辽宁省沈阳市私立联合体学校2024-2025学年下学期八年级4月月考英语试题（原卷版+解析版）

2024—2025学年度下学期八年级阶段练习(一)英语(范围：Unit1—3)满分90分，时间90分钟。注意事项：1.同学们须用0.5mm黑色字迹的签字笔在本练习题规定位置填写自己的班级、姓名及练习号；2.须在答题卡上作答；3.本练习题包括5道大题，45道小题，共8页。第一部分选择题(共50分)一、阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分；满分40分)第一节阅读下面语言材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AAnnaBrownwasanartistwhobelievedthatitwasimportanttohelpothers.Whensheheardofasummercampforchildrenwithseriousillnessesshecameupwithanidea.Itcostmoneyforthesekidstogotothecamp,soAnnadecidedtoseewhatshecoulddotohelp.Itwasimpossibleforhertodonate(捐赠)alotofmoney,soshehadtothinkofanotherway.Shewantedtotakeadvantageofherloveofart.Soshestartedmakingandsellingbeautifulcardstoraisemoneyforthesekids.Becausethesecardswereallhandmade,itwouldtakeheralongtimetomakealotofthem.SoAnnahadanotheridea.Shestartedinvitingfriendstoherhousetohelphermakethecards.Atfirstherfriendswerehesitant.Manysaidthattheywerenotartisticanddidn’tknowhowtomakecards.Butoncetheysawthebeautifulmaterialsthatshehadinherworkroom,herfriendsfeltmorecomfortabledoingthingssuchasdrawingandcuttinginordertomakeanewcard.Butthematerialswereexpensive.Tomakemoneywithoutspendingmoney,Annaaskedforandgotdonationsofpaper,glue,scissors,andotherthingsfromnearbystores.Shesoldhercardsforthreedollarseachindifferentartmarketsduringtheyear.Annaraisedmorethan$30,000inher10yearsmakingcards.1.WhatwasAnna?A.Anartist. B.Adoctor. C.Aworker. D.Ateacher.2.WhatdidAnnainviteherfriendstodo?A.Sellcards. B.Makecards.C.Buymaterials. D.Donatematerials.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hesitant”inParagraph2meaninChinese?A.坐立不安的 B.犹豫不决的C.兴高采烈的 D.心甘情愿的4.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeAnna?A.Kind-hearted. B.Polite. C.Brave. D.Humorous.BSometimesusinghandgesturescanbringmoreinformationandbemoreconvenientthanwords,especiallywhenyouarespeakingtosomeonewithnolanguageincommon.Butthesamegesturecanmeansomethingquiteimpoliteandimpropertoapersonfromadifferentculturalbackground.“V”ShapeInmanycountries,ifyouhaveyourindex(食指)andmiddlefingerspointedupinthe“V”shape,itstandsforwinning.However,whenyoumakethesign,besuretohavethefrontofyourhandfacingoutwardinsteadofinward,becauseshowingpeoplethebackofyourhandisimpoliteinsomecountriesliketheUKandAustralia.FingerSnap(打响指)Snappingyourthumb(拇指)andmiddlefingersoverandovermaymeanoneistryingtoremindsomeoneofsomethingforgotten.WhileinLatinAmerica,snappingthemmeansaskingonetohurryup.Butonethingyoushouldrememberisthat,inmanycultures,snappingfingersclosetosomeone’sfaceisconsideredtobeanimpropergesture.FingersCrossedCrossingtheindexandmiddlefingersisconsideredasasignofwishingforgoodluckorfortune.Atothertimes,peoplecrosstheirfingersbeforetellingalie,asitisbelievedtocountervail(抵消)thebadthingscomingfromthelie.Soitisbothapositiveandnegativesymbol.ILYSignThisisalwaysanicehandgesturefromAmericanSignLanguage.Itcombinestheletters“I”,“L”and“Y”tomean“Iloveyou”.Peopleusethisgestureveryoftentoshowtheirlovefortheirfamily,friendsandalltheotherpeopletheylove.CountingwithFingersFinally,forthemostusefulsigns—howtocountthenumbersfromonetoten.NoticehowEnglish-speakingcountriesusebothhandsinsteadofone.SothenexttimeyougotoamarketintheUS,remembertousethesesignstobargain.5.OnMother’sDay________canbestshowlovetoyourmuminsteadofwords.A. B. C. D.6.Ifyouknowhowtocountwithfingers,youcan________.A.wishforgoodluck B.asksomeonetohurryupC.discusspricesinamarket D.showyourlovetoyourfamilyandfriends7.Whydoesthewritermentionsomanydifferenthandgestures?A.Toletpeoplenotworryaboutmakingmistakes.B.Toencouragepeopletousehandgesturesmore.C.Totellthedifferencesbetweendifferentcultures.D.Towarnpeopletobecarefulwhenusinghandgestures.8.Whatcanweknowabouthandgesturesfromthetext?A.Fingerscrossedisalwaysconsideredasapositivesign.B.ILYsignisoftenusedtowishforgoodluckandfortune.C.“V”shapesignmeanswishingsomeonetobesuccessful.D.Snappingfingersclosetosomeone’sfacemaybeimpolite.CPuppetsforcreativeyoungpeopleSpendhoursoffunplayingwithyourmagicalpuppetsinCentreStore!GlovepuppetsThesepuppets,alsoknownashandpuppets,arepuppetsthatfitoverthepuppeteer’shandlikeaglove.Usepuppetstotellthestoriesyoucreate.TheseclothpuppetsfromFujianarecheaptomake,easytooperateandlightenoughtocarryaroundinyourschoolbag.ShadowpuppetsTheseflatcut-outpuppetsfromSichuanaresoldwithabookoffamousancientstoriesaboutpeopleandeventsforyoutoactout.Weoftenhaveplasticpuppetsstucktosticks.Youcanmoveyourpuppetsbystandingbehindawhiteclothscreenwithabrightlight.Onlytheshadowofyourpuppetscanbeseenbytheaudienceinfrontofthescreen.Marionettes(牵线木偶)ItrequiresskillstousethesesmallwoodenfiguresfromFujian,butyouwillenjoyit.Marionetteshavearms,legs,waistsandnecks.Theyarejoinedtoawoodencrossbystrings(绳)whichareusedtomakethepuppetmove.However,youmusttryagainandagaintoavoidtangling(盘绕)thestrings.Wanttotrythemout?ComedowntoourCityPuppetStoreat303RenminRoad,Yueqing.Wehavepuppetexpertsonhandtoworkwithyouandgivetips.Formoreinformation,clickhere!9.Whichmaterialisoftenusedtomakeshadowpuppets?A.Plastic. B.Wood. C.Cloth. D.Paper.10.Whatcanweknowaboutthepuppets?A.Playingmarionettesneedsskillsandpractice.B.Glovepuppetsaresimpleforstudentstomake.C.Shadowpuppetsplayersareshownonthescreen.D.Thesepuppetsinthestorearefromthesameplace.11.Whydoesthewriterwritethistext?A.Tospreadtraditionalculturesandskills.B.Toexplaindifferentactivitiesofthestore.C.Tocomparepuppetsfromdifferentplaces.DTocallonpeopletohavefuninthestore.12.Wherecanweprobablyreadthetext?A.Onamap. B.Inadiary. C.Inanewspaper. D.Onawebsite.DArecentstudyshowsthatdoingvoluntarywork(志愿者工作)canhelppeopletolivelonger.From2018to2022,someresearchersmadeasurveyamongmorethan3,000people.Theyfoundthatjust2.3percentofthepeoplewhoonceworkedasvolunteers(志愿者)haddied,comparedwith4.3percentofthosewhoneverworkedasvolunteers.Theyalsofoundthathowoftenpeopledidvoluntaryworkwasimportantaswell.Amongthosewhoonceworkedasvolunteers,only1.8percentofpeopleusuallydoingvoluntarywork(morethan4timesamonth)died,comparedwith2.5percentofpeopleoccasionallydoingvoluntarywork(onceamonth).Afurtherstudyshowsthatthereasonwhypeopledovoluntaryworkisalsoimportant.Thatistosay,people’spurposesofdoingvoluntaryworkmakeadifference.Theresearcherspointedoutthatthemorepityvolunteersfeltforthepoorpeople,themorepossibilitytheyhadoflivinglonger.Thosevolunteersforpersonalbenefits(利益)hadnearlythesamelengthoflifeasthepeoplewhodidn’tdovoluntaryworkatall.Itmaybeabadideatoencouragepeopletodovoluntaryworkforpersonalbenefits.Doingvoluntaryworkisoftenencouragedinschoolsandorganizations.Somesaythatit’sokaytolookforbenefitsforyourself.Otherssaythatyouwillreceivethehealthbenefitsthroughvoluntarywork.Butinfact,thehealthbenefitsofdoingvoluntaryworkmustbereducediflookingforpersonalbenefitsbecomesamainpurpose.13.Whatdidtheresearchersfindfromtheirrecentstudy?A.Plentyofpeoplewantedtodovoluntarywork.B.Plentyofpeoplediedofdoingvoluntarywork.C.Peoplecouldgrowrichbydoingvoluntarywork.D.Peoplecouldlivelongerbydoingvoluntarywork.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“occasionally”probablymean?A.Never. B.Sometimes. C.Often. D.Always.15.Whichpurposewillprobablyhelpvolunteerstolivelonger?A.Todevelopabilities. B.Tohelpthepoorpeople.C.Tomakemorefriends. D.Togetpersonalbenefits.16.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Livelonger:beingforcedtobeavolunteer B.Livelonger:beingorderedtobeavolunteerC.Livelonger:beingrequiredtobeavolunteer D.Livelonger:beingpreparedtobeavolunteerHowdoyougreetyourfriends?____17____SomemayshakehandsSomewouldliketonod.Somepeoplekisstogreet.Buthaveyoueverwonderedhowanimalssayhellotoothers?Weknowhowsimilarchimpanzees(黑猩猩)aretohumans.____18____Chimpanzeesusuallygreeteachotherwithahandtouch,ahugorsometimesakiss.Someofthemcanalsocommunicatethroughsimplesignlanguage.Giraffesseldommakeloudsounds.Malegiraffesoftenusetheirneckstogreeteachother.____19____Whentwogiraffesmeet,theymay“shake”theirnecksandrub(摩擦)themagainsteachother.____20____Dolphinsgreetoneanotherwithwhistles(哨叫声).Theycanhearotherdolphinsfrommanykilometersaway.Everydolphinhasadifferentwhistle.____21____Whentwogroupsofdolphinsmeet,theyeachchooseamemberto“talk”totheothergroup.Thetwogroupscanthenjoinupandtraveltogether.根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。A.Theirneckscanreachuptotwometers.B.Thisistofeelhowstrongandtalltheothergiraffeis.C.Itgivesinformationlikethedolphin’sageandhealth.D.It’snosurprisethattheirgreetingsarealsoclosetoours.E.Peoplefromdifferentculturesmayhavedifferentanswers.二、完形填空(共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分)阅读短文，理解其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Doyouknowwhattigerheadshoesare?TheyareakindoftraditionalChineseshoesthat___22___atigerheaddesigninthefront.Theseshoeswere___23___inancientChinaandwerewornbymostmenandwomen.Thetigerheadshoesaremadeofclothandhaveaflatsole(鞋底).The___24___issimple,withthetigerheadinthefrontandaredorblackcolourscheme(配色).Theshoesarelightand___25___towear,makingthemperfectforeverydayuse.Theseshoesarenotonlyfashionable___26___importantinChineseculture.Thetigerisa___27___ofpowerandstrengthinChineseculture.Wearingtheseshoeswasbelievedto___28___goodluckandkeepthewearersafe.Inrecentyears,tigerheadshoeshavemadeacomebackinChinese___29___.Manydesignershaveputthetigerheaddesignintotheirmodernclothingto___30___afashionablestyle.IfyouevervisitChina,besureto____31____thetigerheadshoesandtrythemonforyourself.Maybetheywillbringyougoodlucktoo!22.A.have B.draw C.paint D.describe23.A.strong B.cheap C.simple D.popular24.A.design B.repair C.sale D.production25.A.comfortable B.painful C.difficult D.easy26.A.and B.or C.but D.so27.A.standard B.custom C.symbol D.picture28.A.change B.stop C.drive D.bring29.A.habit B.hobby C.fashion D.history30.A.require B.lead C.accept D.organize31.A.lookfor B.throwaway C.keepoff D.thinkof第二部分非选择题(共40分)三、语篇填空(共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分)阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。BuddyBallisaprogram.Itoffershelptodisabledkids.MyfriendAllyandIspendafewhourseveryweek___32___volunteersthere.Atthemoment,wearebuddiesforaneleven-year-oldboy___33___(call)Tom.Heisakidwithveryfewlanguageskills.___34___heisinawheelchair,heisstillagoodbasketballplayer.Thedisabilitymakeshimupsetwhenhe___35___(miss)ashotormakesabadpass.Hiseyesarefilledwith___36___(tear)andhewantstogiveup.Therefore,ashisbuddies,weencouragehim.Wehavelearnedhow___37___(communicate)withhim.Itisgreattoseehowhehasimprovedandhedoesn’tgetupsetso___38___(easy).HisparentsarereallyhappyaboutBuddyBall.Theysay,“Totellthe___39___(true),wealwaysthinkitisunfairforourson.Tom___40___(become)moreconfidentandsociablesincehejoinedBuddyBall.It’s___41___greatsuccess.Thankyou!”BuddyBallisagreatchanceforeveryone!IlovevolunteeringforBuddyBall.四、阅读与表达(共4小题，41~43小题，每小题2分，44小题4分；满分10分)阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。Peopleusebodylanguagealmosteveryday.Whatisbodylanguage?Howdoesitwork?Wanttospeakwithyourbody?Usebodylanguage!A“V”gestureshowshappinessvictoryorpeace.Openingthemouthwideshowssurprise.Thisisbodylanguage.Whenyouspeakwithothers,bodylanguageisimportant.Scientistssaywedo65percentofourcommunicationwithbodylanguage.Forexample,whenyoumakefaces,peoplethinkyouarenaughty(淘气的)orshy.Frowning(皱眉)showsyouareangry.Sometimesyourwordssayonething,butyourbodylanguagessayanother.Forexample,youtouchyourfacewhiletellingalie.Indifferentcultures,thesamebodylanguagemayhavedifferentmeanings.Noddingyourheadinmostcountriesmeans“Yes”.ButinsomepartsofGreeceandTurkey,itmeans“No”.Differentbodylanguagescanalsomeanthesamething.Take“hello”forexample.TheFrenchliketokisscheeks(脸颊)tosay“hello”.ButtheJapanesebow(鞠躬).Maoris(毛利人)inNewZealandtouchnoseswitheachotherwhentheymeet.42.Whatdoesthe“V”gesturemeanaccordingtothetext?_______________________________________43.Whatbodylanguageisthemeaningofa