredifferent.

CitieslikeBeijing，Tianjin，andQingdaoinShandongprovincehavealreadyaddedthelongerbreakstotheirschedules.InBeijing，theextrabreaktimedidn'tchangethestudents'overalldaymuch.Primaryschoolsstillstartandendatthesametimes，butmiddleschoolsnowendfiveminuteslater.

SchoolsinXinwudistrictofWuxi，Jiangsuprovince，havegoneastepfurther.Theyhave15-minutebreaksandrequirestudentstohaveatleast100minutesofphysicalexerciseoncampuseachday.Theyalsomadesureclassesdon'tstarttooearlyandstudentscandowhattheywantduringbreaks.

AprimaryschoolinQingdaoevenintroducedoutdoorgameslikejumpropeandhulahoopexercisesduringthebreaks.Theyorganizestudentsbyfloorsoeveryonegetsachancetoplayoutside.Anditseemstobeworking-inMay，10%morestudentsinQingdaogot"excellent"or"good"fitnessratings（评级）.26.Whatisthepurposeofextendingclassbreaksto15minutesinChineseschools？______A.Toincreasetheoverallschoolday.

B.Toencouragemoreindooractivities.

C.Topromoteoutdoortimeforstudentsandteachers.

D.Tomakesureclassesnotstarttooearly.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"restricted"inthesecondparagraphmean？______A.Allowed. B.Limited. C.Encouraged. D.Ordered.28.ThechangeinclassbreaktimeinBeijingmiddleschoolsshowsthat______.A.theschooltimetablehasbecomemorechangeable

B.schoolspaidmoreattentiontostudents'lifestyle

C.teacherswillhavemoreresttime

D.teacherswillslowdowntheteachingpace29.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutthechangesinclassbreaks？______A.AllschoolsinChinanowhave15-minutebreaks.

B.MiddleschoolsinBeijingend10minuteslaterbecauseofthelongerbreaks.

C.Xinwudistrictrequirestudentstohaveatleast120minutesofphysicalexercisedaily.

D.AprimaryschoolinQingdaointroducedoutdoorgamesduringthebreaks.30.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage？______A.TheBenefitsofOutdoorExercise

B.ChangesinSchoolSchedulesAcrossChina

C.LongerBreaksforBetterHealth

D.TheImportanceofPhysicalEducationCEventhoughtheworldhasmadegreateffortstoprotectAfricanelephants，manyofthemarestillbeingkilledfortheirivory（象牙）.Attheendofthe1970s，over1.3millionelephantswalkedaroundAfrica.Buttoday，theirnumbershavefallentoaround450，000.Thisismainlycausedbyillegal（非法的）huntingforivory.Needforivoryinmarkets，especiallyinAsiaandAfrica，continuestopushtheillegaltrade（贸易）.Thishasresultedinthedeathsofatleast20，000Africanelephantseachyear.

Ivory，alsoknownas"whitegold"，haslongbeenregardedasprecious.Becauseofitsunusuallook，peopleoftenuseittomakeexpensivethings，suchasjewellery，musicalinstrumentsandart.Andtheivorymaterialitselfcanstandthetestoftime.That'swhymanypeoplearewillingtopayhighpricesforivoryproducts.

However，nomatterhowmuchrealivoryissoldfor，it'scertainlynotworththeharmtoelephants.Sosomescientistsareworkinghardoncreatingthesamebeautyofivorywithnokilling.

ThaddÂaRathandherteamattheUniversityofViennahavecreatedtheman-madeivorycalled"Digory".Itismadefromsyntheticresin（合成树脂）andcalciumphosphateparticles（磷酸钙颗粒）.First，theyusea3Dprintertomaketheshape.Thentheycolor-matchandstain（着色）it.Finally，theypolish（抛光）ittomakeitlooklikerealnaturalivory.AlthoughthechemicalstructureofDigoryiscompletelydifferentfromthatofthenaturalivory，itlookssorealthatitishardtotellthedifferencebyeye.

FritzVollrath，abiologistfromtheUK，feltexcitedabouttheinventionforthefactthatDigorycouldsavemanyelephantsfromrisks.Hesaid，"Wehopethat，bydoingmoreresearch，Digorywillsoonbeacceptedandusedworldwide.AndIbelievethattechnologylikethiswillplayanimportantroleinwildlifeprotection."31.WhydoesthewriterlistsomenumbersinParagraph1？______A.TopresentthenumberofelephantsinAfrica.

B.TointroducetheivorymarketsinAsiaandAfrica.

C.Toexplainthereasonsfortheillegaltradeofivory.

D.ToshowthedangeroussituationofAfricanelephants.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"precious"inParagraph2mean？______A.Modern. B.Valuable. C.Beautiful. D.Traditional.33.WhatdoweknowaboutDigoryfromParagraph4？______

a.WhyDigoryisinvented.

b.HowDigoryiscreated.

c.WhatDigoryismadefrom.

d.WhetherDigorylooksreal.A.abc B.acd C.bcd D.abd34.WhichofthefollowingdoesFritzVollrathagree？______A.Digorywillsavealltheelephantsfromrisks.

B.It'shardfortheworldtoacceptman-madeivory.

C.ItwilltakelongtomakeDigoryusedworldwide.

D.Technologywillsupporttheprotectionofwildlife.35.Whichistherightstructureofthetext？（①=Para.1②=Para.2…）______A.①/②③④⑤ B.①/②③/④⑤ C.①②③④/⑤ D.①/②/③④⑤DAquasar（类星体）isanextremelybrightobjectwithasuper-massive（超大质量的）blackhole.Aboutamillionquasarshavebeenknowntohumans.QuasarJ0529-4351isoneofthem，with12billionlightyearsfromtheearth.

WehavebeenabletoseeQuasarJ0529-4351since1980.Butitwassobrightthatpeoplemistookitforaforegroundstar（前景恒星）.In2023，scientistsfinallyidentified（确认）itasaquasaraswellasthebrightestobjectintheuniverse，500trillion（万亿）timesbrighterthanthesun.In2024，astudyonthequasarcameoutinNatureAstronomy.ItwasdonebyAustralianscientistChristianWolfandhisteam.

Accordingtotherecentstudy，QuasarJ0529-4351hasahuge"stomach".Likeotherquasars，itkeepstakingingasanddustinthespace.Infact，ithasthelargestaccretiondisk（吸积盘）intheuniverse.It"eats"aboutasmuchasthesun'smass（质量）everyday，whichmakesitgrowveryfast.Andweshouldn'tbesurprisedathowbrightitis，becausethebrightnesshasmuchtodowithhowmuchit"eats".

However，QuasarJ0529-4351isnotthelargestobject.TON618，foundin1957，isoneofthelargestblackholes.Itcanhold66billionstarsthesizeofthesuninside，whileQuasarJ0529-4351isabout19billiontimeslargerthanthesun.

Scientisthavealreadylearnedthatablackholeisformedwhenastarcollapses（坍塌）onitself.Anditgrowsbytakinginotherobjects，includingotherblackholes.Buttheystilldon'tknowhowsuper-massiveblackholescomeintobeing.Scientistshopethatstudyingquasarslikethisonewillhelpthemunderstandmoreaboutsuper-massiveblackholes.Theyalsobelievethatthereareprobablymoreunusualquasarsoutthere，waitingtobediscovered.36.HowlonghavewebeenabletoseeQuasarJ0529-4351？______A.Morethan40years. B.In1980.

C.Forjust40years. D.Lessthan40years.37.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"It"inParagraph2referto？______A.QuasarJ0529-4351. B.Theforegroundstar.

C.Thestudy. D.NatureAstronomy.38.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutQuasarJ0529-4351？______A.Itis12billionlightyearsfromthesun.

B.Itis500trilliontimesbrighterthanthesun.

C.Itcanhold66billionstarsthesizeofthesun.

D.Itisabout19billiontimeslargerthanTON618.39.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus？______A.Whenastarcollapses. B.Howablackholegrows.

C.Whyscientistsstudyquasars. D.Whatwillbediscoverednext.40.Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthetext？______A.ANewlySeenQuasar B.SecretsoftheUniverse

C.Super-massiveBlackHoles D.BrightestQuasarEverSeen三、任务型阅读-多任务混合：本大题共1小题，共10分。41.Dragonsareimaginaryanimals.Thatmeanstheyaren'treal.They'reimportantinmanyculturesaroundtheworld，butdifferentculturesseedragonsdifferently.

DragonsinthestoriesareusuallyregardedasawfulanimalsinEurope，NorthAmericaandSouthAmerica.Inwesternfairytales，dragonshavehugewings.Theycanbreathefire，whichmakesthemscary.Howevertherearesomestoriesaboutgooddragonsinwesternculture.

DragonsalsohaveaverylonghistoryinAustraliaandOceania.Someofthestoriestherearemorethan5，000yearsold.Therearemanydifferentkindsofdragons，butthemostfamousisthebunyip（澳洲水兽）.Thebunyipismadefrompartsofdifferentanimals.Itlivesinthewaterandeatsanimals.

InAsia，however，dragonsarebeautifulanimals.Morethan4，000yearsago，somestoriesaboutAsiandragonsbecameknown.Inmoststories，theydon'thavewings.Theylooklikehugelizards，buttheyaren'tscary.Theyhelppeople.Andtheycanbringpeoplegoodluck.

OneexampleoftheAsiandragonsistheChineseLoongorLong.VerydifferentfromWesternideasaboutdragons，Chinesedragonsareasymbolofgoodluck，successandpower.TheyarealsoasymboloftheChinesenation，soChinesepeopleconsiderthemselvesasdescendants（后代）ofthedragon.(1)Wherearedragonsusuallyregardedasawfulanimalsinthestories？______(2)Whatdodragonsinwesternfairytaleslooklike？______(3)Whatdoesbunyipfeedon？______(4)AredragonsscaryorbeautifulanimalsinAsianstories？______(5)WhydoChinesepeopleseethemselvesasdescendantsofthedragon？______四、信息匹配：本大题共5小题，共10分。Whetherit'satrafficjamorabusinessmeeting，therewillprobablybetimeswhenyourparentsneedtoleaveyouhomealone.It'snaturalforbothyouandyourparentstobeworriedwhenyouarehomealone.（1）______

Setsomebasicrules.

Ifyourparentshavedecidedyou'reoldenoughtotakecareofyourselfafterschool，you'llneedtosetupsomerules.（2）______Therearealotofquestionstotalkabout，like"ShouldyoucallMumorDadassoonasyougethome？"or"AreyouallowedtowatchTV？"

（3）______

You'dbettergooversafetyrulesforthekitchenifyouneedtodoanycookingwhileyou'rehomealone.Andkeepingthedoorsandwindowslockedwillhelpyoustaysafe.Otherkindsofaccidentscouldcomeup，too.Justincase，youneedtoknowsomeemergencycalls.

Ifyouarealittlelonely.

Talkwithyourparentsabouthowyoufeelaboutbeinghomealone，especiallyifyoufeellonelyorafraid.Theymaybeabletogiveyousomeideasorsolutions.Andyoucanalsotrytoreadabook，listentomusic，singorplayaninstrumentwhenyoufeellonely.（4）______Evenasmallone，canmakeyoufeellikeyou'renotalone.

Sotakeiteasy.（5）______

A.Knowhowtostaysafe.

B.Makephonecallsasquicklyaspossible.

C.Besides，petscanbebestfriendsaroundyou.

D.Withoutrules，thingscangetoutofhandreallyquickly.

E.Butyoucanfeelpreparedandconfidentwithsomeplanning.

F.Theserulescanhelpyoumakemorefriendsoutside.

G.You'llfeelrelaxedifyoumaketherightpreparationsanddosomepractice.42.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G43.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G44.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G45.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G46.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G五、阅读填空：本大题共1小题，共15分。47.Onemorning，Miawokeupandheardastrangesoundcomingfromherbackyard.Shelookedoutofherwindowandcouldn'tbelieveher（1）______.Ababydinosaurwasplayinginherbackyard!Miaranoutsidetotakea（2）______look.Shesawthat（3）______dinosaurhadgreenscales，tinylittleclawsandbig，friendlyeyes.Mia（4）______himRexanddecidedhewouldbehernewpet.

Takingcareofadinosaurwasn't（5）______，though.Rexwasalwayshungry，andhisfavoritefoodwastheplantsinthegarden!Miahadtomakesuretogivehimplentyofvegetables（6）______hewouldn'teatallhermom'sflowers.Sometimes，sheevenhadtosneak（溜）intotheneighbor'syardtopicksomeleavesforRex.Rexalsoneededabigplaceto（7）______，soeverydayMiatookhimtoanearbyparkwherehecouldstretchhislegsandrunafterbutterflies.Bathtimewasa（8）______too.Rexlovedsplashinginthewatersomuch（9）______Miawaswetallovereverytimeshetriedtowashhim!ThebestpartwasridingonRex'sbackashestompedaroundtheyard.Eventhoughtakingcareofadinosaurwasalotofwork，Miawashappytohaveafriend（10）______him!六、书面表达：本大题共1小题