湖南省长沙市立信中学2024-2025学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试卷（含答案）

2024-2025-1立信中学八上期末考试英语注意事项：1、答题前，请考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，并认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号、考室和座位号；2、必须在答题卡上答题，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效；3、答题时，请考生注意各大题题号后面的答题提示；4、请勿折叠答题卡，保持字体工整、笔迹清晰、卡面清洁;5、答题卡上不得使用涂改液、涂改胶和贴纸；6、本学科试卷中听力材料以中速朗读两遍。试卷分四个部分，61小题，时量100分钟，满分100分。=1\*ROMANI．听力（共两节，满分20分）略=2\*ROMANII．阅读（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。ALastweek,ourschoolasked1,000studentsabouttheirbiggestworryinlife.Herearetheresults.21.Howmanystudentsworryabouttheirlooks? A.350. B.100. C.220.22.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext? A.Students’threebiggestworriesarehousework,friendsandexams. B.Studentsworrylessaboutlooksandmoneythanexamsandfriends. C.Studentsworrymoreaboutfriendsandmoneythanlooksandexams.BAyoungmanfromFujianProvincebecomesfamoustomanyInternetusersforhisshortvideos,whichshowthelivesoftheoldvillagersandcountrylifeinhishometown.WuMuliang,24,wentbacktohisvillagewherehewasbornandgrewupinAnyuantownship,Sanmingcity,inMay2023.Afterdoingdifferentjobsinsomecities,hisloveformakingvideosledhimtobecomeavlogger(博主)onBilibili.Hisvideosshowhisdailylife,hisrelationshipwithhisgrandmother,andinteractions(互动)withotheroldvillagers.Manyofhisvideosgotthousandsoflikes.Atfirst,Wumimicked(模仿)othervloggersfromcountryside.However,inJune2024,hebegantomakehisgrandmotherthemaincharacterinhisvideos.Videosofherdoingfarmworkenjoyedgreatpopularity,makingpeoplethinkoftheirownexperiences.Inavideoabouttheyoungpeopleinhisvillagewhodroppedoutofschool,Wuturnedthecameraonhimself.Hesharedthestoryofhowheandsomeofhisfriendsbeganworkingoutsidetheirvillagebecausetheygaveuptheirstudy.Manyofthemlosttheirwayfordifferentreasons.Thisvideoquicklyhadover6.6millionviews(观看)onBilibili.Amathteacher,XiongJianjun,inHunansaidthathewantedtosharethevideowithhisstudents.Healsoadvisedtheschoolstoplayitforstudents.“Ihopeyoungpeoplecanwatchthisvideosothattheywilltaketheirlivesmoreseriouslyanddon’tmakethesamemistakes,”Xiongsaid.23.WhatdoyouknowaboutWuMuliangaccordingtoParagraph1-2? A.Hedidmanydifferentjobsinhisvillageat24. B.HeisfamousforhisshortarticlesontheInternet. C.Hisworksareaboutoldvillagersandcountrylife.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“droppedoutofschool”inParagraph4mean? A.Stoppinggoingtoschool. B.Goingbacktoschool. C.Finishingschool.25.WhatdoesthemathteacherthinkofWu’svideoaccordingtoparagraph5? A.Surprising. B.Meaningless. C.Educational.26.Whatwillthewriterprobablytalkaboutinthefollowingparagraph? A.WuMuliang’sanothervideoabouttheoldvillagers. B.Thegoodpointsandbadpointsofwatchingvideos. C.HowWuimproveshisrelationshipswithhisclassmates.CAttheBadalingGreatWallinBeijing,togetfoodandwater,peopleneeda50-minutewalk.Butnow,peoplecanplaceordersonthephone,anddrones(无人机)willbringthemoverinafewminutes.Thedronescanalsotakeawayrubbish(垃圾)fromtouristsontheirwayback.ThisisjustoneexampleofthewideuseofdronesinChina.Theamazinglittlemachines,arewidelyusedforsomanythings.Sportsfanslovetheviewstakenbydrones.Farmersusethemtochecktheirplants.Dronescanalsogotoplaceswhereisdangerousforreporterstogo.Withthewideuseofdrones,theneedfordronepilotsisrising.ByJune,thecountrylicensed(许可)over1.87milliondronestowork,reportedChinaDaily.However,untilnow,onlyabout225,000peoplehavethenecessarylicensesfromtheCivilAviationAdministrationofChina(CAAC).Thisisfarlessthanthedroneplotsneededinthecountry.Asdronesareusedinfarming,videofilmingandenvironmentalprotection,dronepilotscanchoosefromdifferentindustries(各行各业)toworkin.Thepayisgood,too.Somepilotsarepaidaround30,000yuaneachmonth,reportedChinaDaily.Becauseofthis,morepeoplearetrainingtogetdronelicenses.AtXiaoxiangYongxiang,abusinesswithsuchtraininginHunan,500peoplefinishedtheirstudyandgotthelicenseintheyear2024.Before,therewereonlyabout200eachyear.Togetadrone-flyinglicenseforatripunder500meters,peopleneedtotake44hoursoftraining,andforlongertrips,56hours.“Ibelievedronesarethefuture,”saidDongJiamin,headofXiaoxiangYongxiang.27.WhydoesthewritertalkabouttheBadalingGreatWallinparagraph1? A.Toaskpeopletopayavisittoit. B.Toshowpeoplethewideuseofdrones. C.Totellpeopletoprotecttheenvironment.28.Whatcanweknowfromthetext? A.Over1.87milliondronepilotsworkwiththeirdrones. B.Weneedanother225,000peopletohaveadronelicense. C.500peoplegotlicensesfromthetrainingcenterinHunanthisyear.29.Whichmightbethebesttitleofthepassage? A.MoreDronePilotsNeeded B.HowtoGetaDroneLicense C.DronesinDifferentPartsoftheWorld30.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanwereadthepassage? A.Sports. B.Science. C.Environment.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。Thewintervacationiscomingsoon.DoyouhaveanyplansforEnglishlearningduringthevacation?Doyouwanttoimproveitinabetterandfasterway?31.__________________Findfunwaystolearnnewwords.Whenyoumeetnewwords,writethemdownon“Post-it”notesandstick(粘)themuparoundyourhouse.Youcanmakefunnyexamplesentenceswiththewords.32.__________________Thesearegoodwaystohelpyourememberthem.33.__________________Youdon’tneedtobeinanEnglish-speakingcountrytobearoundwithEnglish-speakingpeople.Englishiseverywhere.It’sinonlinevideos,TVshows,andontheradio.KeepyourearsopenandlistentorealEnglish.Beaparrot(鹦鹉).Listencloselytohowotherspronounce(发音)certainwordsanddoyourbesttocopythem.Youcandoitbywatchingfilmsathome.34.__________________Becauseifyoualreadyknowthestory,youmayfindthelanguagemucheasiertounderstand.SpeakalittleEnglisheveryday.Thebestandfastestwaytolearnanylanguageisjusttospeakit.ItisOKifyouonlyknowfiveEnglishwords.Don’twaituntilyoufeelcomfortabletospeakinEnglish.Youprobablywon’tmakeitforalongtime.Sostartspeakingtoday.Andremembertopracticeiteveryday.35.__________________A.PutyourselfinanEnglish-speakingenvironment.B.Herearesomewaysthatmayhelpyou.C.Remembertochoosethemoviesthatyouknowverywell.D.Youcanalsodrawinterestinglittlepicturesnexttothem.E.Youknow,practicemakesperfect.III．语言运用（共两节，满分25分）第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。MontyRobertswasthesonofapoorfamily.Heliked36.Hehadadreamtoownahorseranch(大农场)whenhewasalittlechild.Onedaywhenhewasathighschool,histeacheraskedhimtowriteapaper.Itwasaboutwhathewantedtobeanddowhenhe37.Heworkedhardonit,andwroteasevenpaper.Inthepaperhe38hisdreamofowningabighorseranchsomeday.Thenextdayhehandeditintohisteacher.Twodayslaterhegotitback.OnthefrontpagewasalargeredFwithanotethatread,“Seemeafterclass.”Hewenttoseetheteacherafterclassandasked,“WhydidIgetanF?”Theteacheranswered,“Thisisa(n)39dreamforayoungboylikeyou.Youcomefromapoorfamily.Youhavenomoney.Owninghorseranchneedsalotofmoney.Youhavetobuyland(土地).There’snowayyoucouldeverdoit.”Thenhe40,“Writethispaperagain.Ifyouwriteitwithapossibleplan,youmaygeta41grade.”Aftersittingwithitforaweek,heturnedinthesamepaper.Hechanged(改变)42andsaidtotheteacher,“YoucankeeptheFandI’llkeepmydream.”Montykepthisdream.Heworkedhardand43thoughhemetlotsofdifficulties,becauseheknewallthathedidwasmeaningful.Todayheownsalargehorseranchwithabighouseonit,andhekeepsthatschool44hewroteonthewallofhissittingroom.Lastsummerthesameschoolteachercametovisithim.Whentheteacherwasleaving,hesaid,“Look,Monty,whenIwasyourteacher,Iwassomethingofadreamstealer(偷窃者).DuringthoseyearsIstolealotofchildren’sdreams.Itwasluckythatyoudidn’tgiveupyours.I’mso45thatyoumadeit.”Don’tletanyonestealyourdream.Followyourdream,nomatterwhat.36.A.sheep B.cows C.horses37.A.hungout B.cameback C.grewup38.A.deleted B.disliked C.described39.A.important B.impossible C.enjoyable40.A.added B.cried C.thought41.A.better B.worse C.lower42.A.something B.nothing C.anything43.A.angrily B.happily C.carelessly44.A.paper B.story C.recipe45.A.sad B.glad C.relaxed第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。TherearemanyinterestingMichelin-starred(米其林星级)restaurantsaroundtheworld.Minimal,theicecreamshopandrestaurantinTaiwan,China,isoneofthem.Onthe46._______(one)flooroftherestaurant,youcanchoosefrom6populartastesoficecream.Onthesecondfloor,therestauranthasamenuwithdishesatdifferent47._______(temperature).Eachdishisnamedafterthetemperatureit’sservedat.Forexample,oneofthedishesontherestaurant’smenuiscalled“-40°CWildGingerFlowers”.TheownerofMinimal,ArvinWansaysthatheis48._______icecreamloverallthetime.Whenhewasachild,heeven49._______(eat)icecubes(方块)everyday.Helovedcolddishessomuchthathestartedtomakedishesby50._______(he).Yearslater,heturnedhishobbyintoajob.51._______(certain),wealllovedicewhenwewerekids,butourfeelingsaboutitmightchangewhenwegrowup.Hewantspeopletofallinlovewithitagain,justlikewetasteditforthefirsttime.WaninvitedsomeMichelininspectors(检察员)tovisittherestaurantandrate(评级)it.Theinspectorssaidtheywere52._______(surprise)totasteeachdish.“Somepeoplehaveasweettooth,”theywrote53._______theInternet.“Theywouldliketospendhoursexperiencingwhattheylove,aslongasit’sgood.”Theydecided54._______(give)theicecreamshoponestarbecauseMinimaldoesthiswell.Doyoulikeicecream?55._______so,don’tmissMinimalwhentakingatriptoTaiwan.=4\*ROMANIV．读写综合（共两节，满分25分）第一节简答（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Plantingseedsintheearthbringslife,whileputtingseedsonaplatemakesbeautifulpaintings.Dongminggrainpainting(东明粮画)isagreatexample.Withahistoryofover200years,Dongminggrainpaintingsusesthenaturalcolorsandshapesofgrainstomakeartworks.Inoldtimes,grainpaintingsmainlyusedwheat(麦子),corn,rice,soybeans(大豆)andpotatoes.Itissaidthatthe“fivegrains”couldkeepawaybadthings.Theyshowedpeople’shopesforbigharvests(丰收),nationalwealth(财富)andsuccess.HanGuorui,a44-year-oldinheritor(继承人)ofDonginggrainpainting,startedlearningtheskillattheageof8.Duringthistime,hesawtheartlosepopularity.“Astraditionsarelost,peoplenolongerspendtimemakinggrainpaintingfoods.Theychoosetobuybreadandcakes,”Hansaid.Itisnothardtounderstandwhypeoplearelosinginterestingrainpaintings—ittakes27stepstomakeit.Also,everystepneedscarefulworkandskill.“Eachseedisdifferent,”Hansaid.“Wildsunflowerseedslooklikeanimaleyes,butcommonsunflowerseedsworkbetterforbirdfeathers(羽毛).”Whilecommonseedsareeasytofind,othersarenot.Tomakesurethepicturesaregood,hetried200typesofseedsthroughbuyingandplanting.In2014,agrainpaintingoftheMonaLisabyhimsoldfor10,000yuan.Overtime,peoplestartedwantingmorechoicesandpersonalmeaningintheirart.Hanhassuccessfullyimprovedhimselfwhilepassingontheart.56.HowdopeoplemakeartworksofDongminggrainpaintings?57.WhendidHanGuoruistartedtolearntheskill?58.Whydopeopleloseinterestingrainpaintings?59.DoesHouusecommonsunflowerseedstopaintanimaleyes?60.WhatdoyouthinkofHanGuorui?第二节书面表达（满分15分）61.假如你是李华，期末考试结束后你们班将组织一次班级活动。作为班长，请你根据表格信息写一封电子邮件给校长Joy，告知她活动的相关安排，邀请她参加你们的班级活动，并表示期望她的到来。TimetomeetJanuary12th,8:30a.m.PlacetomeetinfrontoftheschoollibraryWaysoftransportationbybusActivities1.watcharobotshowi