期中复习检测题（四）含答案 2024-2025学年外研版英语八年级下册

初二英语期中复习卷（四）阅读理解：AThespringequinox(春分)happenseveryyearinMarch.Theequinoxisnotafullday.Itisaspecifictime.Itdependsonthepositionofthesun.Theequinoxhappenswhenthesuncrossestheequator(赤道).Theequatorisanimaginaryline.ItisdrawnaroundthecenteroftheEarth.ItdividesEarthintotwohalves,theNorthernandSouthernHemispheres(半球).Thespringequinox2025happenedat5:01intheafternoon.Atthisexactmoment,theNorthernandSouthernhemisphereswillreceiveanequal(相等的)amountofsunshine.Equinoxeshappenonlytwiceayear.OneequinoxhappensinMarch.TheotherhappensinSeptember.Thisistheautumnalequinox.Itisalsoknownasthefallequinox.ItmarksthebeginningoffallfortheNorthernHemisphere.Onanequinox,thelengthofdayandnightareapproximately(近似)equal.Thismeanstheequatorexperiencesabout12hoursofdaylight.Anditexperiencesabout12hoursofdarkness.ThereasonanequinoxhappenshastodowithEarth’s

axis.Theaxisisaninvisible(看不见的)line.ItrunsfromtheNorthPoletotheSouthPole.Theplanetspins(旋转)aroundthisaxis.Earthmakesonecompleteturnarounditeachday.ThatiswhyeverypartofEarth’ssurfacegetsbothdayandnight.Earth’saxishasatilt(倾斜).That’swhydifferentplacesonEarthexperiencedifferentamountsofdaylight.Butduringanequinox,thisisnotthecase.Theamountofdaylightanddarknessarenearlyequal.1.Whichsentencecanexactlydescribetheequator?A．Itmarksthebeginningofthespringseason.B．Itdependsonthepositionofthesun.C．ItdividesEarthintotwohalves,theNorthernandSouthernhemispheres.D．Itwillhappenat11:33inthemorningEasternTime.2.Whichquestionisansweredinparagraph3?A．Howmanyhoursdothespringequinoxandthefallequinoxlast?B．Whendothespringequinoxandthefallequinoxtakeplace?C．Whatisanothernamepeopleuseforthespringequinox?D．WhichdayinMarchwillthespringequinoxhappenthisyear?3.Howdoesthespringequinoxaffecttheequator?A．Thereisnodaylightattheequatorduringtheequinox.B．Thereisnodarknessattheequatorduringtheequinox.C．Dayandnightarealmostequalinlengthattheequator.D．Dayandnightlastmorethan12hourseachattheequator.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“axis”inparagraph5mean?A．坐标轴B．倾斜度C．角度D．日照量5.WhatdoesParagraph5mainlytellus?A．Theaxisspinsaroundthisplanet.B．Earthmakesacompleteturnaroundtheplanet.C．Theequinoxisaninvisibleline.D．Thereasonwhyanequinoxhappens.BSugarpaintingismadeofsugar.It’sthesugarforustotaste,andthepaintingforustoenjoy.SincetheWarringStatesPeriod,peoplehaddifferentwaysofmakingsugar.IntheTangDynasty,peopleimprovedskillsofsugarmaking.Sosugarcouldgointocommonpeople’shomes.IntheMingDynasty,sugarpaintingfirstcameout.IntheQingDynasty,sugarpaintingbecamepopular.Sugarpaintingisdifferentfromotherpaintings.Sugarpaintersusesyrup(糖浆)asthematerial,aspoonasthe“paintbrush”,andasmoothtableasthe“paper”.Tomakesyrup,theyhavetomakesugarhotbeforepainting.Syrupmaybecomehardifitcools,sothepaintershavetomaketheworkveryquickly.Theymovethespoonfullofsyrupupanddown,leftandright.Soonasugarpaintingisfinished.However,it’sa________thatthisartisdyingrecently.Thesugarpaintingthatusedtoberichinshapeshasbecomepoorerandpoorerbecauseoffewerneeds.What’sworse,onlyafewoldsugarpaintersarewilling(愿意)topassonthiskindofart.Formostpeople,paintingisakindofartanddifficulttounderstand.However,sugarpaintinghasenteredpeople’sdailylives.Throughit,wemayseethespiritual(精神的)supportofpeopleacrosscenturies.Now,sugarpaintinghasbeenlistedasanintangibleculturalheritage(非物质文化遗产)inChina.SoweChineseshouldremember,missandpassonthearttillforever.1.Whendidsugarpaintingappear?A．IntheWarringStatesPeriod.B．IntheTangDynasty.C．IntheMingDynasty.D．IntheQingDynasty.2.Whyshouldsugarpaintersmaketheworkveryquickly?A．Toavoidsyrupbecominghard.B．Tosavesyrup.C．Toreducepeople’swaitingtime.D．Toshowtheirskills.3.Whichistherightwordfortheplacemarked“________”?A．wishB．luckC．tradeD．pity4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．SugarpaintingwaspopularintheQingDynasty.B．Sugarpaintersusesyrupasthematerialtomakesugarpaintings.C．Manysugarpainterswanttopassontheart.D．Sugarpaintinghasenteredpeople’sdailylives.CInMarch2025,China’sMinistryofEducationannouncedanewrulethatallhighschoolsmustfollow:startinginthefallof2025,weekendswillincludetwofulldaysoff.

Immediatelyafterthenewswassharedonline,itbecameahottopicfordebate.Thosewhosupporttherulepointoutthathighschoolstudentsoftensufferfromnotgettingenoughsleepandfacingheavystress.Theybelievethetwo-daybreakwillnotonlyallowteachersandstudentstorestproperlybutalsoencouragestudentstomanagetheirownstudiesandstayhealthy.Ontheotherhand,criticsfearthatwithoutschoolguidance,somestudentsmightwastetheirweekends.Theyalsoworrythatfamilieswithmoreresourcescanhiretutors(家庭教师)tokeepupwithstudies,whileotherscannot,leadingtounfairnessineducation.Forstudentsabouttoenterhighschool,herearepracticalwaystomakethemostofweekends:Whenitcomestostudying,planningiskey.AgoodstartistocreateascheduleonFridayevening.Saturdayscanbeusedtofinishhomeworkandgooverlessons,whileSundaysshouldfocusonpreparingfornewtopicsandimprovingweakersubjects.Togainmoreknowledge,studentscanreadclassicbooksforhistoryorsciencemagazines,andtakefreeonlinecourses.Writingdownmistakesfromtheweekandfiguringouthowtocorrectthemisanotherusefulhabit.Forrelaxationandhealth,getting7-8hoursofsleepeachnightisnecessary,andavoidingstayinguplatejustforfunisequallyimportant.Dailyexercise,suchas30minutesofjumpingrope,keepsthebodystrong,andweekendsoffertimeforteamsportslikebasketball.Spending2-3hourseachweekoncreativeactivitieslikemusic,drawing,orcraftscanalsosharpenfocusandcreativity.Lifeskillsmattertoo.Helpingathomebymakingshoppinglistsandmanagingmoneybuildsresponsibility.Outsideofschool,joiningvolunteerworkortryingoutjobsrelatedtofutureinterestsonceamonthaddsreal-worldexperience.Truefairnessineducationisn’taboutrules—it’saboutlearningtoplanyourtimewisely.Masteringthisskillwillpavethewayforsuccessbothtodayandtomorrow.1.WhatisthenewruleannouncedbyChina’sMinistryofEducationinMarch2025?A.Highschoolscanchoosetheirownweekendschedulesstartingin2025.B.Allhighschoolsmusthavetwo-full-dayweekendsstartinginthefallof2025.C.Highschoolstudentsshouldhaveatleastone-dayweekendstartingin2025.D.Highschoolsarenotallowedtoassignhomeworkonweekendsstartingin2025.2.Whydosomepeopleopposethenewweekendruleforhighschools?A.Theythinkstudentswillhavetoomuchfreetimetowaste.B.Theybelieveitwillincreasestudents'stresslevels.C.Theyareworriedthatschoolswillcutdownonteachinghours.D.Theyfearthatstudentswillnotbeabletohandletheirownstudies.3.Theunderlinedword“critics”inthesecondparagraphprobablyreferstothepeoplewho_____.A.supportthenewruleB.areinfavorofstudents'freetimeC.opposethenewruleD.areconcernedaboutstudents’health4.Howdoestheauthororganizethepassage?A.Bypresentingaproblemandthengivingsolutions.B.Bycomparingdifferentopinionsandthenstatingtheauthor'sview.C.Bylistingadvantagesanddisadvantagesfirstandthengivingsuggestions.D.Bygivingexamplesfirstandthenmakingaconclusion.5.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Tointroduceaneweducationruleanddiscussitsimpactandoffersuggestions.B.Toencouragestudentstomakefulluseoftheirfreetimeonweekends.C.Toshowtheunfairnessineducationcausedbydifferentfamilyresources.D.Toemphasizetheimportanceoflifeskillsforhighschoolstudents.DChinahasalonghistory.Manystoriesarehiddeninancientbooks.Oneofthesebooksis

ShanHaiJing.

ShanHaiJing

meansClassicofMountainsandSeasinEnglish.ItisaspecialbookthattellsusaboutthegeographyandcultureofChinabeforeatimecalledtheQinDynasty.

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TherearemanyChinesemyths(神话)init.

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Andthetimewhenitwaswrittenisuncertain.Peopleoncethoughtmythicalfigureswroteit.Foralongtime,figureslikeYutheGreatorBoyiwerethoughttobethewriter.Buttoday,expertshaveadifferentidea.Thebookwasn’twrittenallatoncebyjustoneperson.Manypeoplewrotedifferentpartsofthebookoveralongtime.TheystartedwritingduringatimecalledtheWarringStates.

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ShanHaiJing

talksaboutmanythings.Itmentionsmorethan550mountains.Italsotalksabout300waterways.Therearestoriesof400mythicalcreatures,too.Thebookhasabout31,000Chinesecharacters.Itisdividedinto18parts.

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OnestoryisabouttheGreatPangu,whocreatedtheworld.TherearealsostoriesaboutNvwa,whofixedthesky.AnotherstoryisaboutKuaFu.Hewasagiantwhotriedtorunafterthesun.

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ThestorieshavebeenpasseddownfromparentstochildreninChinaformany,manyyears.A．Itisreallylikeatreasurebox.B．Thebookislikeabridgefromthepasttotoday.A．Itisreallylikeatreasurebox.B．Thebookislikeabridgefromthepasttotoday.C．ThewholewritingcontinueduntilthestartoftheHanDynasty.D．Nooneknowsforsurewhowrotethewonderfulbook.E．Therearesomeoldeststoriesabouthowtheworldbegan.期中复习卷（四）答案A:1-5CBCADB:1-4CADCC:1-5BACCAD:1-5ADCEB

本文以国家新政——“高中双休”为引，引出减负与公平的舆论，再提供学业规划、健康管理、社会实践等分层建议，最终将教育公平升华为自我管理能力培养。1.[答案]B[解析]细节理解题根据文章第一段“InMarch2025,China’sMinistryofEducationannouncedanewrulethatallhighschoolsmustfollow:s