湖南省长沙市青竹湖湘一外国语学校2024-2025学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试卷（含答案）

湖南省长沙市青竹湖湘一外国语学校2024-2025学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试卷一、阅读理解（本大题共3小题）Let’sBuildaGreenerWorld!Chinahopestomakecarbonneutrality(碳中和)cometrueby2060.Everyoneshouldtrytheirbesttoreachthisgoal(目标).China’sgoalby2060Carbonemissions(碳排放)ofoneyearwillreachthehighestpointin2030andthenbegintodrop.Howcanwecutdowncarbonemissions?●Stopthewaterfromrunningallthetime.●Turnoffthelights(灯)intime.●Stickto(坚持)greentravel.BySunshineCommunity1．WhenmaycarbonemissionsinChinareachthetop?A．In2024 B．In2030 C．In20602．Whatshouldwedotomaketheworldgreener?A．Weshouldstopusingrunningwater.B．Weshouldnotuselightswhenworking.C．Weshouldridebicyclesorwalkmore.BerthaandGraceweregoodfriendsatthesameschool.Berthawasbrightandpopular,whileGracewasquietandalonebecauseherparentsdiedinanaccident(事故)notlongago.Asthetermended,Berthagotane-mailfromAuntMeg.DearBertha,Iwantyoutospendyoursummerholidayatmyhome.Mary,LouiseandLilyarecoming,too.Sothereisjustroomforonemore,andthatonemustbeyou.Youalwaysgetonwellwiththem,right?Yougirlscandojustasyoulike.I’llfeedyouonallthetastyfoodsthatgirlslove.Andwe’llhavepartieshappilyandplayvolleyballonthebeach.AuntMegBerthawashappytoaccepttheinvitation.HowaboutGrace?SheplannedtoworkatClarkman’sbookstoreduringthesummervacationtomakemoneyforhernextterm’sstudy.BerthathoughtGraceneededarest.ButGracesaidthatshehadnoplacetogo.BerthafeltbadaboutGrace’sdifficultiesandwantedtohelp.ShewrotetoAuntMeg,tellingheraboutGrace’sstory.SheaskedhelpfromAuntMeg,hopingshecouldallowGracetospendsummerinherhouse.AuntMegagreedtoinviteher.Thatday,BerthasaidtoGrace,“Iwon’tbeavailabletogotoAuntMeg’shome.Wouldyouliketogothereinstead?”Gracesaidyesgladly.Summerpassedquickly,andBerthareceivedtwoe-mails.OnewasfromAuntMegandtheotherwasfromGrace.AuntMegwrote:“IadoptedGrace.She’sthesweetestgirl,andI’mgrateful(感激的)yousenthertome.Ialwayswantadaughterlikeher.”Gracewrote:“Ihadagreattime.Guesswhat?AuntMegwantedmetobeapartofherfamily.Ihaveanewhomenow!”Berthasmiled.Thatwasreallyagoodresultforeveryone.3．WhathappenedtoGrace?A．Shelostherparents.B．Shegotane-mailfromAuntMeg.C．SheworkedatClarkman’sbookstore,4．WhydidBerthawritealettertoAuntMeg?A．Tofindheranewfriend.B．Toturndownherinvitation.C．ToadviseMegtoinviteGrace.5．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“IadoptedGrace.”probablymean?A．AuntMegchangedGrace.B．AuntMegmadefriendswithGrace.C．GracebecameafamilymemberofMeg’s.6．Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A．Agoodfriendislikeamirror.B．Smallactsofkindnesscanchangesomeone’slife.C．Tryyourbestandthenyoucanbeanythingyouwant.Whenyoulookatamountainwithsnowontop,youmaythinkitissobeautifulandwonderful.Butisitstillamazingwhenanavalanchehappens?Anavalancheissnow,iceandrocksmovingtogetherquicklydownamountain.Differentthingscanmakeavalanches.Forexample,whensnowfall(降雪)isatitsgreatest,ithappenseasily.Also,about90percentofavalancheshavetodowithhumans,likeclimbersandskiing(滑雪).Besides,strongwinds,earthquakes(地震)andevenanimalactivitieslikerunningandfightingcanalsomakethemhappen.Avalanchesaremostcommonduringthewinter,fromDecembertoApril.Buttheydohappenallyearround.Mostofthemaresmall,withonlylittlesnow.Butinhighmountains,suchastheAlpsandtheHimalayas,theycanbehuge(巨大的)anddangerous.SomeplacesinFrance,Austria,Switzerland,andItalyseethegreatestnumberofavalanchesanddeathseveryyear.WhenanAvalanchehappens,thefast-movingsnow,ice,androckscansweepawayeverythingontheway.Theybury(埋)skiersandmountainclimbersalive.Andthesnowissoheavythatclimbersoftendieofbeingbreathless(窒息的).Whenanavalanchestops,thesnowbecomestoohardtomove.Thatcanmakepeopleunderdieofcoldness.ButwhatcanwedotokeepusinsafewhenanAvalanchehappens?Educationandrighttraining(训练)onavalanchescanhelp.LearnaboutdangersofAvalanchesbeforegoingout.Alsobringusefultoolslikeabeacon(信标)tohelpothersfindyouandashoveltohelpsaveothers.7．Howdoesthewriterstartthepassage?A．Bygivingexamples. B．Byaskingaquestion. C．Bysharinganidea.8．Whatmaymakeavalancheshappen?①theheightofmountains

②greatsnowfall③humanactivitieslikeskiing

④arunningdeerinthesnowA．①②③ B．①③④ C．②③④9．Whatcanweknowfromparagraph3?A．Wheresmallavalancheshappen.B．Howclimbersdieinavalanches.C．Whattodotostopavalanches.10．What’sthewriter’spurpose(目的)ofwritingthispassage?A．Totellusnevergonearhighmountainswithsnow.B．Togivewaystokeepsafewhenmeetingavalanches.C．Tointroducesomefactsandinformationaboutavalanches.二、阅读还原（本大题共1小题）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Doyouknowthehero’sjourney(英雄之旅)?Inmanybooksandmovies,aherostartsanadventure(冒险)andgetsovermanydifficultiesalongtheway.Intheend,theherobecomesabetterpersonandcomesbackhome.Inanewstudy,scientistsfoundthatseeingyourlifeasahero’sjourneyisgoodforyourmentalhealth(心理健康).Itcanmakeyoufeelmuchbetterandmorepleased(满意的)withyourlife.Howcanyoustart“yourherojourney”?11Makealist.Writedownyouranswerstothesequestions:Whatmakesyouwhoyouretoday?(Youcanthinkabouttheimportanteventsinyourlife.)12Whatchallenge(挑战)arestandinginyourway?13Whydoyoulikethatcharacter?Hemayteachyouimportantlessonsbecauseofhispositives(积极的品质).Keepingtheminmindcanhelpyouseeyourselfinamoreheroicway.Changethewayyoulookatproblems.14Youcanseeyourproblemsaschallenges(挑战).Thinkofthemaschancestodevelopyourstrength(发挥优势)andbetheheroofyourownstory.Goonmoreheroicadventures.Wegrowfromnewexperiences,sotrynewthingsinyourlife.15Oritalsocanbecreative,likeborrowingabikeandridingittoschool.A．Scientistshavesometipsforyou.B．Itcanbesimple,likegrowinganewplant.C．Thinkaboutyourfavoritecharacterfromamovieorbook.D．Areyouhavingproblemsandexperiencingadifficulttime?E．What’syourpersonality(个性)like?三、完形填空（本大题共1小题）Adaughtercomplained(抱怨)toherfatherthatlifewashardandshedidn’tknowhowtomakeit.Herfathertookhertothe16,filledthreepotswithwaterandplacedeachonfire.Whenthepotsboiled(沸腾),he17potatoesinonepot,eggsinthesecondpotandcoffeebeansinthethirdpot.Aftertwentyminutes,hetookthepotatoesandthe18out,thenpouredthecoffeeinacup.Heaskedhis19totouchthepotatoes,shelltheeggs(剥鸡蛋)andtastethecoffee.Shedidallthesethingsand20thepotatoesweresoft(软的),theeggsbecamehardandthecoffeetastedgood.“Father,whatdoesthismean?”sheasked.Heexplained(解释)thatalthoughthethreethingsfacedthesamedifficulty—theboilingwater(沸水),eachofthemreplied21.Thepotatoeswerestrongandhardatfirst,butbecame22andweak(弱的)later.Theeggsweresoftbuttheinsideofthembecamehardafterbeingboiled.Thecoffeebeanswereunique(独一无二的).Theychanged(改变)thewaterand23somethingnew.Heaskedhisdaughter,“When24knocks(敲)onyourdoor,howdoyoureply?Areyouapotato,anegg,oracoffeebean?Areyoubraveenoughtofacetheproblemsinfrontofyou?Alwaysremember,successwon’tcometoyou25yougotoit.”16．A．kitchen B．livingroom C．bedroom17．A．peeled B．mixed C．placed18．A．potatoes B．eggs C．coffee19．A．father B．daughter C．son20．A．foundout B．helpedout C．lookedfor21．A．slowly B．similarly C．differently22．A．soft B．bad C．salty23．A．created B．found C．caught24．A．happiness B．difficulty C．chances25．A．if B．because C．unless四、短文填空（本大题共1小题）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。RedisanationalcolorinChina.Ithas26(true)influenced(影响)Chinesecultureandtraditions.Peopleuseitalot,fromcelebrationsandfestivalstoeverydaylife.Theuseofredstartedlonglongago.Thereisastatue(塑像)oftheYellowEmperor(HuangdiinChinese)inBeijing.WecanseetheEmperorwearsaredrobe(长袍).DuringtheHanDynasty(朝代),redshowedhowimportantsomeonewas.Andpeopleoftenuseditinsomebig27(celebrate).IntheTangDynasty,red28(become)apopularcolorforclothing.InChineseculture,redisaspecialcolor.Itmeansalotofgoodthingsandfeelings.It’sacolorofhappinessandgoodluck.Peopleuseittobring29(they)happinessanddrivebadthingsaway.It’scommon30(see)itatweddings(婚礼),onbirthdays,andduringtheChineseNewYear.It’sacolorofwealthandhealth,31peopleoftenwearorcarrysomethingred.It’salsoacolorofpowerandenergy.Today,redstillplays32importantroleinChinesecultureandsociety(社会).TheNationalFlag(国旗)oftheChinaisred33fiveyellowstarsonthetopleft.Andnow,redisalsoa34(hot)colorthanbefore.Thesedays,ifyougotoaweddingparty,you35(see)moreyoungpeoplewearingtraditionalredweddingdresses.Redalsoappearsinphrases.Forexample,“Mianhongerchi”meanstobeangry.五、任务型阅读（本大题共1小题）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题并翻译句子。A24-year-oldyounglady,SosinaChalla,livesinEthiopia,ineasternAfrica.Whenshewasabout16,sheandherfriendssawagroupofboysskateboarding(玩滑板)inaparkinglot.“Inevergotthechancetotryskateboarding.SoIjustaskedthemtoletmegiveitatry,”shesays.“Itwasfun!”Atthetime,skateboardingwasstillsomethingnewinEthiopiaandthesportwasmale-dominated(男性主宰的).ButChallabecameinterestedinitandshewantedmoregirlstoexperienceskateboarding.Soin2020,sheandherfriendMickyAsfawstartedaclubcalledEthiopianGirlSkaters(EGS).Fromthenon,theclubhasgivenfreeskateboardinglessonsformorethan150studentsandallofthemaregirlsoryoungwomen.“Theclubisnotjustaboutskateboarding,”Challasays.“Wetrytobuildacommunity(社区).”Clubmembers(成员)havedifferentneedshere.Someneedhelppayingforschool,whileothersneedmental(心理)healthhelp.“It’snotjustwhatwegivethem.Everyoneinthecommunityhelpseachother.Soskateboardingislikeabridge.Itlinks(连接)ustogether,”saysAsfaw.Skateboardingdidn’tgetpopularhereuntilabout10yearsago.“It’sbeengrowingfast,”Asfawsays.“WhenIstartedskateboarding,”Challasays,“therewerenogirlsactivelytakingpartinthecommunitybecausegirlshavetostayhomeandhelptheirparentsinEthiopia.”Today,someofChalla’sfirststudentsteachattheSaturdaylessons.Challaevenopenedthefirstskateboardingcompany(公司)tohelpmoregirlsenjoythesport.TheybelievemorepeopleinEthiopiacanfeelthejoyfromskateboarding.36．WhendidSosinaChallafirsttryskateboarding?37．DothegirlspayforthelessonsinEthiopianGirlSkaters?38．WhatisskateboardinglikeaccordingtoAsfaw?39．Whydidn’tgirlsenjoyskateboarding10yearsago?40．WhatdoyouthinkwillhappenafterChallaopenedtheircompany?六、书面表达（本大题共1小题）41．来自埃塞俄比亚的Aberash了解到EGS这个社团后深受启发，也想学习滑板。但由于父母不允许，她深感苦恼，于是她向Challa写了一封电子邮件求助。假如你是Challa，请仔细阅读邮件内容，并给Aberash回信。DearChaila,HearingthestoryofEGS,Ifeellikewritingtoyou.It’salwaysmydreamtolearnskateboarding.However,myparentsthinkit’snotforgirls.Also,theysayifIspendmuchtimeonskateboarding,I’llgetpoorgradesinmystudy.Ifeelsoupset.WhatshouldIdo?Canyougivemesomeadvice?Aberash要求：（1）至少给出两条建议；（2）文章分段，卷面工整；（3）80词左右（开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；（4）文中不得出现真实人名和校名。DearAberash,IoncehadthesameexperiencesoIknowexactlyhowyoufeel._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________