2024-2025学年湖南省怀化市八县九校八年级上学期末英语试题（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2024-2025学年湖南省怀化市八县九校八年级上学期末英语试卷一、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共15分。Therearealwayslotsofworriesinourlife.WhenIwasateenager，Momsaidtome，"Anna，it's（1）______tohaveworriesinlife.Don'tworry.Wait!Onedayyourluckwillchange.Thenyou'll（2）______yourproblems"

Attheageof21，Igraduated（毕业）from（3）______.Oneday，Iwantedtohost（主持）（4）______.IwenttoChicagoandknockedonthedoorofeverystation.Buttheyturnedme（5）______everytime.TheythoughtthatIdidn'thaveenoughexperience.Ifeltreally（6）______.IwentbackhomeMomsaidtome，"Wait!Onedayyourluckwillchange."ThensheadvisedmetotryanotherradiostationinIowa.I（7）______heradvice

AtasmallradiostationinIowa，themanagertoldmethathehadsomeone.AsIlefthisoffice，Iasked，"CouldIdoanythingelseifIcan'thostasportsprogram？"Iwaitedandthen（8）______，hesaid，"Certainly"Iworkedveryhardattheradiostation（9）______themanagerfoundIwascarefulandwastalentedinhostingprograms.Aftertwoyears，Ifinallystartedmyfavoritejob.

I（10）______mymother.AndIwillneverforgetherwords，"Wait!Onedayyourluckwillchange.Thenyouwillbecomesuccessful."1.A.terrible B.normal C.unusual2.A.getinto B.lookfor C.workout3.A.primaryschool B.middleschool C.college4.A.asportsprogram B.atalkshow C.aparty5.A.off B.over C.down6.A.excited B.upset C.sick7.A.took B.refused C.answered8.A.tomysadnessB.tomydisappointmentC.tomysurprise. 9.A.Quietly B.Slowly C.Really10.A.trust B.hate C.beat二、阅读理解：本大题共7小题，共14分。A

LearntoCookEggFriedRice

Ingredients（原料）：

•Abowlofcookedrice

•2eggs

•4spoonsofoil（油）

•Somegreenonionslicesandcarrots

•Abigteaspoonofmayonnaise（蛋黄酱）

Instructions：（说明）

•Mixriceandmayonnaisereallywell

•Heatuptheoil

•Puttheeggsintotheoil.Remembernottocookthemtoolong.

•Addtherice，heatitandmixitwell.

•Addgreenonionslicesandcarrots，andcookthemforafewminutes.

Tips：

Mayonnaisehasalltheimportantingredientsforfriedrice：oil，saltandsugar.Sotrymixingthemfirst，andthenitwillgettheeggfriedriceagoodtaste.11.WhichisNOTtheingredientforeggfriedrice？______A.Carrots. B.Butter. C.Greenonions. D.Rice.12.Whatisthesecondsteptocookeggfriedrice？______A.Heatuptheoil. B.Addgreenonionslices.

C.Mixriceandmayonnaisereallywell. D.Puttheeggsintotheoil.13.Whyisitbettertousemayonnaise？______A.Becauseitisoneoftheingredients.

B.Becauseitcanbecookedlong.

C.Becauseithasoil，saltandsugarinit.

D.Becauseeveryonelikesit.BHi，

Thisistheyear2080.Iaminmy60s，butIlooklikeapersonof85.IamseriouslyillbecauseIdon'thaveenoughwatertodrink.I'mafraidIdon'thavemuchtimelefttolive.Iamalreadyoneoftheoldestpeopleinthissociety.

IrememberwhenIwasfiveyearsold，everythingwasverydifferent.Therewerelotsoftreesintheparks.Icouldenjoyashowerforhalfanhour.Atthattime，womenhadbeautifulhair.Now，wehavetocutoffourhairtokeepourheadscleanwithouttheuseofwater.

Inthepast，doctorsadvisedadultstodrinkeightglassesofwateraday.Nowadays，Iamonlyallowedhalfaglass.Mostpeopleareweak.Youngpeopleintheirearly20slookasiftheywereintheir40s.

Withoutwater，almostallfactoriesareclosed.Mostpeoplelosetheirjobs.Thosewhohaveajobarepaidwithdrinkablewaterbutnotwithmoney.

Iremembertherewere"SaveWater"warnings（警告）inmanypublicplaces，butnobodycaredaboutthem.Webelievedwaterwouldlastforever.Nowwaterismuchmoreexpensivethangold.

Whenmysonasksmeaboutmychildhood，Itellhimabouthowhappyitwastofishintheriversandhowhealthypeoplewere.Whenheasks，"Whyistherenocleanwaternow？"，Ifeelguilty（羞愧的）.Ibelongtothosewhopollutetheenvironment.

Iwishthislettercouldtravelbackintimeandthatitwouldmakepeoplelivinginthe2020strulyunderstandtheimportanceofsavingwaterandtakeactionforit.

Best，Natalie14.WhenwasNatalieprobablybornaccordingtothetext？______A.Inthelate1980s. B.Intheearly2030s. C.Inthelate2010s.15.Howdopeoplekeeptheirheadscleanin2080accordingtoNatalie？______A.Theywearhats. B.Theycutoffthehair.

C.Theyoftenwashthem. 16.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothetextwhenNataliewasyoung？______A.Therewasnotanypollutionatall.

B.Shecanspendmuchtimetakingabath.

C.Peoplecaredlittleaboutenvironment.17.Whatdoesthewriterwantustodoafterreadingthetext？______A.Tofindmorewater. B.Tosavewaterforthefuture.

C.Tomakewatercleaner. 三、阅读判断：本大题共4小题，共8分。Marywasfullofenergy（精力）!Oncetheclassended，shewouldrushoutsideandjoinanygame.Oneteachersaidsheshouldbemore"ladylike"andtrynottowinallthetime，butherparentsdidn'tagree.

"Playaswellasyoucanandbethebestyoucanbe!"Theytoldher.

OneSaturdayafternoon，Mary'sfriendSusanaskedhertoplaytennis.Marydidn'tknowwhat"tennis"was，butitsoundedexciting!WhentheyarrivedattheVirginiaClub，therewereladieswearingexpensivetennisdresses.MaryfeltquiteoutofplaceinherT-shirtandshorts!Butshefeltmuchbetterwhenshegotoutontothetenniscourt（球场）.MaryspentmoretimehittingtheairthanshedidhittingtheballTheladiesaroundtutted（发出喷喷声），butshedidn'tcare.

Thenextmorning，hermomtookhertomeetClyde.

"I'mClyde，yourcoach（教练）!"hesaid，"Comeonin!"

Clydetaughtherpatiently.ThemoreMarylearned，themorefunshehad.

"Iwanttobethebesttennisplayerintheworld!"Sheaskedhercoach，Clyde，canyoumakemeachampion（冠军）？"

Hejustsmiled，"No，Mary.Butwithhardwork，youcanmakeit."

Marytookhiswordstoheart，soshekeptpracticingdayandnight.

Oneday，shewasinvitedtotheLosAngelesClub.Alltheplayerswerewaitinginlineforagroupphotowhenamancameup.

"Youcan'tbeinthephoto!"hesaid，"You'renotwearingaskirtordress!"

Marywasangry.Shetoldherself，"I'llshowthemoneday!EverybodywillknowwhoIam，andthey'llallwanttocopymystyle!"

AndMarydid!Shenevergaveuporletotherstellherhowsheshouldbehave.Andshebecameoneofthegreatestandmostfamoussportsstarsever!18.WhatdoweknowaboutMary'sparents？______A.TheyhopedMarycoulddowhatsheliked.

B.TheygaveMaryexpensivetennisdressesasgifts.

C.TheywantedMarytobemore"ladylike"atschool.19.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"outofplace"inParagraph3mean？______A.格格不入 B.在……之外 C.有条不紊20.Whatistherightorderofthefollowingthings？______

①TheladiesaroundlaughedatMary.

②AmanstoppedMaryfromtakingaphoto.

③SusanaskedMarytoplaytennistogether.

④MarystartedtolearnfromthecoachClyde.

⑤Mary'sdreamofbecomingatennisstarfinallycametrue.A.③②①④⑤ B.③①④②⑤ C.④③①②⑤21.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory？______A.Friendshipislovewithunderstanding.

B.Believeyourselfandliveinyourownstyle.

C.Helpingeachothercanimproveourgrades.四、任务型阅读-多任务混合：本大题共1小题，共10分。22.ChineseNewYear'sDay，orSpringFestival，isthemostimportantspecialfestivalinChina.Tocelebrateit，ChinesepeoplehavethetraditionofputtingupNewYearPaintings，nianhua（年画）.Itisespeciallypopularinthecountryside.（1）人们盼望在新的一年拥有好运。

ChineseNewYearPaintingisanoldhandicraft.Itsveryfirstformwasapictureofadoorgod（神）duringtheTangDynasty.Later，moresubjectssuchasthekitchengods，goddesswereincluded.AstheChineseNewYeararrives，（2）everyfamilyisbusyputtingupitsNewYearpaintingstosaygoodbyetotheoldyearandwelcomethenewone.Oneofthemostfamouswoodblock（木刻版画）NewYearpaintingscomesfromShandongProvince.Itcoversallkindsofthemesandforms，whichshowpeople'severydaylife.（3）Peoplewon'tchangetheirNewYearpaintingsuntilthenextyear.

Astimewentby，peoplefindNewYearpaintingsold-fashioned.（4）Theythinkthedoorgodsaretooscarytohangintheirhomes.Theywantsomethingmoreartistic，sobabiesstarttobecome

apopularthemeinNewYearpaintings.Oneofthemostpopularpicturesisthecherubic（白胖可爱的）baby.Heusuallyholdsalotusflower（莲花）inonehandandabigfishunderonearm.

ThetraditionalNewYeariscomingsoon!AreyoustillthinkingaboutpreparingNewYear's

gifts？WouldyouliketobuysomeinterestingNewYearpaintings？（5）如果你把年画作为礼物送给朋友，他们会很惊喜。Don'thesitate，justgoandbuysome!

（1）______（2）______（3）______（4）______（5）______五、信息匹配：本大题共4小题，共8分。It'scommontofeelscaredwhenwearetryingsomethingnew.Lotsofpeoplefeelthatway!Tryingnewthingscanbeexciting，butitcanalsobealittlescary.（1）______Herearesomereasons.

Onereasonwhynewthingsarescaryisthatwedon'tknowmuchaboutthem.Ourmindslikethingsweknowbecausetheymakeusfeelsafe.（2）______Wefeelscaredofbeingnotsuccessful.Thethirdreasonisthatweworryaboutwhatotherswillthinkifwetrysomethingnewanddon'tdoitwell.Butyouknowwhat？Everyonemakesmistakes，andit'sokay!

（3）______First，startsmall.Ifyou'reafraidofpublicspeaking，thendon'ttrytospeakinfrontoflotsofpeopleintheverybeginning.（4）______Second，accept（接受）thefear.It'scommontofeelafraid.Third，don'tcaretoomuchabouttheresults.Wedon'talwaysgetthingsright.Thenwecanovercome（克服）thefearandenjoythewonderfulpartoftryingnewthings.

A.Thesecondreasonisthatnewthingscansometimesbringnewproblems.

B.Tosolvetheproblem，it'sgoodtofirstfindoutwhy.

C.Weshouldspeakonabiggerstage.

D.Sohowcanweovercomethefearoftryingnewthings？

E.It'sbettertotryspeakinginfrontoffewerpeople.23.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F24.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F25.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F26.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F六、阅读填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。27.Manypeoplehaveadreamtostudyinaforeigncountry.Amongthecountriesaroundtheworld，Americaisoneof（1）______（popular）choices.But（2）______youdecidetostudyintheUS，youshouldknowwheretogo.Let'slookintoSeattle（西雅图），whichismoreexcitingthananyothercityinAmerica.

Seattleisalargecoastalcity.Becauseof（3）______（it）greenforests，Seattleisagoodplacetohaveoutdooractivities，suchascamping，（4）______（swim）andsoon.

There（5）______（be）alwayssomethingtodoinSeattle.Forexample，itisalwaysinteresting（6）______（enjoy）thefilmfestivals，fanclubsandconcertsthere.TheSeattleInternationalFilmFestivalwillbethetwentiethfestivalthisyear.（7）______（hundred）ofactorsandactresses（8）______（come）hereatthattime.

OnceyouchoosetostudyinSeattle，itisnecessarytohave（9）______universityexperiencehere.Infact，Seattleisthehometolotsoffamousuniversitieswhichwillsurelymeetyourneeds.

Doyouwanttolearnmuchinformation（10）______Seattle？PleasesearchontheInternet.七、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共15分。28.我们无法改变过去，却能用勤奋和智慧创造美好的未来。亲爱的同学，你对未来的生活有怎样的期待呢？请以"MyLifeinFifteenYears"为题写一篇英语短文，畅想自己未来的生活。

（1）提示：

①想象你15年后会从事什么职业；

②想象你15年后的生活会是什么样子；

③为了过上想要的生活，你现在该怎么做。

（2）要求：