八年级英语下学期期中模拟卷（宿迁专用）（原卷版）

2024-2025学年八年级英语下学期期中模拟卷（宿迁卷）英语注意事项：1.全卷满分100分。考试时间为100分钟。试题包含选择题和非选择题。考生答题全部答在答题卡上,答在本试卷上无效。2.请认真核对监考教师在答题卡上所粘贴条形码的姓名、考试证号是否与本人相符合,再将自己的姓名、考试证号用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡及本试卷上。3.答选择题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,请用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案。答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡的指定位置,在其他位置答题一律无效。一、单项选择（本题共10小题；每题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1．TheUKis_________EuropeancountrywhileChinais________Asiancountry.A．an;an B．an;a C．a;a D．a;an2．—Wheredidyougetthebook?—Fromthelibrary.AndIhave________itfortwoweeks.A．borrowed B．lent C．bought D．kept3．TheEuropeanUnion(欧盟)is________27membercountries.NeitherUkrainenorRussiaisinit.A．madeof B．madefrom C．madein D．madeupof4．Theoldladylives________inalonelyhouse,butshedoesn’tfeel________.A．alone;lonely B．lonely;alone C．lonely;lonely D．alone;alone5．Theygotmarried________2010.Thatmeanstheyhavebeenmarried________2010.A．since,in B．since,sinceC．in,since D．in,in6．—Whereisyourteacher?

—He______thelibrary.He______thelibraryforanhour.A．hasgoneto;hasbeento B．hasgoneto;hasbeeninC．hasbeento;hasbeenin D．hasbeento;hasgoneto7．Withthe________,wecanchooseoneiconandclickonitformoredetails.A．menu B．mouse C．printer D．screen8．—Haveyoudecided________,lady?—Sorry,Ihaven’tdecidedyet.A．tobuywhichone B．buywhichone C．whichtobuyone D．whichonetobuy9．—Canyougiveme________onwhattoweartotheparty,Tom?—IthinkthewhitedressisOK.A．someadvice B．someadvices C．anadvice D．anyadvices10．—Doyoumindmysmokinghere?—________.Lookatthesign.Itsays,“Nosmoking.”A．You’dbetternot B．Itdoesn’tmatter C．Yes,please D．No,Idon’t二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Boris,aforeignstudentatCommunicationUniversityofChina,oftenshareshisexperiencesofChinesecultureonhisvlog(视频博客).Inonevideo,11,BorissharedhowhehadlearnedtheChineseworddongxi.He12eachpartseparately(分开地)into“eastwest”.Andheintroducedone13abouthowdongxicametomean“things”.Hetoldpeoplethatallmarketplacesin14Chinesecitiesweresetup(建立)alongasingle15thatranfromeasttowest.Sowhenyouwouldsayqumaidongxi.you’dbesaying,“I’mgoingtobuythings.”Someother16showhisreadingChinesepoemsandperformingkungfu,whicharequitewelcomeamonghis40,00017.Likemanyforeigners,Borisonce18thatallChinesecoulddokungfu,flyingontoroofsandwalkingoverwalls.Besides,hethoughtthecountrywasnotthatdeveloped.ButafterhewenttostudyinChinain2019,hisview19.“Chinaisdevelopingquickly,butmanypeople’simpressionsofChinaarestillstayinthe20,”Borissaid.“That’swhyIstartedtoshootvlogsto21Chineseculturein2019.”Borishaspostedmorethan40vlogsonline.Butmakingthesevlogsisnot22.TakereadingthepoemSecondFarewelltoCambridgebyXuZhimoasanexample.“Icanunderstandandreadevery23inthepoem,”Borissaid.“Butwhilereading,Ineedtouseproperfeelingsto24readers.”Soheneededtolookformuchbackground(背景)informationandmakehisfeelingssuiteachpartofthepoem.Borissaidthathewantedtokeep25thedifferencesbetweentwocultures.“Thisgoalmaynotbeachievedeasily,butIwilltrymybesttodomypart.”11．A．infact B．ofcourse C．forexample D．sofar12．A．turned B．entered C．returned D．translated13．A．reason B．way C．subject D．suggestion14．A．modern B．old C．well-known D．developed15．A．road B．building C．bridge D．block16．A．videos B．books C．interviews D．pictures17．A．sisters B．followers C．classmates D．friends18．A．noticed B．wondered C．believed D．hoped19．A．failed B．continued C．fell D．changed20．A．1970s B．2020s C．2050s D．2300s21．A．enjoy B．share C．forget D．renew22．A．interesting B．difficult C．expensive D．easy23．A．novel B．story C．word D．joke24．A．know B．touch C．understand D．tell25．A．bridging B．gathering C．repairing D．picking三、阅读（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选項中，选出最佳选項。AVolunteerattheCityLibraryDoyoulikebooksandknowledge?TheCityLibraryisinneedofvolunteerstohelpwithvarioustasks.Ifyouareeagertohelpothers,hereistheinformationyoushouldknow.WhoCanJoin?●Studentsinmiddleschool(ages11~15)andhighschoolstudents(ages16~18)WhatShouldYouDo?●Sort(分类)Books:Putthereturnedbooksbackontherightshelvesaccordingtodifferentcategories,suchasfiction,non-fiction,science,andhistory.●HelpReaders:Assistreadersinfindingthebookstheywant.Youmayneedtousethelibrary’scomputersystemtosearchforbooklocations.●OrganizeReadingRooms:Keepthereadingroomscleanandtidy.Arrangethedesksandchairs,andpickupanyrubbishleftbehind.WhenDoYouWork?●EverySundayfrom10a.m.to4p.m.(witha1-hourlunchbreak)HowtoJoin?●Call88923456tosignup.●Orsendanemailtolibraryvolunteer@.26．WhocanjointheCityLibraryasavolunteer?A．Tom:a10-year-oldprimaryschoolstudent. B．Lucy:a13-year-oldmiddleschoolstudent.C．Mr.Smith:a35-year-oldofficeworker. D．Mrs.Green:a40-year-oldhousewife.27．IfyouareavolunteerattheCityLibrary,howmanyhoursdoyouneedtoworkeachSunday?A．3hours. B．4hours. C．5hours. D．6hours.28．WhichofthefollowingisNOTataskforthevolunteers?A．Feedingtheanimalsinthelibrary. B．Sortingbooksontheshelves.C．Helpingreadersfindbooks. D．Keepingthereadingroomsclean.BIfyoufindyourselffeelingalittlelesscheerfulthanyouwerewhendaysaregoingfromsummertoautumn,it’snotyourimagination:thereisascience-backedreasonthatyou’remorelikelytofeeldowninthecoolermonths.“It’sreal,”saidKathrynRoecklein,anassociateprofessorinUniversityofPittsburgh.Thechangesdon’talwaysaffect(影响)everyoneinthesameway,sheadded.Butseasonalmood(情绪)changesoftenincludelessenergy,feelinglesssocial,losinginterestinfavoriteactivitiesandchangesinsleep,youmayhavetroublesleepingorwanttosleepmorethanusual.Therearealotofreasonswhyourmoodstendtochangewiththeseason,butabigfactoris_________.“Thehoursofaday,whichareshorterinwinterandlongerinsummer,arethemainreason,”saidRoecklein.Sunsetsareontheirwaytogettingearlierandearlierassoonasautumnbegins,soit’snotsurprisingifyoufeelthosemoodchangesaroundthesametime.Onekeypointtorememberaboutthe“winterblues”isthatit’sNOTsomethingwecannotovercome(克服).Hereareafewthingsyoucando.First,getyourselfbathedinthesun.Awalkoutsideinthesuninthemorningwillsurelymakeyoufeelbetter.Secondly,eatright.Trymorefruits,vegetablesanddrinkplentyofwater.Besides,maketimeforyourfriends.Itissaidthatagoodchatwithyourbestfriendsmakesyourday.29．Thesecondparagraphtellsus________.A．thatchangesinsleepmeanyouwanttosleepmoreB．whatactivitiesleadyoutoseasonalmoodchangesC．whatproblemsyoumayhavewithseasonalmoodchangesD．thatyourfavoriteactivitiesmakeyoulesssocial30．Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitablefortheblank(空白处)inParagraph3?A．Wind. B．Light. C．Time. D．Food.31．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“winterblues”inParagraph4mean?A．Feelingdowninwinter. B．Lovingthickblueclothes.C．Paintinghousesblueinwinter. D．Listeningtobluesinwinter.32．PeopleareadvisedtodothefollowingEXCEPT________.A．drinkingmorewater B．goingouttohaveasunbathC．meetingtheirfriends D．readingabookrecommendedbyafriendCJanuary20,2025,aChinesetechcompanynamedDeepSeekmadeanewAIcalledDeepSeek-R1.Thissmartprogramcansolvemathproblems,writecode,andanswerquestionsliketopmodelssuchasOpenAI’sGPT-40,butitcostsmuchlesstobuild.Theteamspentonly$5.58million（1/70ofOpenAI’scost）andused2,048computerchipsfortwomonths.Thisshowsthatgoodideascanbeatbigmoney.DeepSeek-R1learnsbytryingmanytimesandgettingbetter,likehowstudentspracticemaths.OtherAIsneedlotsofpreparedexamples,butR1improvesbyitself.Forexample,inaglobalmathtest,itgot79.8%right,slightlyhigherthanOpenAI’smodel.AsimpleversionofR1canevenrunonlow-costcomputers,helpingschoolsandsmallcompanies.DeepSeek-R1isfreetouseandchange.Onitsfirstdayonline,over19,000programmersworldwidestartedprojectstostudyit.AGermanscientistsaidexperimentswithRIcost$10insteadof$300withotherAIs.EvenMeta（afamousU.S.techcompany）topscientistsaid,“ThiskindoffreeAIcouldchangetheworld.”UStechcompaniesareworried.Metaplanstospend$65billionmoreonAIresearch.ExpertssayChinaiscatchingupfast.AreportinNaturemagazinecalledR1a“bigstepforward”,provingthatsmartideasbeatexpensivetools.AsaDeepSeekengineersaid,“WewantAItobeafriend,notsomethingonlyrichpeoplecanuse.”WithR1,Chinashowstheworldthatgreatthingscomefromnewideasandhardwork,notjustmoney.33．Thepassageismainlydevelopedby________.A．providingexamples B．listingnumbersC．followingtheorderoftime D．comparingR1withotherAIs34．Whatdotheunderlinedwordsmeaninparagraph2?A．Itbecomesbetterthroughpractice. B．ItcopiesanswersfromotherAIs.C．Itneedsprogrammerstofixmistakes. D．Itonlyworkswithexpensivetools.35．Whydoestheengineersay,“WewantAItobeafriend,notsomethingonlyrichpeoplecanuse”?A．ToexplainwhyR1isfree. B．TocompareR1withMeta’sAI.C．Toencouragestudentstostudymath. D．ToshowthatexpensiveAImodelshavenovalue.36．Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Toexplainhowcomputerchipswork. B．Tointroducealow-costAImodelfromChina.C．Toencouragestudentstobecomeprogrammers. D．TocompareChineseandAmericanAItechnologies.DIwasnowinmytwenty-seventhyearontheisland.OneeveningFridaywentouttolookforfood.Butsoonhewasback,andhelookedveryafraid.“Master!Master!”hecried,“There’sagreatshipneartheisland,andmenarecomingtotheshoreinaboat!”Ijumpedupandranwithhimdowntotheshore.IsawthatitwasanEnglishship!Butwhywasithere?Englishshipsnevercamethisway.Perhapstheywerepirates(海盗)!“Don’tletthemseeyou,Friday!”Icalled,“We’llhideinthetreesandwatch.”Therewereelevenmenintheboat,butthreeofthemwereprisoners(囚犯).Theirarmsweretiedwithrope,buttheirlegswerefreeandtheycouldwalk.Theothersailorspushedthethreeprisonersupthebeach,laughingandshoutingandhittingthem.Thethreeprisonerswalkedslowlyalongthebeachandsatdownunderatree,notfarfromus.Theylookedveryunhappy.Veryquietly,Icameupbehindthemthroughthetrees,andcalledouttotheminEnglish.“Don’tbeafraid,”Isaid.“I’manEnglishman.PerhapsIcanhelpyou.”Thethreementurnedandlookedatme.Theydidnotansweratonce.Theyweretoosurprised.PerhapstheythoughtIwasawildmanmyself,inmystrangeclothesmadeofanimals’skins,andwithmylonghairandbeard.Thentheoldestmanspoke,“Iamthecaptainofthatship,”hesaid,“andthesetwomenaremyfirstandsecondofficers.Lastnighttherewasamutiny(叛乱),andtheseamentooktheshipfromme.Nowthey’regoingtoleavethethreeofushere,todieonthisisland.”“Dothesemutineers(叛军)haveguns?”“Onlytwo,”heanswered,“andthey’veleftthoseontheboat.”“Allright,”Isaid.“We’llfightthem.Butifwegetyourshipbackforyou,youmusttakemebacktoEngland.”Fridayranbacktomyhousetogetalltheguns,andthecaptainandImadeaplan.37．HowdidFridayfeelwhenhesawanEnglishshipcomingtowardstheisland?A．Relaxed. B．Excited. C．Angry. D．Afraid.38．Whatisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?a.Thethreeprisonerssatunderatreeonthebeach.b.ThewriterandFridaysawashipcomingtotheirisland.c.Thewritermanagedtotalkwiththethreeprisoners.d.Themutineerstooktheshipfromthethreeprisoners.A．b-a-c-d B．b-c-a-d C．d-b-a-c D．d-a-b-c39．Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthewriter?A．Hehimselfwasawildmanindeed.B．Hehopedtogetawayfromtheisland.C．Helivedontheislandalonefor27years.D．Hecouldfightthemutineerswithoutguns.40．Whydid“I”helpthecaptain?A．Becausehewascaughtbythemutineers.B．Becausetheshipwastakenbythemutineers.C．Becauseamutinyhappenedontheship.D．Becausemaybeitwasachanceformetoleavetheisland.第二节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Haveyoueverwonderedwhythelettersonakeyboardarenotin“ABC”order?ThekeyboardweuseeverydayiscalledtheQWERTYkeyboardlayout(布局).Q,W,E,R,T,Yarethefirstsixlettersonthislayout,startingfromthetopleft.41Thefirstmanualtypewriter(手动打字机),withakeyboardwhichlookedlikeapiano,wasinventedinthelate19thcentury.42However,peoplelaterfoundoutthatasthetypingspeed(速度)increased,somekeysfailedtocomebacktotheirplacesquickly.Asaresult,theygotjammed(卡住)veryeasily.43Tosolvethisproblem,theQWERTYkeyboardwasinvented.Itplacedkeysinsuchawaythatthemostusedletterswerespacedoutsothatthekeysweremorelikelytoworkfreely.44Withthearrivalofthecomputer,thetypistsinofficeswerethesamepeoplewhoweretonowusecomputers.Thismeantthetypistshadtobetrainedtousethenewdevice(设备).45Itwaseasiertodesignthekeyboardsfollowingthelayoutoftypewriters,whichwastheQWERTYlayout,andthiscontinueseventoday.A．Buttrainingrequiredtoomuchtimeandmoney.B．However,anotherproblemcameaboutinthe1940s.C．ThesetypewritersdidhavetheABCkeyboardlayout.D．HerearesometipstohelpyougetusedtotheQWERTYkeyboard.E．TounderstandwhywewentwithQWERTY,weneedtogobackinhistory.F．Mosttypistsendedupbreakingthetypewriteraltogetherwhenseparatingthekeys.G．TheQWERTYkeyboardisthemostpopularchoiceworldwide.四、根据句意及所给中文提示、首字母或英文解释，写出句中所缺单词，每空限填一词。（共8小题；每小题1分，满分8分）46．Thegovernmentisencouragingpeopletouseelectriccarstoreduceair(污染).47．Manybirdsflybacktothe(北方)endofthecountrywhenwarmweathercomes.48．Theirfamilymovedawayfromthesmallvillagea(几个)ofyearsago.49．Thehousewithabiggardenisoneofmy(亲戚).50．It’smucheasierforustofocuswhenwearestudyinginaquiete.51．Thesemagazinescostmuch,eiftheyhavelotsofcolourpictures.52．I’mafraidyoucan’tleave.Themeetingwill(goon)afterlunch.53．It’snotagoodideatostarta(asmalltalk)withastrangeronlinesinceweareteenagers.五、短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个恰当的单词或者括号内单词的正确形式。(每空可填一个或多个符合语境的词)Ilovereading.Recently,I54(read)anovel.Hereisanextractfromthebook.Gullivermanaged55(get)awayfromthesmallmen.Hefoundaboatandtriedtosailhome.56,therewasagreatstormatsea.Thestrongwindsdrovehisboattoastrangeisland.Everyoneontheislandwasverylarge.Theywereall57(many)than20meterstall.Afarmer58(find)Gulliverfirstandtookhimhome.Gulliverseemedverysmalltothem,likeatoyorapet.The59(farmer)daughtertookGullivertotown.Everyoneinthetownwassurprisedtoseesuchasmallperson.TheQueenheardaboutGulliverandboughthimfromthefarmer.ShegaveGullivertotheKing60apresent.TheKingenjoyed61(listen)toGullivertalkabouthishomecountryandhistravels.Alltheirobjects,suchaschairs,tables,62(knife),forksandplates,weretoobigforGullivertouse,sotheybuiltasmallhouse63smallobjectsforhimtolivein.WherevertheKingandQueenwent,theycarriedGulliverwiththeminhishouse.六、任务型阅读（共3小题，满分7分）请认真阅读短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。Whatisspacetourism?Spacetourismisspacetravelforleisurepurposes(休闲目的).Whatwasonceonlyadream—describedinbookssuchasArthurC．Clarke’s2001:ASpaceOdyssey—isnowbecomingareality.Futurologists(未来学家)arescientistswhotrytopredict(预测)whatlifewillbelikeinthefuture.Afterthefirstmanlandedonthemoonin1969,theythoughtthathotelswouldbebuiltonthemoonbytheyear2000.Futurologistsalsoconsideredthepossibilitythat,inthe21stcentury,familiesmightgoforaholidayonthemoon.Neitherofthesepredictionshavecometrueyet—buttherapiddevelopmentoftechnologymaymeanthesepredictionsareapossibilityintheyearstocome.SpaceAdventureiscurrentlytheonlycompanytosendpeopleintospace.SpaceAdventuresworkedwiththeFederalSpaceAgencyoftheRussianFederationandRocketandSpaceCorporationEnergiatoofferflightsfortheworld’sfirstprivatespaceexplorers.Eachpersonpaidover$20millionfortheir10-daytriptotheInternationalSpaceStation.Followingseveralsuccessfultripsintospace,morecompaniesarenowthinkingaboutthepossibilityofsendingtouristsintospace.Inordertomakeitcheaper,suborbital(亚轨道的)spacetravelisachoiceformanycompanies,includingVirginGalactic.Passengerswouldgotoaheightofbetween100and160kmaboveearth,experience3—6minutesofweightlessnessandaviewofthestars,thencomebackdowntoearth.Thiscostsabout$200,000perperson.Whileitcouldbeanamazingexperience,therearesomeproblemswithspacetourism.Manypeoplebelievethatitcouldmakeglobalwarming(全球变暖)worseanditisnotgoodfortheozonelayer(臭氧层).What’smore,spacetravelisonlyreallyfortherichpeople.Therearestillmillionsofpeopleworldwidewhocouldn’tpayforit.64．Whichbookdescribedspacetourism?